Temporal Startup Program
$6,000 in Temporal Cloud credits for funded startups that have raised $30M or less.
Temporal Startup Program offers up to $6,000 in Temporal Cloud credits to pre-seed, seed, series a startups, no VC referral required. Review takes 3–14 business days.
About
Temporal gives funded startups $6,000 in Temporal Cloud credits. Eligibility is unusually simple: you have raised $30M or less. There is no company age limit and no accelerator referral requirement, though VCs and incubators can partner separately.
Temporal handles durable execution, meaning workflows that survive process crashes, retries, and long waits without you hand-rolling state machines and dead letter queues. It has become close to standard in agent orchestration and payments backends, which is why it is worth listing despite the modest credit figure.
Teams already self-hosting the open source version can migrate into Cloud under the same program.
Tiers
- Funded startup that has raised $30M or less
Eligibility
- Funded startup
- Raised $30M or less
- Raised more than $30M
How to apply
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What else you get
- Open source self-hosted users can migrate in
What credits cover (and don't)
- Temporal Cloud
Tactical tips
- Tip 1.The $30M ceiling is high for this category, so it stays available well past the point most credit programs cut you off.
Common rejection reasons
- Unfunded
- Raised more than $30M
Frequently asked about Temporal Startup Program
Is Temporal Startup Program free to apply?
Yes. Applying to Temporal 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 Temporal 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 Temporal 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 Temporal 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.
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