OpenAI has launched a comprehensive program for startups, providing the tools, resources, and community necessary to help founders transform their ambitious ideas into reality. The OpenAI for Startups program is designed to support builders at every stage of their journey, from developing a first product to scaling a global venture.
Program Overview and Mission
OpenAI’s mission with this program is to support founders by providing access to the models and resources needed to build with advanced AI. The initiative is structured to be the program that OpenAI’s own team—comprised of founders, investors, and operators—wishes they had when they started.
What Participants Will Receive
The program offers a wide range of support for all founders, with additional benefits for those who are VC-backed.
For All Founders:
- Live Virtual Build Hours: Sessions covering the APIs and models most used by founders, including reinforcement fine-tuning and agentic tool calling.
- Open-Source Cookbooks & Guides: How-to guides and expert content on GitHub to solve common challenges, from prompting to eval-driven design.
- Founder Case Studies: Learn from the success stories of startups that have scaled rapidly using the OpenAI ecosystem.
- Community Events: Connect with other builders in person and online through meetups, webinars, and AMAs.
Exclusive Perks for VC-Backed Startups:
- Free API Credits.
- Rate Limit Upgrades.
- 1:1 Sessions with OpenAI solutions engineers.
- Special Founder-Only Events and direct access to the OpenAI Startup team.
Who Should Apply?
This opportunity is for ambitious builders and founders at any stage of their startup journey who are leveraging artificial intelligence to bring their big ideas to life.
How to Apply
Application Status: You can join the community and access the resources at any time.
How to Apply: You can learn more and get started here.
About the Organizer
OpenAI is one of the world’s leading artificial intelligence research and deployment companies, known for developing advanced technologies like ChatGPT. Its mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity.
