IBM Startup Program (watsonx)
Status
Always open
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
Amount
$120,000
Credits toward IBM Cloud and watsonx services, tiered by stage. Verify current tier values with IBM.
Funder
IBM
private · supranational
Deadline: rolling — Applications accepted on a rolling basis
Your odds
Not published
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Effort
quick
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Under 10 years old
- Sectors: ai, any
- Stage: idea, pre_seed, seed, series_a
Source. https://www.ibm.com/startups — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked