Baseten
Baseten — AI Startup Program
Up to
$27,500
credits (inference + model APIs, tiered) · 6 months from grant
Open to solo founders, no VC or referral needed, a registered entity is expected. Around 30 minutes to apply, hear back 1–2 weeks.
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What you get
- Baseten platform
Best for
- model serving
- fine-tuning
- GPU workflows
Watch out
- Credits expire in 6 months if unused
How it works
The application
- Time to apply
- ~30 min
- Review
- 1–2 weeks
- Difficulty
- 4/5
The program
- Duration
- 6 months from grant
- Renewal
- One-time
- Credit type
- Mixed stack
Who qualifies
- Stage
- Seed to Series A
- Funding
- AI-first product; company under 5 years old
- Solo founder
- Welcome
- Entity
- Required
- Referral
- Not needed
- VC backing
- Not needed