Nebius AI Lift Program - Up to $150,000
Source: https://nebius.com/startup-program
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+ 1 Nebius AI Cloud's AI Lift program offers NVIDIA Inception member startups up to $150,000 in cloud credits plus $10,000 in inference credits. Announced at NVIDIA GTC 2025, the program provides priority access to H100, H200, and early access to NVIDIA Blackwell (B200/GB200) GPUs. Nebius operates EU-based data centers and claims 90% GPU utilization efficiency. The program includes three standard tiers ($5K / $50K / $100K) plus the enhanced AI Lift tier for Inception members.
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+ 7 1. Join NVIDIA Inception first — go to nvidia.com/en-us/startups and apply. Inception is free, open to all stages, no application fee or deadline
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+ 8 2. Once accepted into NVIDIA Inception, apply for the Nebius AI Lift benefits through the Inception portal or directly at nebius.com/startup-program
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+ 9 3. Fill out the Nebius startup application with company details, funding stage, compute needs, and AI product description
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+ 10 4. Nebius reviews your application — they look for venture-backed startups with AI-first products and demonstrated compute demand
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+ 11 5. If approved, credits are applied to your Nebius AI Cloud account with fast-tracked onboarding
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+ 12 6. Start deploying GPU instances, managed Kubernetes clusters, or inference endpoints
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+ 14 Caveats:
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+ 15 • The full $150,000 + $10,000 inference package is specifically for NVIDIA Inception members who join within the first three months of the program launch
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+ 16 • Rejected applicants can reapply later
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+ 17 • Standard Nebius startup tiers (Explorer/Builder/Scaler) are available even without Inception membership, but with lower credit amounts
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+ 23 TierCreditsRequirements
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+ 24 AI Explorer$5,000 free creditsUnder $5M funding, ≤10 employees, AI-first, founded within 5 years, legally incorporated
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+ 25 AI BuilderUp to $50,000 in discounts$5M+ raised, AI product beyond prototype, founded within 5 years, approved partner affiliation
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+ 26 AI ScalerUp to $100,000 in discounts$10M+ raised, substantial compute-demanding AI product, founded within 7 years
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+ 30 BenefitDetail
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+ 31 Cloud creditsUp to $150,000
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+ 32 Inference credits$10,000
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+ 33 GPU accessH100, H200, early Blackwell (B200/GB200)
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+ 34 Technical supportDedicated AI workload optimization
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+ 35 Discounted servicesLong-term scaling discounts
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+ 36 Co-marketingBlog features, event speaking opportunities
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+ 42 Nebius currently offers and is rolling out the following NVIDIA GPUs:
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+ 44 GPUVRAMMemory TypeApprox. Price
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+ 45 H100 SXM80 GBHBM3 (3.35 TB/s)~$3.00-$4.00/hr
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+ 46 H200 SXM141 GBHBM3e (4.8 TB/s)~$3.50-$7.00/hr
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+ 47 B200192 GBHBM3ePre-order (up to 20% discount)
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+ 48 GB200 NVL72Next-genHBM3ePre-order
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+ 49 GB300 NVL72Next-genHBM3eComing soon
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+ 51 Nebius offers up to 35% savings on on-demand rates with long-term commitments.
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+ 57 • Managed Kubernetes and Slurm-based orchestration for distributed training
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+ 58 • Fully integrated MLOps stack
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+ 59 • On-demand and reserved GPU options
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+ 60 • High uptime with predictable performance
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+ 61 • Responsive human support (not just chatbots)
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+ 62 • Simple, founder-friendly terms
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+ 63 • EU data center locations (good for GDPR compliance)
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+ 69 • NVIDIA Inception is the gateway — joining Inception is free and fast. It unlocks credits not just from Nebius but from dozens of cloud partners (AWS, Azure, GCP, and many GPU cloud startups)
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+ 70 • AI Explorer tier is the easiest entry point — if you don't qualify for AI Lift, the $5,000 Explorer tier has the lowest bar (under $5M funding, ≤10 people)
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+ 71 • Blackwell early access is a differentiator — few cloud providers offer B200/GB200 access yet. If you need next-gen hardware for large model training, Nebius is worth considering
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+ 72 • EU data residency — if your startup needs to keep data in the EU for regulatory reasons, Nebius is one of the few GPU cloud providers with EU-based infrastructure
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+ 73 • Compare with other Inception partners — NVIDIA Inception gives credits across many providers. Stack Nebius credits with credits from other partners to maximize your runway
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+ 74 • Builder and Scaler tiers offer discounts, not free credits — only Explorer ($5K) and AI Lift (up to $150K) provide actual free credits. Builder and Scaler provide usage-based discounts
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+ 78 Sources:
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+ 79 • Nebius Startup Program
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+ 80 • Nebius AI Lift Announcement Blog
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+ 81 • Nebius GPU Pricing
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+ 82 • Nebius Blackwell Pre-Order
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+ 83 • NVIDIA Inception Program
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+ 84 • TechStartups — Nebius and NVIDIA $150K Credits
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