Snowflake for Startups
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
Free Snowflake usage on the first contract plus expert support; Snowflake does not publish a USD credit value on the programme page, so the amount is null. Separately, the Snowflake Startup Challenge offers 'up to $1 million in investments from Snowflake' — that is an equity investment, not a grant, and is a separate competition.
Snowflake Inc.
private · supranational
Deadline: rolling — Register interest on a rolling basis; the separate Startup Challenge runs to an annual timetable.
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.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Sectors: ai, deeptech, any
- Stage: pre_seed, seed, series_a
Aimed at startups 'working with data' — products where data is a core component, AI/ML-leveraging companies, and those handling large or complex datasets. No published age, headcount or funding thresholds.
How to apply
- Register interest via the Snowflake for Startups page. — link
- Snowflake follows up to scope the first contract and free usage allocation.
What you will need
- Company details and data/AI use case
Source. https://www.snowflake.com/en/why-snowflake/startup-program/ — checked 2026-08-14
"Apply for your chance to receive up to $1 million in investments from Snowflake"