Programs for series b startups
20 programs that accept Series B founders, sorted by credit value.
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.
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.
Render Startup Program
Up to $100K credits (AI tier) for partner-referred startups. Great Heroku alternative with stateful-by-default architecture.
Datadog for Startups
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.
Snowflake Startup Program
Up to $75K in Snowflake credits over 2 years for early-stage startups, data warehouse, Snowpark, Cortex AI, and the Marketplace at startup pricing.
NVIDIA Inception
Free program for AI/ML startups, preferred hardware pricing, VC Alliance exposure, unlocks downstream credits.
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.
GitHub for Startups
20 seats of GitHub Enterprise free for 12 months + $10K in credits covering Copilot, Advanced Security, and more.
Notion for Startups
Up to 6 months of Business Plan + Notion AI free for up to 100 employees, $12K value via partner referral.
PlanetScale for Startups
Migration assistance + case-by-case migration credits for startups moving to PlanetScale MySQL/Postgres.
Rippling for Startups
6 months free on Rippling Basic Plus, HR + IT + Finance suite for US VC-backed startups.
Compliance: Vanta / Drata / Secureframe
SOC 2 / ISO / HIPAA / GDPR / PCI-DSS compliance automation, $1.5K–$5K discounts via Ramp Rewards.
Deel for Startups
30% off contractors + 20% off employees for 12 months, $500 credits. First 5 seats free for life for VC-backed startups.
OpenAI for Startups
No single flagship program, credits come via Ramp ($2.5K), Researcher Access ($1K), or invitation-only VC paths.