DigitalOcean: DigitalOcean Startups: 12 months of cloud credits plus 15 months of free support
DigitalOcean Startups (formerly Hatch) gives 12 months of credits for Droplets, Kubernetes, managed databases and the AI platform, plus 15 months of free Standard support. The credit amount is set by the DigitalOcean Startups partner you apply through.
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DigitalOcean Startups: 12 months of cloud credits plus 15 months of free support
DigitalOcean Startups (formerly Hatch) gives 12 months of credits for Droplets, Kubernetes, managed databases and the AI platform, plus 15 months of free Standard support. The credit amount is set by the DigitalOcean Startups partner you apply through.
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