Perfect for founders building their MVP.
- Bootstrapped or pre-seed
- Less than $500K raised
- Company less than 5 years old
- Up to $2,500 in platform credits
- Free developer plan
- Community support
- Startup Discord
- Product updates and webinars
Get up to $15,000 in Darwa credits, hands-on architecture guidance, and a migration team that helps you move without slowing down.
One short application unlocks the award that best matches your company.
Perfect for founders building their MVP.
For startups gaining traction.
Built for fast-growing companies.
Applied monthly against usage, platform-wide. No separate allowance per product.
Every accepted startup gets the same production-grade deployment foundation, regardless of award size.
Move to Darwa without downtime. Accepted startups pay nothing for it. Migration has its own team and its own form — it never blocks your application.
Map services, data, domains, and dependencies.
Deploy alongside the current stack and verify health.
Move traffic gradually with a rollback path ready.
We look for active product companies with a real workload—not a perfect pitch deck.
Be incorporated within the last 10 years
Be actively building a software or AI product
Have a public website or product
Use a business email address
Be a first-time applicant
Be pre-seed through Series B
Intend to deploy or migrate workloads to Darwa
Funding is helpful context—not the only thing we review.
Complete the online application.
Our startup team reviews your company.
Meet with our team, if required.
Receive credits and onboarding.
Start building or migrate your infrastructure.
One form for all three tiers — we place you. Every application gets an answer.