
TiDB Cloud is a distributed SQL database from PingCAP with native vector indexing, so embeddings live next to transactional data without running a separate vector database. The TiDB AI Startup Program offers qualified startups up to $100,000 in TiDB Cloud credits, a dedicated AI architecture assessment, and direct access to the engineers behind production deployments at Kimi, Manus, Plaud and Dify. You begin on the free TiDB Starter tier and draw down credits as usage grows. The page states qualified startups "may receive" up to $100,000, so the figure is a ceiling set during qualification, not an automatic grant.



