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EmberCloud for Startups
EmberCloud for Startups: $100 in API credits after approval; add $5 to verify and activate
EmberCloud advertises a $100 inference grant for approved startups and indie hackers, with an OpenAI-compatible API. The application itself needs no card, but the Build step explicitly asks users to add $5 to verify the company and start. The grant is therefore not a no-purchase signup credit.
How to claim this perk
Follow these steps through EmberCloud for Startups.
Access: Direct application
- 1
Open the official startup page and submit the project application.
- 2
Wait for approval and read the activation terms.
- 3
Add the required $5 only if the approved $100 grant and conditions are acceptable; verify the balance and expiry before calling the API.
Who can apply?
- Apply with a real startup or indie project and intended inference use case; approval required.
- Add $5 after acceptance to verify the company and start building, per the provider’s published steps.
- Confirm current eligible models, credit expiry, account limits and whether the $5 is spendable balance before activation.