Programs for bootstrapped startups
44 programs that accept Bootstrapped founders, sorted by credit value.
Intercom Early Stage + Fin Startup Pack
90% off Intercom year 1 + Fin AI Agent 100% free for 1 year (300 resolutions/mo) + access to $500K+ Startup Pack deals.
Brex
Startup-first corporate charge card with a Marketplace that rivals AWS Activate, $350K+ in partner discounts.
Ramp
Spend management + corporate card with $350K+ partner perks, including $2,500 OpenAI credits.
Cloudflare for Startups
Up to $250K in Cloudflare credits across Developer Platform + 3 Enterprise-level domain protections.
Vercel for Startups
Up to $30K Vercel credits (standard); $216K + $8M AI partner credits via AI Accelerator cohort.
Google for Startups Cloud Program
Up to $200K GCP credits (or $350K for AI-first startups) over 2 years with dedicated Startup Success Manager.
Mercury (Raise + Perks Bundle)
Business banking with $5M FDIC sweep + perks marketplace ($200K+ partner credits) + free Mercury Raise community.
Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub
The easiest-to-qualify major cloud program, up to $150K Azure credits (investor-referred), no VC required for entry tiers.
Clerk for Startups
Up to $150K in Clerk credits over 2 years for venture-backed startups; $5K / 6 months for bootstrapped.
Mixpanel for Startups
1 year free on Mixpanel Startup plan, all features, all reports. Stated value >$150K.
AWS Activate
Amazon's flagship program offering up to $100K AWS credits (or $300K for frontier AI) to pre–Series B startups.
DigitalOcean Hatch
Up to $100K credits (AI/ML tier); $20K partner-referred; $1K direct. Plus welcome kit partner perks.
Render Startup Program
Up to $100K credits (AI tier) for partner-referred startups. Great Heroku alternative with stateful-by-default architecture.
Stripe Atlas
$500 to incorporate a Delaware C-Corp + $2,500 Stripe credits + $50K+ in partner discounts unlocked after signup.
NVIDIA Inception
Free program for AI/ML startups, preferred hardware pricing, VC Alliance exposure, unlocks downstream credits.
HubSpot for Startups
Up to 90% off year 1 of HubSpot's full suite (CRM, Sales, Marketing, Service) tapering over multi-year program.
Segment for Startups
Segment Team Plan free for up to 2 years ($25K value), 2-year benefit is one of the most generous program structures.
PostHog for Startups
Up to $50K across PostHog products: analytics, session replay, feature flags, A/B, surveys, data warehouse.
Algolia for Startups
Algolia search credits, core search, vector search, recommend, A/B testing, personalization.
WorkOS for Startups
Free AuthKit + User Management up to 1M MAUs, permanently, no application needed. SSO/SCIM remain paid.
Anthropic Startup Program
$1K–$25K+ in Claude API credits plus priority rate limits for startups building with Claude.
Amplitude for Startups (Scholarship)
1 year free on Amplitude Growth plan, 200K MTUs, full product analytics, lifetime discount after.
Notion for Startups
Up to 6 months of Business Plan + Notion AI free for up to 100 employees, $12K value via partner referral.
Oyster for Startups
Up to $1,200/member savings for 12 months, 20–30% off EOR and contractor plans. Pre-seed through Series A.
Hugging Face Startup Program
Discounted Hugging Face Enterprise Hub for early AI startups, private model repos, inference endpoints, Spaces compute, and SOC 2 / GDPR posture.
Shortcut for Startups
12 months free on Shortcut Business plan, unlimited everything + SAML SSO. One of the most generous PM programs.
SSOJet Startup Program
50% off enterprise SSO (SAML, OIDC, SCIM) for 12 months, unlimited users, 25+ IdPs, implementation help.
GrackerAI for Startups
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.
MongoDB for Startups
$5K+ MongoDB Atlas credits (more for AI startups) + Voyage AI embedding tokens + 1:1 technical advisor session.
Twilio for Startups
Twilio API credits for SMS, voice, WhatsApp, video, plus education resources and Signal Conference access.
Replicate Startup Credits
Replicate inference credits for startups, pay-per-second hosted inference for open-source LLMs, image models (FLUX, SDXL), and custom Cog containers.
Supabase Startup Program
Six months of Supabase Team plan free for early-stage startups, Postgres, auth, storage, edge functions, and realtime in one platform.
Sentry for Startups
Discounted or credited Sentry Team/Business plans, error tracking, performance, and session replay.
Carta Launch
Free cap table management up to 25 stakeholders + free SAFE issuance + free 409A on qualifying plans.
MojoAuth Startup Program
50% off annual billing on Business/Pro for 1 year, magic links, OTP, passkeys, social login, partner email discounts.
Highlight.io for Startups
6 months to 1 year free of Highlight, session replay, errors, logs, tracing in one tool.
OpenAI for Startups
No single flagship program, credits come via Ramp ($2.5K), Researcher Access ($1K), or invitation-only VC paths.
AngelList Stack
Cap table + banking + fundraising suite with 20% off year 1 via Brex, Ramp, and GitHub partner links.
Gusto for Startups
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.
Customer.io for Startups
Up to 12 months free on Customer.io Startup plan, 30K profiles, email/SMS/push, Essentials features.
Resend for Startups
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.
1Password for Startups
$100 credit via Brex perk, or free 1Password Teams for qualifying open-source projects, unlimited duration.
Tally for Startups
Discounted Tally Pro via partner network, free Tally accounts upgrade through VC/accelerator links.
Webflow for Startups
One year of Webflow CMS plan free for funded startups, visual web builder with a CMS, hosting, and SEO controls for the marketing site.