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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. 1

    Submit the official application with work email, stage, product context and privacy requirements.

  2. 2

    Complete technical review and confirm the approved runtime and allocation.

  3. 3

    Check balance, expiry, service availability and billing controls before deployment.

Sign in to claim

Who can apply?

Startups
  • 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.

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