Startup Program: Support for Growing Businesses

Rise: A Cloud Computing Program Built for Start-Ups | Akamai

Akamai Cloud’s Rise program is designed to support early-stage start-ups by providing cloud infrastructure credits, technical guidance, and growth resources.

Startups

Use Google Cloud credits to build and grow your startup business with innovative products and solutions designed for your needs.

Founders Startup Program

For the youngest projects and startups. Participants will have up to €1,000 cloud credits to use over one year on our multi-cloud products.

Backup Agent - OVHcloud Documentation

Protect workloads on OVHcloud with the Backup Agent - installation, scheduling, retention, restoration, and supported operating systems.

Pre-funded startups

Build a strong foundation for your startup with the Google Cloud's Start tier that offers the right tools and learning resources.

OpenAI for Startups

You’ve got the vision. OpenAI gives you the tools, resources, and community to bring your big idea to life.

OpenVC | Find investors for your startup — raise for free.

Browse 16,000+ investors on OpenVC — the best fundraising platform for startups. Send decks, get replies, and secure capital. All for free.

Cloud Computing Services | Microsoft Azure

Invent with purpose, realize cost savings, and make your organization more efficient with Microsoft Azure’s open and flexible cloud computing platform.

Microsoft for Startups | Microsoft

Build fast, scale smart, and sell more with the cutting-edge AI, global customer experience, and deep enterprise experience of Microsoft. Get started today.

The Rise of the Silicon Valley Small Business

What you need to know about the next big startup archetype

GitHub - OpenArCloud/openvps

Contribute to OpenArCloud/openvps development by creating an account on GitHub.

Build Your Startup

Top startups like Airbnb and Zocdoc build on AWS. Access resources to solve challenges, hire engineers, and secure funding.

OpenAI to acquire Ona

OpenAI plans to acquire Ona to expand Codex with secure, persistent cloud environments, enabling long-running AI agents across enterprise workflows.

Business Source License 1.1

HashiCorp helps organizations automate hybrid cloud environments with a unified approach to Infrastructure and Security Lifecycle Management.

Meet the AI OnlyFans: How one startup raised millions to build an ‘erotic companions’ platform | Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Meet the AI OnlyFans: How one startup raised millions to build an ‘erotic companions’ platform --- When AI erotic companion startup Oh raised a $4.5m funding round in January, it had something few in the shadowy new sector could boast. A roster of named investors, publicly backing the company. VCs are often bound by “vice clauses”, which prohibit firms from investing in controversial products like pornography or weapons. As a result, startups working on ethically contentious products often rely on angel investors and family offices to stay afloat. But Oh, which generates NSFW adult content and conversations with both fictional characters as well as bots based on real people, has tapped into a group of seemingly less squeamish investors: crypto VCs. It’s drawn backing from the likes of Tangent, Kosmos Ventures, Big Brain Holdings, Bodhi Ventures and Tagus Capital. “Raising money for a business like this from non-crypto VCs is very difficult,” says Oh founder and CEO Nic Young, who positions the startup as a “decentralised platform” and offers payments via crypto. “A lot of crypto VCs don’t have vice clauses — it’s more liberal and free.” Oh wants to use those fresh funds to build the “AI OnlyFans”, with plans to roll out autonomous scantily clad bots that can market themselves on social media and direct message users with spicy conversation starters. The biggest challenge? Convincing enough users it’s not that weird turning to AI when you’re looking for romance. https://lnkd.in/eRF7a5Dn