Qdrant Startup Program: 20% off Qdrant Cloud for AI startups

What you get

• 20% discount on Qdrant Cloud for the first year (valid 12 months from the date you are accepted)
• Sessions with Qdrant experts for personalised technical advice
• Exclusive perks from Hugging Face, LlamaIndex and Airbyte
• Co-marketing opportunities such as social features, Discord talks, webinars and case studies

Eligibility

• New Qdrant Cloud user. Existing customers qualify only if their cloud account was created within 30 days of applying
• Pre-seed, Seed or Series A, under five years old, with less than $5M in funding
• Building an AI-driven product or service (agencies and dev shops are not eligible)
• Has a live, working website and has not been in the programme before
• Billed directly by Qdrant via Stripe, not through a cloud marketplace

How the Qdrant startup program works

Credit types and validity

• 20% discount on Qdrant Cloud, valid 12 months from acceptance (not credits)
• Technical sessions with Qdrant experts
• Partner perks from Hugging Face, LlamaIndex and Airbyte
• Co-marketing: social features, Discord talks, webinars, case studies

How the credits are applied and when they expire

Apply via the online form on qdrant.tech/qdrant-for-startups (Qdrant asks you not to email applications). Once accepted, add a credit card to your Qdrant Cloud account so the 20% discount can be applied. It covers only Cloud services billed by Qdrant through Stripe and lasts 12 months from the acceptance date; AWS, GCP or Azure Marketplace billing is not eligible.

Approval time

7–10 business days (Qdrant's published review time)

For founders in India

No India-specific terms published. Indian startups apply on the same global form; because the discount only works on direct Stripe billing, you need a card that can pay Qdrant directly rather than routing spend through a cloud marketplace commitment.

How to apply, step by step

1. Open qdrant.tech/qdrant-for-startups and click 'Apply Now'
2. Fill in the online form with details about your startup and how you plan to use Qdrant. Qdrant says not to email applications
3. Wait for the review. Qdrant says applications are reviewed within 7–10 business days
4. If you are accepted, add a credit card to your Qdrant Cloud account so the discount can be applied
5. If you are rejected, you can reapply after 2 months

Documents and details to keep ready

• Link to a live, working company website
• Details about your startup and how you plan to use Qdrant (Qdrant's description of the form)
• A Qdrant Cloud account with a credit card added (needed to use the discount)

Common reasons applications are declined

• Not a new Qdrant Cloud user (existing accounts must be under 30 days old at application)
• More than $5M raised, older than five years, or past Series A
• Agency or dev shop rather than an AI-driven product company
• No live, working website, or already in the programme before
• Billing through a cloud marketplace instead of directly with Qdrant

Tips before you apply

• Create your Qdrant Cloud account no more than 30 days before applying, or apply before you create it
• Keep billing direct with Qdrant (Stripe); marketplace subscriptions lose the discount
• Explain clearly how your AI product uses vector search, since selection is based on innovation and fit with Qdrant
• If rejected, update your application with new information and reapply after 2 months

Terms to know

• This is a discount, not credits. It lasts 12 months from acceptance and covers only Cloud services billed through Qdrant (Stripe)
• Marketplace billing (e.g. AWS/GCP/Azure Marketplace) is not eligible