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The Hanzo Startup Program — Hanzo AI
Techstars ’17 — built for founders
The Hanzo Startup Program
Build frontier AI on the same infrastructure we run in production. Everyone starts free. Venture-backed teams get up to $150,000 in credits. Bring your own compute and we meter the platform, not your iron.
Apply for credits
Start building free
Start in minutes
Creating an account is free. Add funds when you are ready and pay only for what you use — no subscription, no minimums.
Bring your own compute
Connect your own GPUs and machines. Run cheap on hardware you already have — we meter the platform, not your iron.
Up to $150,000 in credits
For venture-backed startups. Application required, and tier-1 VC backing is required for the credits program.
Techstars founders:
Hanzo is a Techstars company. We offer perks tailored to each portfolio brand — mention your batch when you apply and we will match it.
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Company name
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Seed
Series A
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Who are your investors?
(funds, angels)
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How will you use Hanzo?
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Models, agents, RAG, one API for every model
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