There are no application fees, membership fees, or equity requirements for NVIDIA Inception. If accepted, members must update their profile every six months to remain eligible for benefits.
All NVIDIA Inception startups enter the program as Community members. Select startups may be invited to become Premier members if they've closed their Series A funding (at minimum), are in production, use NVIDIA technologies, and pass an internal NVIDIA Inception review. NVIDIA Inception Premier members benefit from a dedicated relationship manager, DevRel support, increased co-marketing opportunities, and access to Premier-only events (such as business connections or VC introductions).
Yes. One of NVIDIA Inception’s key benefits is free credits to the NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute, a repository of self-paced AI and deep learning training courses that demonstrate how your startup can benefit from NVIDIA solutions. Your NVIDIA Inception program manager can also help you understand which NVIDIA technologies will best meet your startup’s needs.
As an early-stage startup, your organization must employ at least one developer, maintain a working website, be officially incorporated, and be less than 10 years old.
Funding status is an important indicator of startup maturity and helps our team determine which program members should be elevated to Premier status. The Inception team also uses this information to determine which members might be appropriate for VC introductions.
We recognize the concerns associated with disclosing sensitive customer information. If you're unable to share information about your customers, feel free to leave the field at "Can't disclose" and share any information that helps us better understand the market opportunity (e.g., customer's business vertical(s), number of customers, proof of concept).
Generating revenue is not a requirement for NVIDIA Inception membership. The program is designed to support startups of all stages.
No. Your company needs to be incorporated, and you'll need to provide the incorporation date in the application form.
Early-stage startups enrolled in NVIDIA Inception benefit from free NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute (DLI) training credits, SDK access, preferred pricing on select hardware and software, cloud credits, and co-marketing opportunities.
Members benefit from preferred pricing on a subset of our enterprise-grade GPUs. NVIDIA doesn't sell directly to Inception members, and we don't maintain pricing control over our suppliers. The preferred pricing will function as a rebate that will be deducted from the standard price that any supplier provides.
Unfortunately, global supply chain complications have caused delays in GPU access for many in the industry. NVIDIA can provide contact information for GPU suppliers that may have cards, but we cannot guarantee access to specific products.
Members can request preferred pricing on a subset of our enterprise-grade GPUs. NVIDIA doesn't sell directly to Inception program members, and we don't maintain pricing control over our suppliers. The preferred pricing will function as a rebate that will be deducted from the standard price that any supplier provides.
NVIDIA takes no equity, and there are no fees to apply.