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CIQ Startup Program
CIQ Startup Program: 6 months free of CIQ’s AI software stack and engineering support
CIQ’s approved startup package includes Fuzzball, RLC Pro AI and hardened Rocky Linux software with engineering support for six months. It is commercial software/support access, not a free allocation of GPUs or hyperscaler resources.
How to claim this perk
Follow these steps through CIQ Startup Program.
Access: Direct application
- 1
Open the startup program and apply with company, funding and AI workload details.
- 2
Discuss architecture and approve the written software/support scope.
- 3
Activate the six-month free term and track renewal and separate infrastructure costs.
Who can apply?
- FAQ permits VC-backed AI/deep-tech startups from seed through Series D. Technically advanced bootstrapped teams may be considered individually.
- Free software access is described without usage/node restrictions, subject to program terms. Your hardware and cloud charges remain separate unless expressly included.
- Later phases are paid discounts. The page’s discount-period labels are not fully consistent; confirm the signed schedule and standard-price transition.