Startup Program
Private AI startup credits.
Credits, GPU TEE capacity, and engineering review for startups building private or verifiable AI products.
Decision
48 hours
Credit pool
$1,000
Best fit
pre-seed to Series A
What the review maps
Runtime
CVM, GPU TEE, or model API
Proof
What users need to verify
Launch
Credits, support, and demo path
Application
Send the build context.
One note is enough: product, stage, private data, and the proof your users or customers need.
Startup ecosystem
Build near the teams already shaping private AI.
Cloud credits
Up to $1,000
CVM, GPU TEE, and private model API credits for early product builds.
Engineering access
Architecture review
Direct help mapping your agent, model, dataset, or workload to Phala.
Launch support
Demo and partner path
Support for demos, ecosystem intros, and proof-of-concept launches.
Best fit
Teams building around private data or verifiable execution.
Private AI products
Prompts, datasets, model weights, or agent state need a private runtime.
GPU TEE workloads
You need confidential inference, fine-tuning, or training capacity.
Verifiable agents
Outputs, actions, or backend jobs need execution evidence.
Regulated data apps
Healthcare, finance, or enterprise data cannot leave the trust boundary.
Program path
Three steps. One clear decision.
01
Apply
Send the workload, team, stage, and what needs to stay private.
02
Technical review
We map the right runtime, proof path, and launch support.
03
Build with credits
Qualified teams receive credits and engineering access within 48 hours.
Proof points
Startup support for teams already shipping.
Apillon
Web3 development platform
Confidential cloud services
Blormmy
AI-powered platform
Privacy-first AI deployments
Kosher Capital
Financial technology
Sensitive data workflows
Do you take equity?
No. The program is credit and engineering support.
Who should apply?
Pre-seed to Series A teams building with private or verifiable AI.
Do we need TEE experience?
No. Bring the product and workload context; we help with the path.
Can international startups apply?
Yes. The program is open to teams worldwide.
