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Who can apply for Daytona startup credits?
The Daytona Startup Grid is designed for startups building AI, developer tooling or infrastructure products that need secure compute environments.
It's aimed at startups of all sizes, the amount of credits will depend on a few factors, this is determined by Daytona themselves and not shared publically.
Daytona reviews applications individually and usually respond quickly after your submission.
How to apply for Daytona credits
You can apply for Daytona Startup program via the Daytona website in a few easy steps.
- Click the deal button on this page.
- Open the Daytona Startup Grid application.
- Fill in your company, founder and funding details.
- Add your deck link and short startup story.
- Explain your use case and expected compute needs.
- Confirm the program terms.
- Submit the application for Daytona’s review.
If approved, Daytona will apply the relevant credits to your account.
What is Daytona?
Daytona is infrastructure for running AI-generated code safely. It gives developers fast, isolated sandboxes where code can be executed, tested and scaled without exposing the rest of your systems to unnecessary risk.
For startups building AI agents, coding assistants, eval platforms, data analysis tools or developer products, this can remove a lot of heavy infrastructure work. Instead of building sandboxing, permissions, cleanup, scaling and execution systems yourself, Daytona provides the secure runtime layer behind your product.
Why AI startups use Daytona
AI products increasingly need to run code, inspect files, use tools, test outputs, execute workflows and recover safely when something breaks. Daytona helps with that by providing isolated environments with fast sandbox creation, process execution, file operations, Git support and stateful workflows.
For early-stage teams, the startup credits can remove a meaningful infrastructure cost while they are still testing product ideas, running evals, building agents or scaling early customer workloads.
Daytona alternatives
Daytona alternatives include E2B, Modal, Replit, GitHub Codespaces, AWS Lambda, Fly.io, Cloudflare Workers and custom container infrastructure.
When comparing alternatives, consider sandbox speed, isolation, security controls, SDK support, pricing, GPU availability, state persistence, developer experience and whether you need infrastructure specifically designed for AI-generated code.
Daytona startup credits FAQs
How much can startups get from Daytona?
Eligible startups can apply for up to $50,000 in Daytona credits through the Daytona Startup Grid.
Do approved startups get credits immediately?
Daytona says approved startups can receive $10,000 in credits straight away, with the ability to unlock up to $50,000 as usage grows.
Who is Daytona Startup Grid for?
It is mainly for startups building AI products, AI agents, developer tools, LLM-powered apps or infrastructure that needs secure code execution.
What can Daytona credits be used for?
Credits can be used for Daytona’s secure sandbox infrastructure, including running AI-generated code, evals, coding agents, data analysis workflows and other compute-heavy AI use cases.
Does Daytona require an application?
Yes. Startups need to complete the Daytona Startup Grid application and provide company details, funding information, use case details and expected compute needs.
Deal change log
- 4th August 2026 - Deal added