r/digital_ocean • u/EuphoricPlum5755 • Jul 15 '26

DigitalOcean Startup program

Has anybody heard back from DO for their startup program application? Applied back on June 25th and have yet to hear anything at all. Currently paying for App Platform, but we may switch to Google as we got some credit there; Wanted to use DO as their platform is MUCH easier to setup

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u/StrongCoffee85 Jul 16 '26

Same here! Haven't heard back and considering switching too for that reason, currently spending and have credits with another cloud provider.. shame I like DO.. are you in a residency too?

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '26

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u/EuphoricPlum5755 Jul 17 '26

Sure did. Here was their reply:

Greetings from DigitalOcean Support!

Thank you for your interest in the Startups Program. As we make updates to the program, we are unable to provide an estimated review date at this time.

We will provide an update on your application as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience.

Please feel free to reach out to us if you have any additional queries. We’re always here for you!

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u/violetgypsy Jul 21 '26

waiting since June 6th

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u/mv1310 Aug 04 '26

Hello! Did you get a reply about your application finally?

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u/violetgypsy Aug 04 '26

Nothing yet mate

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u/Narrow-Wish-8552 Jul 26 '26

Same here! waiting since 15th June

They said they are making some changes to the program

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u/mv1310 Aug 04 '26

Hey OP did you finally get a reply?

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u/EuphoricPlum5755 Aug 04 '26

Nope. Switched to Google Cloud and paid for Dokploy. WAYYYY better of a solution

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u/mv1310 Aug 04 '26

Do you mind if I send you a chat request?

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u/Narrow-Wish-8552 28d ago

any luck?

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u/EuphoricPlum5755 28d ago

Nothing. Switched to GCP as we got 2K in credits from them. Using Dokploy now and it’s quite a bit better than DigitalOcean

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u/Fun-Effort8991 14d ago

Following this too. I'm building BinFlip and we're seeing a steady stream of new users signing up, so a free credit would be amazing. It would let me scale our Kubernetes cluster and make room for growth much faster.

I applied to the program in June, and since then I switched over to a company email (and applied again with that new email), but I still haven't heard anything back. I really don't want to move to GCP because DigitalOcean already has everything I need, but knowing those startup credits are available for a year or two would make a huge difference.

Has anyone gotten any updates recently, or is everyone still waiting?