Neon
Closes at Series BTerms read on 9 Aug 2026
$1,000 self funded, up to $200,000 venture backed
Read this first
Twelve months from acceptance, not from first use. The credits span Neon and Databricks together at the venture backed tier, so what looks like a database grant is partly a data platform grant you may not use.
How to claim it, in 4 steps
Tick them off as you go. Saved in this browser.
What the terms actually say
Run by Databricks since the acquisition, and the two doors are separated cleanly. Self funded companies under a million dollars raised get up to $1,000 in Neon credits, which is small but real and asks for no investor. Venture backed companies with at least a million raised, or anyone in a recognised accelerator like Y Combinator, get up to $200,000 across Neon and Databricks together. The two hundred fold gap is the whole story, and Neon says outright that the exact amount depends on your stage and funding rather than publishing a table. Credits are valid twelve months from acceptance.
Who can claim it, in Neon's words
Two tracks. Self funded with under $1M raised, building an early stage product or MVP. Or venture backed with at least $1M raised, or participating in a recognised accelerator.
What you get without this
Neon's free plan, a small always available Postgres project with a fixed storage and compute allowance.
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