Mailazy Startup Program
65% off the first year of Mailazy Pro, $172 instead of $490, for startups incorporated under 12 months ago with under $3M raised. Newsletters, onboarding and product email that send through your own SMTP account.
Mailazy Startup Program offers up to 65% off Pro for a year ($172 instead of $490) to bootstrapped, pre-seed, seed startups, no VC referral required. Review takes 1–3 business days.
At a glance
About
Mailazy is an email platform for product and lifecycle email: newsletters, onboarding sequences, event-triggered product emails, announcements and win-back flows. It does not resell sending. You connect your own SMTP provider, such as Amazon SES, SendGrid, Mailgun or Postmark, and pay that provider wholesale rates directly, so your domain reputation stays on your own account.
That split is why it fits teams leaving Resend's startup program. Mailazy handles the contacts, templates, automations and logs, while the sending runs on infrastructure you already pay for, often Amazon SES, which AWS Activate credits can fund.
The startup program takes 65% off the yearly Pro plan for the first year: $172 instead of the $490 list price. Mailazy says the discount is on price, not the product, so program accounts get every Pro feature: 25,000 contacts, 100,000 emails a month, automations, events, AI drafts, 5 products and 2 team members.
Tiers
- Incorporated less than 12 months ago
- Under $3M raised in total
- Fewer than 25 people
- New to paid Mailazy
Eligibility
- Incorporated less than 12 months ago, counted from the date on your certificate of incorporation
- Under $3M raised in total across all rounds, including pre-seed, SAFEs, notes and grants
- Fewer than 25 full-time equivalents, founders included
- New to paid Mailazy
- Bootstrapped companies qualify: the funding rule is a ceiling, not a floor
- Incorporated 12 or more months ago
- $3M or more raised
- 25 or more people
- An existing paid Mailazy account looking for a cheaper renewal
How to apply
- 1Have the details readyCompany name and website, incorporation date with a link to the certificate or registry entry, total funding raised, and what you plan to send (newsletters, onboarding, product emails, or a mix).
- 2Fill in the application formAbout five minutes on the startup program page. A person reads every application and asks for anything missing rather than rejecting.mailazy.com/startup-program ↗
- 3Apply the discount codeMailazy checks the four rules, usually within three working days, and emails a discount code for the yearly Pro plan. Apply it at checkout in the dashboard; the year starts that day.
What else you get
- Every Pro feature: 25,000 contacts and 100,000 emails a month
- Automations, events and AI drafts
- 5 products and 2 team members on one account
- Bring your own SMTP: Amazon SES, SendGrid, Mailgun or Postmark
- Raising a round after approval does not cancel the discount
What credits cover (and don't)
- Newsletters and announcements
- Onboarding and lifecycle automations
- Event-triggered product emails
- Contacts, templates and send logs
- Email sending itself (billed by your own SMTP provider)
- Renewal after year one, at the normal $490 Pro price
Tactical tips
- Tip 1.Pair it with Amazon SES as the SMTP provider: SES charges wholesale per-email rates, and AWS Activate credits can cover them.
- Tip 2.The year starts when you apply the code at checkout, not when you are approved, so redeem it when you are ready to send.
- Tip 3.Eligibility is checked once. Raising money after approval does not cost you the discount.
- Tip 4.Running a hackathon? Mailazy also sponsors events with blocks of 5 to 25 free yearly Pro licences for winning teams (mailazy.com/hackathon-sponsorship).
Common rejection reasons
- Incorporation date 12 or more months ago
- Total raised at or above $3M
- Team of 25 or more
- Already a paid Mailazy customer
Frequently asked about Mailazy Startup Program
Is Mailazy Startup Program free to apply?
Yes. Applying to Mailazy Startup Program does not cost anything and does not require giving up equity. Some programs require a payment method on file that activates only after credits are consumed or expire, check the program detail page for specifics.
How long does Mailazy Startup Program take to review applications?
Processing times are shown on the program detail page. Most programs reply within 1–3 weeks. Self-serve tiers (like AWS Activate Founders) can approve in 2–7 days; partner-referred tiers (like AWS Activate Portfolio) usually take 5–10 days.
Can I combine Mailazy Startup Program with other startup programs?
Most programs stack. The "Stacks well with" section on each detail page lists commonly combined programs. A few important exceptions: if you already claimed AWS credits via Brex or Mercury, your direct AWS Activate amount may be reduced.
What is the most common reason applications to Mailazy get rejected?
The top rejection reasons are (1) using a personal Gmail/Outlook address instead of a company domain, (2) having a thin or placeholder website, and (3) mismatched information between the application and Crunchbase/Pitchbook. The tips section on the program page details program-specific factors.