Free AI from NVIDIA Inception

NVIDIA Inception · Startup program

NVIDIA Inception is a free startup program with no fees or equity, offering free cloud credits from NVIDIA and partners, preferred GPU pricing, SDKs, training, and investor access.

The catch: Preferred GPU pricing works as a rebate deducted from supplier prices — NVIDIA doesn't sell directly to members; consulting firms, crypto companies, CSPs, resellers and public companies are excluded.

• Free cloud credits from NVIDIA and partners (amount not fixed on the page)
• Preferred GPU pricing applied as a rebate, not direct sales
• Excluded: consulting/outsourced dev firms, crypto, cloud service providers, resellers, public companies
• No application or membership fees, no equity, no cohorts or deadlines

• No credit card needed.
• Needs an account sign-up.
• Incorporated startups less than 10 years old, actively operated by at least one founder, with a working website and a clear use case for NVIDIA technology; no revenue requirement.
• Officially incorporated (incorporation date required).
• Actively operated by at least one founder.
• Working website.
• Clear use case for NVIDIA technology.
• Less than 10 years old.
• Pitch deck and funding status submitted with the application.
• Incorporated company: Officially incorporated (incorporation date required).
• Other: Actively operated by at least one founder.
• Other: Working website.
• Company age: Less than 10 years old.
• Other: Clear use case for NVIDIA technology.