Education

Free access for students and educators as a long-term funnel.

Counts as evidence: A named education program described by the company.

Who ran it

Zoom · The pandemic surge · 2020 to 2021
Education Tried, then dropped
Zoom lifted the 40-minute limit for K-12 schools country by country from March 2020, stopped taking new requests in November 2021, and ended the lift on June 30, 2022. The company does not say whether this was a funnel or crisis relief.
Cursor · Word of mouth compounding · 2024 to 2025
Education Supporting
From May 2025 verified students in eligible countries and schools could claim a year of Pro free. The current student page no longer states that offer.