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Phala Startup Program
Phala Startup Program: Up to $1,000 in confidential VM, GPU TEE or private-model API credits
Phala’s reviewed startup offer supports private or verifiable AI workloads across confidential VMs, GPU TEEs and model APIs, with engineering guidance. The listed amount is a maximum, not an automatic signup balance.
How to claim this perk
Follow these steps through Phala Startup Program.
Access: Direct application
- 1
Submit the official application with work email, stage, product context and privacy requirements.
- 2
Complete technical review and confirm the approved runtime and allocation.
- 3
Check balance, expiry, service availability and billing controls before deployment.
Who can apply?
- Best fit is pre-seed to Series A teams building around private data or verifiable execution; international startups can apply.
- Technical review maps the workload to a runtime. Provider targets forty-eight hours; no equity is taken.
- Credit expiry, approved runtime/model capacity and full payment/overage terms are not stated; confirm before resource activation.