Hatch Program

The Hatch Program is a global 12-month startup accelerator initiative administered by DigitalOcean that provides early-stage companies with cloud infrastructure credits, technical training, and mentorship. Accepted participants receive up to $120,000 in compute credits over a twelve-month period, alongside priority access to GPU-powered resources and unlimited access to a marketplace of over 600,000 customers. To qualify, applicants must be less than 24 months old, have raised under $10 million in total equity funding, and hold an affiliation with an approved partner organization or incubator. The initiative partners with prominent venture capital firms and accelerators, including Y Combinator, Techstars, Andreessen Horowitz, and 500 Global, to source eligible candidates. This resource is specifically designed for early-stage founders and artificial intelligence developers seeking to subsidize cloud infrastructure costs while scaling their applications without the burden of expensive server management.