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Grants, VC funds, accelerators, and competitions for African entrepreneurs.
Grants, VC funds, accelerators, and competitions for African entrepreneurs.
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Up to $100K infrastructure credits
DigitalOcean Hatch Program is a corporate program for early-stage, growth, and scale startups, including eligible companies in Africa. It offers up to $100K in infrastructure credits, including 12 months of DigitalOcean credits, with select startups invited to apply for additional GPU credit packages. Participants also receive 15 months of Standard-tier paid support, one-on-one guidance from product managers and engineers, community access, marketplace exposure, and partner perks.
DigitalOcean credits
12 months of DigitalOcean credits (amount varies) to deploy and scale infrastructure.
Gradient Platform access via credits
Credits can be used for API integration, custom AI agents, and security on the Gradient Platform.
Early-Stage Boost
Select startups will be invited to apply for GPU credit packages.
Expert one-on-ones
Direct access to DigitalOcean product managers, engineers, and more for personalized guidance.
Support
Free access to Standard-tier paid support for 15 months.
Startup community
Network online and offline with other founders in the DigitalOcean Startup community.
Marketplace exposure
Opportunity to put tools in front of a large developer audience through the DigitalOcean Marketplace.
Partner perks
Access to exclusive builder tools and partner offers such as Stripe Atlas discount, credits from partners, and other discounts.
Early-stage tech startups needing cloud infrastructure
Mentorship, network, sector expertise
Check current fund status and deployment activity
Applicants should clearly show how they will use cloud infrastructure credits to deploy or scale their product on DigitalOcean. It also helps to highlight technical needs that could benefit from expert one-on-ones, paid support, and possible GPU credits.
2016
Active Since
Yes
Deploying
Multiple portfolio companies