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Strategic Funding & Partnership Opportunities

Current research candidates feeding DONN's existing strategic funding architecture. Nothing on this page constitutes an application, award, payment, partnership or recognised revenue.

Current funding and ecosystem candidates

Amazon Web Services — AWS Activate

Self-funded startups can pursue the Founders tier; provider-backed startups can pursue larger Portfolio credit tiers.

Class: startup_credit

Eligibility boundary: Current AWS eligibility, company status, prior credits and account requirements must be verified before application.

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Microsoft — Microsoft for Startups

Startup credits, Azure AI resources, technical guidance and enterprise go-to-market pathways; benefits can expand with verified progress.

Class: startup_credit

Eligibility boundary: Microsoft eligibility and current application terms must be verified before application.

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Google Cloud — Google for Startups Cloud Program

Pre-funded Start tier currently advertises cloud credits and startup ecosystem benefits.

Class: startup_credit

Eligibility boundary: Company age, MVP, business-model, funding plans and prior Google Cloud credit history must be verified.

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NVIDIA — NVIDIA Inception

AI startup ecosystem access including technical resources, partner offers, investor exposure and go-to-market opportunities.

Class: ecosystem_program

Eligibility boundary: Application acceptance and current member benefits remain NVIDIA-controlled.

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GitHub — GitHub for Startups

Partner-affiliated eligible startups can access platform credits across GitHub enterprise tooling.

Class: startup_credit

Eligibility boundary: Partner affiliation, funding stage, Enterprise history and prior credit eligibility must be verified.

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Innovate UK — Frontier AI: SME Champions, phase 1

UK registered SMEs can apply for a share of the announced funding for frontier AI and machine-learning feasibility studies with a route to defensible scale-up.

Class: grant_candidate

Eligibility boundary: DONN legal-entity status, SME eligibility, project scope, costs and all live competition rules must be verified before any application.

Current recorded deadline: 2026-11-11T11:00:00+00:00

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Strategic partner targets

Microsoft

Startup support, Azure credits, enterprise go-to-market, co-sell and future strategic partnership exploration.