AI-native vector database offering discounted access to Weaviate Cloud for startups.
Weaviate Startup Deal is a databases and data perk from Weaviate, which lets you access to Weaviate products and services at a discounted rate, open to any startup.
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TheirStackJob-posting and tech-stack data for finding companies, with an APIFree plan (opens in new tab)A discounted rate on Weaviate products and services for startups. The redemption form asks for your program or VC (for example Y Combinator or Techstars) among other details; Weaviate publishes no discount percentage.
Source: The provider's official program page (weaviate.io/startup-deal) · as of Oct 7, 2026
Source: The provider's official program page (weaviate.io/startup-deal) · as of Oct 7, 2026
The Weaviate deal asks for a program or VC and states no amount. These vector database programs publish their terms.
Qdrant gives a 20% discount on Qdrant Cloud for the first year to pre-seed, seed or Series A startups under five years old with less than $5M in funding.
Source: Qdrant for Startups page (qdrant.tech/qdrant-for-startups)
Pinecone gives free access to its Standard Tier and Pro Support, plus usage credits and discounts, to startups with fewer than 100 employees that are Series A or earlier.
Source: Pinecone for Startups page (pinecone.io/startup-program)
turbopuffer gives $8,192 in credits to startups with fewer than 50 employees and under $50M raised, valid for 12 months, through a partner code.
Source: turbopuffer startups page (turbopuffer.com/startups)
Each value is the one its own program page shows today. The reasons were read on the linked pages on October 29, 2026.
Each answer restates what Weaviate and the pages linked under it say, read on October 29, 2026; every quoted line was still on those pages on November 14, 2026.
Yes, as a deal you redeem rather than a credit program. Weaviate's Startup Deal page says startups can redeem it to get “access to our products and services at a discounted rate”, and the steps are for Weaviate Cloud.
Source: Weaviate Startup Deal page (weaviate.io/startup-deal)
Weaviate does not say. The Startup Deal page promises only “a discounted rate” and gives no percentage, credit amount, duration or cap, and it never uses the word credits.
Until you have the deal's terms from Weaviate, the numbers you can plan with are Weaviate Cloud's list prices: the Free plan costs nothing, and the minimum monthly amount is $45 on Flex and from $400 on Premium.
Source: Weaviate Startup Deal page (weaviate.io/startup-deal), Weaviate pricing page (weaviate.io/pricing)
Create or log in to the Weaviate Console with the email you want the deal applied to, complete your account settings, then submit the redemption form with that same email. Weaviate's team then validates the request and applies the deal to your account.
Source: Weaviate Startup Deal page (weaviate.io/startup-deal)
The page says “If you are a startup” and asks for your Program / VC, for example Y Combinator, Techstars or a partner program. It publishes no funding cap, age limit or employee limit, and it does not say whether a startup with no VC or accelerator can redeem the deal.
The page adds a tip: if your Console email differs from your YC email, tell Weaviate in the message field of the form.
Source: Weaviate Startup Deal page (weaviate.io/startup-deal)
Yes. The Free plan needs no credit card and is always free: one cluster per user, with 100,000 objects. Flex, the first paid plan, has a $45 a month minimum, and Premium is a prepaid contract from $400 a month.
Weaviate describes the Free plan as a fully managed AI database to explore Weaviate features, and you can upgrade to a paid plan at any time.
Source: Weaviate pricing page (weaviate.io/pricing)
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