SurrealDB
SurrealDB Startup Programme
$5,000 in SurrealDB Cloud and Agent Memory credits for 12 months, plus a named Solutions Engineer, for seed to Series A startups.
Ways to get it
Apply directly
$5,000 in credits + named Solutions Engineer
- Funded from seed to Series A
- Building a product on SurrealDB
One short form (company, size, funding, contact details); no deck. Every application gets a reply.
Open program page
Eligibility
Requirements
- Funded from seed to Series A
- Building a product where SurrealDB does real work in the architecture
Not eligible
- Self-hosted SurrealDB usage (credits apply only to SurrealDB Cloud and Agent Memory)
How to apply
- 1
Open surrealdb.com/startups and fill in the application form with your company, its size and funding, and your contact details (no deck needed).
- 2
Wait for SurrealDB's reply; every application gets a response, and good fits are invited to a short call about the workload.
- 3
Once approved, the $5,000 is added to your SurrealDB organisation and SurrealDB introduces your Solutions Engineer.
- 4
Spend the credits on SurrealDB Cloud and/or Agent Memory within 12 months; add paid Startup Support if you want support tickets.
Gotchas
- Credits expire 12 months after they are applied to your account.
- Credits cover SurrealDB Cloud and Agent Memory only, not self-hosted deployments.
- Support tickets are not free: Startup Support is a paid add-on at a reduced rate.
- By SurrealDB's own estimate, $5,000 lasts about 1.5 months on a three-node 2xlarge Cloud Scale cluster, so size the cluster to make the credits last.
- SurrealDB asks accepted startups for a case study and product feedback in return.
About the SurrealDB program
The SurrealDB Startup Programme (surrealdb.com/startups) gives $5,000 in credits that can be spent on SurrealDB Cloud, the managed database, or Agent Memory, SurrealDB's memory product for AI agents, in any split. Credits sit at organisation level and last 12 months from the day they are applied to your account.
It is for companies funded from seed to Series A that are building a product on SurrealDB, and SurrealDB says it looks for technical fit: SurrealDB doing real work in your architecture. Accepted startups also get a named Solutions Engineer for schema design, query performance and migration from their current stack, plus launch help such as joint blog posts. In return SurrealDB asks for a case study, published only once you approve it word for word, and honest product feedback.
Joining is free. Startup Support (support tickets) is an optional paid add-on at a reduced startup rate. When the credits run out, instances keep running at standard pricing. SurrealDB is free to self-host under BSL 1.1, but the credits only cover SurrealDB Cloud and Agent Memory. SurrealDB's own estimate: $5,000 runs about 1.5 months of a three-node Cloud Scale cluster of 2xlarge instances (8 vCPU, 32 GB each) or about 4 months of the Agent Memory Plus plan.
Frequently asked questions
How much does SurrealDB give startups?
$5,000 in credits for SurrealDB Cloud and Agent Memory, usable in any split and valid for 12 months from the day they are applied, plus a named Solutions Engineer.
Who is eligible for the SurrealDB Startup Programme?
Startups funded from seed to Series A that are building a product on SurrealDB. SurrealDB says that if you are not sure you qualify, you should apply and it will tell you.
What happens when the SurrealDB credits run out?
Your instances keep running at standard SurrealDB Cloud or Agent Memory pricing and nothing is switched off; your Solutions Engineer helps you plan the transition.
