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    "summary": "GMI Cloud is an AI-native inference and GPU cloud. Its equity-free SCALE program for AI-native startups gives up to $40K+ in structured credits, starting with $500 in model API credits on acceptance and 1:1 credit matching up to $4,500, and Cohort 03 applications are open now.",
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    "expiry": "ongoing",
    "caveats": "Credits come in stages and the $4,500 match needs equal spend of your own. Cohort 3 credit terms are to be confirmed before kickoff, and partner credits are marked upcoming. No application deadline published.",
    "why_it_matters": null,
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      "note": "Set last_verified to 2026-11-04 from Verifier's check of the official SCALE page.",
      "source_url": "https://www.gmicloud.ai/en/company/scale"
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      "kind": "changed",
      "at": "2026-11-04T15:52:49Z",
      "note": "Set category to Model APIs and program to startups, since SCALE is an application-based startup program whose credits are GMI Cloud model API (MaaS) credits.",
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    {
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      "at": "2026-11-04T15:51:53Z",
      "note": null,
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      "author_name": "Suraj Sharma",
      "author_handle": "suraj_sharma14",
      "text": "AI founders: free credits, no equity, no fees.\n\nGMI Cloud just opened Cohort 03 of SCALE, a 6-week program for AI-native teams.\n\nWhat you get:\n• Up to $40K+ in structured credits\n• $500 in model credits as soon as you're accepted\n• Up to $4,500 more, matched 1:1\n• 20% off dedicated endpoints\n• A GPU voucher after the program\n• Extra credits from partners\n\nBuilt for technical founders who want to scale inference without burning their runway.\n\nRuns spring 2027.\n\nThe deadline isn't announced yet, so apply early.\n\nLink in the apply 👇\nhttps://t.co/CDCF2HGAmM",
      "posted_at": "2026-11-04T14:30:00.000Z"
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