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Cloud & Startup CreditsVector Database
Weaviate
Weaviate for Startups
BLUF · Discount at a glance
What you get
Free Enterprise Cloud for qualifying startups for 12 months
Discount type
Credits
Verification method
Direct with vendor
Who's eligible
AI/ML startups building on vector search.
How to claim
Apply at weaviate.io/startups.
Editor's take
Best for
Open-source-preferring startups needing vector DB with multi-modal support.
Not worth it if
You already use Pinecone or pgvector.
Context
12 months of Enterprise Cloud free is one of the more aggressive AI infra offers.
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