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69 verified cloud credits, AI credits, perks, and discount programs. Filter to what you qualify for.

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Amazon Web Services

AWS Activate

Amazon Web Services
Max value
Up to $100,000 ($300,000 for AI)

Amazon's flagship program offering up to $100K AWS credits (or $300K for frontier AI) to pre–Series B startups.

Cloud InfrastructureNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 2026210 day review
Google Cloud

Google for Startups Cloud Program

Google Cloud
Max value
Up to $200,000 (or $350,000 for AI-first)

Up to $200K GCP credits (or $350K for AI-first startups) over 2 years with dedicated Startup Success Manager.

Cloud InfrastructureNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 20261428 day review
Microsoft

Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub

Microsoft
Max value
Up to $150,000 Azure credits

The easiest-to-qualify major cloud program, up to $150K Azure credits (investor-referred), no VC required for entry tiers.

Cloud InfrastructureNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 202617 day review
Stripe

Stripe Atlas

Stripe
Max value
$2,500 Stripe credits + $50,000+ in partner perks

$500 to incorporate a Delaware C-Corp + $2,500 Stripe credits + $50K+ in partner discounts unlocked after signup.

Incorporation & LegalNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 202625 day review
Mercury

Mercury (Raise + Perks Bundle)

Mercury
Max value
$200,000+ in partner credits

Business banking with $5M FDIC sweep + perks marketplace ($200K+ partner credits) + free Mercury Raise community.

Fintech & BankingNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 2026121 day review
Brex

Brex

Brex
Max value
$350,000+ in partner discounts

Startup-first corporate charge card with a Marketplace that rivals AWS Activate, $350K+ in partner discounts.

Fintech & BankingNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 202612 day review
Ramp

Ramp

Ramp
Max value
$350,000+ in partner perks

Spend management + corporate card with $350K+ partner perks, including $2,500 OpenAI credits.

Fintech & BankingNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 202612 day review
Anthropic

Anthropic Startup Program

Anthropic
Max value
$25,000+ in Claude credits

$1K–$25K+ in Claude API credits plus priority rate limits for startups building with Claude.

AI PlatformsNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 2026721 day review
OpenAI

OpenAI for Startups

OpenAI
Max value
$2,500 (Ramp) / $1,000 (Researcher) / invitation-only higher tiers

No single flagship program, credits come via Ramp ($2.5K), Researcher Access ($1K), or invitation-only VC paths.

AI PlatformsNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 2026130 day review
NVIDIA

NVIDIA Inception

NVIDIA
Max value
Free program, value in partnerships, pricing, VC exposure

Free program for AI/ML startups, preferred hardware pricing, VC Alliance exposure, unlocks downstream credits.

AI PlatformsNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 2026314 day review
GitHub (Microsoft)

GitHub for Startups

GitHub (Microsoft)
Max value
20 seats + $10,000 credits

20 seats of GitHub Enterprise free for 12 months + $10K in credits covering Copilot, Advanced Security, and more.

Developer ToolsNo referral neededPre-seedSeed
Verified Apr 202613 day review
Notion

Notion for Startups

Notion
Max value
Up to $12,000 (6 months × 100 users × $20/mo)

Up to 6 months of Business Plan + Notion AI free for up to 100 employees, $12K value via partner referral.

ProductivityNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 202635 day review
HubSpot

HubSpot for Startups

HubSpot
Max value
Up to 90% off year 1

Up to 90% off year 1 of HubSpot's full suite (CRM, Sales, Marketing, Service) tapering over multi-year program.

CRM & SalesNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 20261421 day review
Intercom

Intercom Early Stage + Fin Startup Pack

Intercom
Max value
$500K+ (Startup Pack) + 90% off Intercom year 1

90% off Intercom year 1 + Fin AI Agent 100% free for 1 year (300 resolutions/mo) + access to $500K+ Startup Pack deals.

Customer SupportNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 2026514 day review
Atlassian

Atlassian for Startups

Atlassian
Max value
50 seats × 6 products free for 12 months

50 seats free for 12 months across Jira, Confluence, Loom, Bitbucket, Jira Product Discovery, and Compass.

ProductivityNeeds referralPre-seedSeed
Verified Apr 2026514 day review
Figma

Figma for Startups

Figma
Max value
Free Organization plan for 24 months

Free Figma Organization plan for 24 months for qualifying VC-backed startups (via accelerator referral).

DesignNeeds referralPre-seedSeed
Verified Apr 2026310 day review
MongoDB

MongoDB for Startups

MongoDB
Max value
$5,000+ Atlas credits + Voyage AI tokens

$5K+ MongoDB Atlas credits (more for AI startups) + Voyage AI embedding tokens + 1:1 technical advisor session.

DatabaseNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 202635 day review
Vercel

Vercel for Startups

Vercel
Max value
Up to $30K (standard) / $216K + $8M partner access (AI Accelerator)

Up to $30K Vercel credits (standard); $216K + $8M AI partner credits via AI Accelerator cohort.

Cloud InfrastructureNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 2026730 day review
DigitalOcean

DigitalOcean Hatch

DigitalOcean
Max value
Up to $100,000 (AI/ML tier)

Up to $100K credits (AI/ML tier); $20K partner-referred; $1K direct. Plus welcome kit partner perks.

Cloud InfrastructureNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 2026310 day review
Render

Render Startup Program

Render
Max value
Up to $100,000 (AI tier)

Up to $100K credits (AI tier) for partner-referred startups. Great Heroku alternative with stateful-by-default architecture.

Cloud InfrastructureNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 2026310 day review
Twilio Segment

Segment for Startups

Twilio Segment
Max value
Up to $50,000 over 2 years (Segment)

Segment Team Plan free for up to 2 years ($25K value), 2-year benefit is one of the most generous program structures.

Analytics & DataNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 2026314 day review
Cloudflare

Cloudflare for Startups

Cloudflare
Max value
Up to $250,000 in Cloudflare credits

Up to $250K in Cloudflare credits across Developer Platform + 3 Enterprise-level domain protections.

Cloud InfrastructureNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 2026721 day review
Twilio

Twilio for Startups

Twilio
Max value
Variable API credits + resources

Twilio API credits for SMS, voice, WhatsApp, video, plus education resources and Signal Conference access.

Developer ToolsNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 2026314 day review
Sentry

Sentry for Startups

Sentry
Max value
Variable, discounted plans

Discounted or credited Sentry Team/Business plans, error tracking, performance, and session replay.

Developer ToolsNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 2026310 day review
PostHog

PostHog for Startups

PostHog
Max value
Up to $50,000 across all PostHog products

Up to $50K across PostHog products: analytics, session replay, feature flags, A/B, surveys, data warehouse.

Analytics & DataNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 202637 day review
Algolia

Algolia for Startups

Algolia
Max value
$10K–$50K in Algolia credits

Algolia search credits, core search, vector search, recommend, A/B testing, personalization.

Developer ToolsNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 2026514 day review
Carta

Carta Launch

Carta
Max value
Free tier for early stage

Free cap table management up to 25 stakeholders + free SAFE issuance + free 409A on qualifying plans.

Incorporation & LegalNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 202601 day review
AngelList

AngelList Stack

AngelList
Max value
20% off year 1 via partner links

Cap table + banking + fundraising suite with 20% off year 1 via Brex, Ramp, and GitHub partner links.

Incorporation & LegalNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 202613 day review
1Password

1Password for Startups

1Password
Max value
$100 (Brex) or free for OSS

$100 credit via Brex perk, or free 1Password Teams for qualifying open-source projects, unlimited duration.

Security & ComplianceNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 202617 day review
Vanta, Drata, Secureframe

Compliance: Vanta / Drata / Secureframe

Vanta, Drata, Secureframe
Max value
$1.5K–$5K in discounts across platforms

SOC 2 / ISO / HIPAA / GDPR / PCI-DSS compliance automation, $1.5K–$5K discounts via Ramp Rewards.

Security & ComplianceNo referral neededSeedSeries A
Verified Apr 2026314 day review
SSOJet

SSOJet Startup Program

SSOJet
Max value
50% off for 12 months

50% off enterprise SSO (SAML, OIDC, SCIM) for 12 months, unlimited users, 25+ IdPs, implementation help.

Auth & IdentityNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 202613 day review
Okta / Auth0

Auth0 for Startups

Okta / Auth0
Max value
1 year free B2B Professional (~$24K value)

One year free on Auth0 B2B Professional plan, advanced security, integrations, higher tiers (~$24K/year value).

Auth & IdentityNo referral neededPre-seedSeed
Verified Apr 2026714 day review
MojoAuth

MojoAuth Startup Program

MojoAuth
Max value
50% off annual billing for 12 months

50% off annual billing on Business/Pro for 1 year, magic links, OTP, passkeys, social login, partner email discounts.

Auth & IdentityNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 202635 day review
Clerk

Clerk for Startups

Clerk
Max value
Up to $150,000 over 2 years

Up to $150K in Clerk credits over 2 years for venture-backed startups; $5K / 6 months for bootstrapped.

Auth & IdentityNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 2026714 day review
WorkOS

WorkOS for Startups

WorkOS
Max value
Free up to 1M MAUs permanently

Free AuthKit + User Management up to 1M MAUs, permanently, no application needed. SSO/SCIM remain paid.

Auth & IdentityNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 202601 day review
Zoom

Zoom for Startups

Zoom
Max value
~$5,400+/year (25 seats × $18/mo)

One year free of Zoom Workplace Business Plus for up to 25 seats, Meetings, Phone, Chat, AI Companion, Whiteboard, Clips.

ProductivityNeeds referralPre-seedSeed
Verified Apr 2026721 day review
Customer.io

Customer.io for Startups

Customer.io
Max value
Up to 12 months free (~$1,200+ value)

Up to 12 months free on Customer.io Startup plan, 30K profiles, email/SMS/push, Essentials features.

MarketingNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 2026714 day review
Neon

Neon Startup Program

Neon
Max value
Up to $100,000 over 12 months

Up to $100K in Neon serverless Postgres credits over 12 months + priority support + early-feature access.

DatabaseNo referral neededPre-seedSeed
Verified Apr 2026714 day review
PlanetScale

PlanetScale for Startups

PlanetScale
Max value
Case-by-case (varies with migration size)

Migration assistance + case-by-case migration credits for startups moving to PlanetScale MySQL/Postgres.

DatabaseNo referral neededSeedSeries A
Verified Apr 2026514 day review
Linear

Linear for Startups

Linear
Max value
Up to 6 months free

Up to 6 months free on Linear Basic or Business plans, partner-gated (VC/accelerator required).

ProductivityNeeds referralPre-seedSeed
Verified Apr 202637 day review
Shortcut

Shortcut for Startups

Shortcut
Max value
12 months free Business plan

12 months free on Shortcut Business plan, unlimited everything + SAML SSO. One of the most generous PM programs.

ProductivityNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 2026310 day review
Mintlify

Mintlify Startups

Mintlify
Max value
6 months free Pro

6 months free on Mintlify Pro, developer-first docs platform with AI-assisted authoring.

Developer ToolsNo referral neededPre-seedSeed
Verified Apr 2026310 day review
Highlight.io

Highlight.io for Startups

Highlight.io
Max value
6–12 months free

6 months to 1 year free of Highlight, session replay, errors, logs, tracing in one tool.

Analytics & DataNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 2026310 day review
Amplitude

Amplitude for Startups (Scholarship)

Amplitude
Max value
1 year Growth free + lifetime discounts

1 year free on Amplitude Growth plan, 200K MTUs, full product analytics, lifetime discount after.

Analytics & DataNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 202625 day review
Mixpanel

Mixpanel for Startups

Mixpanel
Max value
1 year free Startup plan ($150K+ value)

1 year free on Mixpanel Startup plan, all features, all reports. Stated value >$150K.

Analytics & DataNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 202637 day review
Fireworks AI

Fireworks for Startups

Fireworks AI
Max value
~$5K–$10K credits + engineering access

Build credits (~$5K–$10K), elevated rate limits, and access to applied-AI engineers for AI-native startups.

AI PlatformsNo referral neededPre-seedSeed
Verified Apr 2026514 day review
Pinecone

Pinecone Startup Program

Pinecone
Max value
Standard Tier + Pro Support + ~$5K credits

Free Pinecone Standard Tier + Pro Support (RBAC, backups, Slack) + ~$5K in usage credits.

AI PlatformsNo referral neededPre-seedSeed
Verified Apr 2026510 day review
Sanity

Sanity for Startups

Sanity
Max value
1 year free Growth plan

1 year free on Sanity Growth plan, 50 seats, private datasets, roles, comments/tasks, AI Assist.

DesignNeeds referralPre-seedSeed
Verified Apr 2026310 day review
Tally

Tally for Startups

Tally
Max value
Discounted Tally Pro

Discounted Tally Pro via partner network, free Tally accounts upgrade through VC/accelerator links.

ProductivityNeeds referralBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 202615 day review
Snyk

Snyk for Startups

Snyk
Max value
Startup-tier discount

Startup-tier access to Snyk AppSec (SCA, Code/SAST, Container, IaC); details via sales. Free OSS program for 10K+ star repos.

Security & ComplianceNo referral neededPre-seedSeed
Verified Apr 2026514 day review
Deel

Deel for Startups

Deel
Max value
5 seats free for life + 12-month discounts

30% off contractors + 20% off employees for 12 months, $500 credits. First 5 seats free for life for VC-backed startups.

HR & PayrollNo referral neededPre-seedSeed
Verified Apr 202617 day review
Rippling

Rippling for Startups

Rippling
Max value
6 months free Basic Plus

6 months free on Rippling Basic Plus, HR + IT + Finance suite for US VC-backed startups.

HR & PayrollNo referral neededPre-seedSeed
Verified Apr 2026310 day review
Oyster HR

Oyster for Startups

Oyster HR
Max value
Up to $1,200/member/year savings

Up to $1,200/member savings for 12 months, 20–30% off EOR and contractor plans. Pre-seed through Series A.

HR & PayrollNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 2026310 day review
Supabase

Supabase Startup Program

Supabase
Max value
6 months Team plan free (~$3,600 value)

Six months of Supabase Team plan free for early-stage startups, Postgres, auth, storage, edge functions, and realtime in one platform.

DatabaseNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 2026314 day review
Vanta

Vanta for Startups

Vanta
Max value
20–40% off + setup credit

Discounted SOC 2, ISO 27001, and HIPAA automation for startups via VC, accelerator, and design-partner channels, typically 20–40% off the standard plan.

Security & ComplianceNeeds referralPre-seedSeed
Verified Apr 2026314 day review
Drata

Drata for Startups

Drata
Max value
20–35% off Year 1

Drata's startup pricing via VC, accelerator, and YC partner channels, 20–35% off compliance automation for SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and more.

Security & ComplianceNeeds referralPre-seedSeed
Verified Apr 2026314 day review
Secureframe

Secureframe for Startups

Secureframe
Max value
20–30% off Year 1

Secureframe's startup discount via VC and accelerator partners, 20–30% off SOC 2, ISO 27001, and HIPAA automation, with strong concierge support.

Security & ComplianceNeeds referralPre-seedSeed
Verified Apr 2026314 day review
Datadog

Datadog for Startups

Datadog
Max value
Up to $100,000 in credits

Up to $100K in Datadog credits over 1 year for funded startups, APM, logs, metrics, RUM, and synthetics on the platform that defines enterprise observability.

Developer ToolsNeeds referralPre-seedSeed
Verified Apr 2026521 day review
Hugging Face

Hugging Face Startup Program

Hugging Face
Max value
Up to 50% off Enterprise Hub Year 1

Discounted Hugging Face Enterprise Hub for early AI startups, private model repos, inference endpoints, Spaces compute, and SOC 2 / GDPR posture.

AI PlatformsNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 2026521 day review
Replicate

Replicate Startup Credits

Replicate
Max value
$1K–$10K in credits

Replicate inference credits for startups, pay-per-second hosted inference for open-source LLMs, image models (FLUX, SDXL), and custom Cog containers.

AI PlatformsNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 2026314 day review
Modal

Modal Startup Program

Modal
Max value
Up to $25,000 in credits

Up to $25K in Modal serverless GPU credits, Python-native containers, sub-second cold starts, autoscaling H100/A100 for inference and batch jobs.

AI PlatformsNo referral neededPre-seedSeed
Verified Apr 2026314 day review
Together AI

Together AI for Startups

Together AI
Max value
$1K–$25K in credits depending on partner

Together AI inference and fine-tuning credits, high-throughput hosted endpoints for Llama, Mistral, Qwen, DeepSeek, and dedicated GPU clusters at startup pricing.

AI PlatformsNo referral neededPre-seedSeed
Verified Apr 2026514 day review
Weights & Biases

Weights & Biases for Startups

Weights & Biases
Max value
Up to 12 months of W&B Pro free

Free W&B Pro for startups, experiment tracking, model registry, evals, and prompt observability for ML/LLM teams.

AI PlatformsNo referral neededPre-seedSeed
Verified Apr 2026310 day review
Snowflake

Snowflake Startup Program

Snowflake
Max value
Up to $75,000 in credits over 2 years

Up to $75K in Snowflake credits over 2 years for early-stage startups, data warehouse, Snowpark, Cortex AI, and the Marketplace at startup pricing.

Analytics & DataNo referral neededSeedSeries A
Verified Apr 2026721 day review
Gusto

Gusto for Startups

Gusto
Max value
3 months free OR 25% off Year 1

Discounted Gusto payroll and benefits for early-stage US startups via accountant and accelerator partner channels, typically 3 months free or 25% off Year 1.

HR & PayrollNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 202601 day review
Webflow

Webflow for Startups

Webflow
Max value
1 year CMS plan free (~$276 value)

One year of Webflow CMS plan free for funded startups, visual web builder with a CMS, hosting, and SEO controls for the marketing site.

DesignNeeds referralBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 2026314 day review
Loom (Atlassian)

Loom for Startups

Loom (Atlassian)
Max value
6 months Loom Business free

Six months of Loom Business free for early-stage startups, unlimited async video recording, transcription, and team workspace.

ProductivityNo referral neededPre-seedSeed
Verified Apr 2026310 day review
Resend

Resend for Startups

Resend
Max value
Extended free tier + credits

Resend startup credits + extended free tier, transactional email API by the team that built React Email, with a developer experience that's become the new default.

MarketingNo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified Apr 202627 day review
GrackerAI

GrackerAI for Startups

GrackerAI
Max value
Founders pricing (verify current discount at gracker.ai/startup)

Founders-tier access to GrackerAI, a Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) platform built for cybersecurity and B2B SaaS startups that want to be cited by AI search engines.

Marketing & GEONo referral neededBootstrappedPre-seed
Verified May 202617 day review