Modal Startups Program

Modal Startups Program

Offers startup teams matched with venture backers in-kind GPU compute credits to accelerate model training and production readiness.

Modal's Startups Program provides in-kind GPU compute credits to venture-backed startups building AI products on the Modal cloud platform. Modal is a cloud infrastructure company specializing in serverless GPU compute, enabling teams to run Python functions, fine-tune models, and deploy AI workloads at scale without managing infrastructure. The Startups Program is a vendor credit offering — not a cash grant or non-dilutive funding instrument — and access is gated on verified VC backing.

The program operates two eligibility tiers. The Seed-to-Series-A tier is open to startups that raised any VC funding from Modal's named partner network — which includes Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia, Khosla Ventures, Neo, HF0, Pear VC, and Lux Capital — or that raised more than $1 million from any venture fund. The Series B and later tier requires more than $30 million raised and a VC investor from Modal's partner network. Bootstrap-funded companies and companies without institutional VC backing do not qualify. No reapplication is permitted once credits have been received in a given tier.

Applications are submitted via the "Apply Now" form on modal.com/startups on a rolling basis with no published deadline. Applicants must have a valid payment method on file with Modal. In addition to compute credits, accepted startups receive direct access to Modal's engineering team for technical support, go-to-market amplification for product launches and fundraising, and entry into Modal's exclusive founder community. Credit amounts are not publicly disclosed on the program page.