NVIDIA Inception
Also known as NVIDIA Inception Program
Corporate startup program Santa Clara, United States Run by NVIDIA Since 2016 nvidia.com
Overview
NVIDIA's free, online membership program for technology startups, announced in June 2016 for companies working in AI and data science. Admission is rolling with no cohorts or deadlines, and it takes no equity. Members must be incorporated, under 10 years old, employ at least one developer and have a working website; consultancies, resellers, cloud providers, crypto companies and public companies are excluded.
What startups get
Free Deep Learning Institute course credits, cloud credits from NVIDIA and partners, rebate-style preferred pricing on selected NVIDIA hardware and software, partner offers, and marketing support. Eligible members can be introduced to investors through the NVIDIA VC Alliance / Inception Capital Connect.
Details
- Type
- Corporate startup program
- Run by
- NVIDIA
- Headquarters
- Santa Clara, United States
- Runs in
- Global, Remote
- Format
- Online membership, rolling admission
- Who can apply
- Incorporated tech startups under 10 years old with at least one developer and a working website; any funding stage
- Standard terms
- Equity-free
- Stages
- Pre-seed, Seed, Early stage, Growth
- Sectors
- AI, data science
- Started
- 2016
- Status
- Active
- Website
- nvidia.com
Notable alumni
About this data
Compiled from the program’s website, announcements, and press reports as of October 9, 2026. Terms, credits, and eligibility change between cohorts; confirm them with the program before applying. Alumni are examples, not a complete list.