OVHcloud Startup Program - Up to EUR 100,000
Source: https://startup.ovhcloud.com/en
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+ 1 OVHcloud runs a tiered startup program offering EUR 10,000 to EUR 100,000 in free public cloud credits for 12 months, plus up to 20 hours of 1-on-1 engineering consultation. No equity taken, no exclusivity required. Credits cover OVHcloud Public Cloud and Hosted Private Cloud products. OVHcloud is a European-sovereign cloud provider with GDPR-compliant infrastructure, making it a strong pick if you need EU data residency. The program also includes access to a community platform (Whaller), event visibility, and alumni networking.
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+ 7 1. Go to startup.ovhcloud.com and verify you are on the correct country website matching your business address
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+ 8 2. Click "Apply" on the homepage
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+ 9 3. Log in with your existing OVHcloud account or create a new one (you cannot switch accounts later)
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+ 10 4. Fill out the application form: company name, website, description of your project, funding stage, team size, and infrastructure needs
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+ 11 5. Submit the application
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+ 12 6. The selection committee reviews applications daily and responds within 7 days
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+ 13 7. If accepted, you sign the program contract — vouchers activate within 48 hours of signing
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+ 15 Important caveats:
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+ 16 • You must have at least a POC or MVP ready to deploy on OVHcloud infrastructure
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+ 17 • Company must be less than 5 years old, under 50 employees, and under EUR 10M in revenue
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+ 18 • Non-professional entities (NGOs, associations) are not eligible
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+ 19 • Previous program participants are not eligible for the same tier again
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+ 20 • Cryptocurrency mining, Black Hat SEO, traffic exchange bots (Hitleap, Jingling) are prohibited
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+ 21 • Rolling applications throughout the year with limited quarterly slots
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+ 22 • Credits are use-it-or-lose-it within the 12-month program period
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+ 28 TierCreditsEngineering HoursTarget
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+ 29 START (Startups)EUR 10,0006 hours of 1-on-1 supportPre-seed & seed stage, monthly cloud spend in hundreds
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+ 30 SCALE (Scaleups)Up to EUR 100,000Up to 20 hours with solution architectsPost-Series A, monthly cloud spend in thousands
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+ 31 EnablersFast-track access for portfolioCo-hosting & content collaborationVCs, accelerators, ecosystem partners
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+ 37 ServiceCovered?
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+ 38 Public Cloud (compute, storage, networking)Yes
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+ 39 Hosted Private CloudYes
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+ 40 Managed KubernetesYes
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+ 41 Managed DatabasesYes
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+ 42 AI Training (OVHcloud AI Training)Yes
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+ 43 AI Deploy (model deployment)Yes
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+ 44 A100, H100, L4, L40s GPU instancesNo — excluded
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+ 45 Bare Metal CloudNo
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+ 46 Web Cloud productsNo
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+ 48 Key limitation: GPU instances (A100, H100, L4, L40s) are explicitly excluded from startup program vouchers. If you need GPU access for AI/ML training, you will need to pay separately or look at other providers.
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+ 54 ServiceDescription
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+ 55 AI TrainingTrain models on managed infrastructure (CPU-based covered by credits)
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+ 56 AI DeployDeploy and serve ML models as APIs
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+ 57 AI NotebooksManaged JupyterHub for data science
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+ 58 NVIDIA NGCPre-built AI frameworks on OVHcloud GPU Cloud
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+ 59 L40S Cloud GPUGenerative AI inference, DL training, 3D rendering (not covered by credits)
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+ 65 • EU data sovereignty is OVHcloud's strongest selling point — if your customers or regulations require data to stay in Europe, this program is ideal
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+ 66 • No bandwidth overage charges — OVHcloud includes generous bandwidth in pricing, unlike AWS/GCP/Azure
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+ 67 • Open-source friendly — no vendor lock-in, compatible with standard APIs (OpenStack, S3-compatible storage)
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+ 68 • Regional priority: Germany, Austria, and Switzerland-based startups get priority consideration
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+ 69 • Partner referrals from accelerators or VCs may help your application, though the FAQ says event codes carry "no specific advantages"
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+ 70 • Alumni community — after the 12-month program ends, you join an alumni network with continued event access
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+ 71 • Compare with Scaleway — another EU-sovereign cloud with a startup program (up to EUR 36,000), which does include GPU access
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+ 75 Sources:
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+ 76 • OVHcloud Startup Program
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+ 77 • OVHcloud Startup Program for Startups
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+ 78 • OVHcloud Startup Program for Scaleups
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+ 79 • OVHcloud Startup Program FAQ
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+ 80 • OVHcloud Available Products for Credits
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+ 81 • OVHcloud GPU Cloud
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+ 82 • OVHcloud AI Training
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+ 83 • StartUs Magazine: OVHcloud Startup Program 2025
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+ 84 • CloudCredits.io: OVHcloud
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