Fostering the Technology Journey from Innovation to Commercialization
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All Start-up program participants must be OCP Startup Members.
Program Admission Based on Initial Assessment and Annual Evaluations.
Program Services
Provides Guidance to Navigate OCP Community
- Access to Startup-sized Event Booth
- Bi-Annual Briefing and Guidance Calls
- Access to Lightning Talks
- Summit Attendence Discounts
- Participate in Mentorship Program
How to Apply
Thank you for your interest in an OCP Startup membership. We have currently reached our maximum capacity and are not accepting any additional Startup members at this time. We are happy to place your company on a waiting list, which we will process on a first-come, first-served basis as Startup membership slots become available.
When a slot does open up for OCP Startup membership, part of the evaluation when qualifying is being able to demonstrate active participation in the OCP Community. Thus, we encourage you to get started right away.
We recommend starting with the following steps:
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Subscribe to the OCP Newsletter (twice monthly)
https://mailchi.mp/opencompute/subscribe-to-ocp -
Explore our Project Communities
https://www.opencompute.org/projects
Each project includes public meetings, mailing lists, and volunteer-led workstreams. -
Join project calls as a listener
This helps you understand meeting structure, technical discussions, and community culture. -
Attend OCP Events — membership is not required
https://www.opencompute.org/events/upcoming-events
This includes workshops, regional events, and OCP Summits.
If you would like to be placed on our OCP Startup waitlist, please request a membership application to get your account established.
Reach out to [email protected] to get started or with any questions.
OCP Accepted and OCP Inspired
OCP Accepted™ - A product can be recognized as OCP Accepted™ if it complies with an approved OCP specification AND design files have been contributed (Design Package Guidelines).
OCP Inspired™ - A product can be recognized as OCP Inspired™ if it complies with an approved OCP specification or other types of contribution; HOWEVER, no design files have been contributed.
OCP Accepted™ or OCP Inspired™ products have been demonstrated and meet 4 or more of the OCP tenets-efficiency, openness, impact, scale and efficiency.
All levels of OCP membership are eligible for OCP Accepted™ and OCP Inspired™ recognition.
OCP Ready
The OCP Facility Recognition program is intended to brand your facilities to be OCP Ready. Guidelines were created by our Data Center Facility Project Team and serve as a reference for data center operators and tenants who want to understand the fundamental facility requirements to deploy this gear into their IT space. Facilities that meet these guidelines and approved by the OCP DC Facilities Project receive the certification as an OCP Ready facility.