DigitalOcean Startups (Hatch) — 12 Months of Credits
12 months of credits
Offered by DigitalOcean · checked October 2026
DigitalOcean Startups, formerly Hatch, gives startups that raised $10M or less twelve months of cloud credits and fifteen months of free Standard support.
What you get
- '12 months of DigitalOcean credits'; amount set out in your onboarding email
- 'Participants generally are entitled to a $10,000 monthly limit' (usage beyond it is charged)
- 'Free access to Standard-tier paid support for 15 months'
- One-on-ones with DigitalOcean product managers and engineers
- Partner perks (e.g. Stripe Atlas, Notion, Airtable, Miro, Mercury)
Who qualifies
- Raised $10M or less
- Company website plus an email on that domain; registered DigitalOcean team account with a business email
- New startups that have not used prior DigitalOcean credits
- AI-native startups prioritised; service businesses (agencies, consultancies, dev shops) not eligible
How to apply
- If backed by a listed partner, apply through that partner (digitalocean.com/hatch/partners)
- Otherwise fill in the application form and select 'Other' for affiliated partner organization
Good to know: DigitalOcean does not publish a fixed credit amount — it is set in your onboarding email. The $10,000 on its page is a monthly usage limit, not the grant.
Sources
Read in October 2026 from DigitalOcean's own pages. Programs change often; the vendor's page is the final word.
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