Is this actionable now?

rolling. Continuous Start and Scale applications; separate time-limited accelerators have their own deadlines.

An innovative technical venture with a POC or MVP and a near-term cloud need. NGOs, associations, prior participants, agencies/consultancies, resellers, competing services, contentious projects, crypto mining and bots are excluded. Scale generally targets Series A+.

What burden and restrictions apply?

Credits expire after 12 months and are use-or-lose; product and account terms govern usage. Credits are not cash or transferable; unsupported/prohibited activities and services businesses are excluded.

OVHcloud Startup Program

Twelve-month non-cash cloud package: Start provides up to EUR10,000 credits and six engineering hours; Scale provides up to EUR100,000 and 20 engineering hours · OVHcloud · rolling applications

OVHcloud Startup Program is a non-dilutive support programme from OVHcloud for Technology startups and scaleups worldwide building products that can use OVHcloud infrastructure and meeting the selected programme track's stage rules Current lifecycle: rolling. Real economics: Twelve-month non-cash cloud package: Start provides up to EUR10,000 credits and six engineering hours; Scale provides up to EUR100,000 and 20 engineering hours.

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Key facts

Funder	OVHcloud
Amount	Twelve-month non-cash cloud package: Start provides up to EUR10,000 credits and six engineering hours; Scale provides up to EUR100,000 and 20 engineering hours
Deadline	Rolling — apply anytime
Decision time	No universal application-decision time is published.
Eligibility	An innovative technical venture with a POC or MVP and a near-term cloud need. NGOs, associations, prior participants, agencies/consultancies, resellers, competing services, contentious projects, crypto mining and bots are excluded. Scale generally targets Series A+.
Restrictions	Credits expire after 12 months and are use-or-lose; product and account terms govern usage. Credits are not cash or transferable; unsupported/prohibited activities and services businesses are excluded.
Status	rolling

Always confirm on the official page before applying — dates and terms change.

Application process

Choose Start or Scale
Submit company, product and cloud-need information
Complete eligibility and technical review
If selected, activate the 12-month credit and engineering-support package

Background

OVHcloud operates OVHcloud Startup Program. This pass separates direct cash, repayable finance, credits, incentives and umbrella programs so later ranking does not compare unlike instruments. The current program publishes two distinct packages up to EUR10,000 and EUR100,000 The official FAQ provides explicit technical-stage and exclusion rules

How the application really works

Choose Start or Scale → Submit company, product and cloud-need information → Complete eligibility and technical review → If selected, activate the 12-month credit and engineering-support package

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Watch out for

Current lifecycle is rolling.
Credits expire after 12 months and are use-or-lose; product and account terms govern usage.
Credits are not cash or transferable; unsupported/prohibited activities and services businesses are excluded.

Track record

The current program publishes two distinct packages up to EUR10,000 and EUR100,000
The official FAQ provides explicit technical-stage and exclusion rules

No application or acceptance totals are published.

Frequently asked questions

Is this actionable now?: rolling. Continuous Start and Scale applications; separate time-limited accelerators have their own deadlines.
What is the real economic value?: Twelve-month non-cash cloud package: Start provides up to EUR10,000 credits and six engineering hours; Scale provides up to EUR100,000 and 20 engineering hours
Who is eligible?: An innovative technical venture with a POC or MVP and a near-term cloud need. NGOs, associations, prior participants, agencies/consultancies, resellers, competing services, contentious projects, crypto mining and bots are excluded. Scale generally targets Series A+.
How does selection work?: Choose Start or Scale; Submit company, product and cloud-need information; Complete eligibility and technical review; If selected, activate the 12-month credit and engineering-support package. No universal application-decision time is published.
What burden and restrictions apply?: Credits expire after 12 months and are use-or-lose; product and account terms govern usage. Credits are not cash or transferable; unsupported/prohibited activities and services businesses are excluded.
What evidence exists?: The current program publishes two distinct packages up to EUR10,000 and EUR100,000 The official FAQ provides explicit technical-stage and exclusion rules No application or acceptance totals are published.

Sources

startup.ovhcloud.com/en-gb — Official live Start and Scale economics and benefits (checked 2026-08-10)
startup.ovhcloud.com/en/faq-support — Official eligibility, stage, exclusions and credit rules (checked 2026-08-10)