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Tool	Approx. Credits	Description	Approval Index
Google Cloud Cloud	$350,000	Provides up to $200,000 in credits for cloud services and infrastructure.	VC-Backed
VC-Backed Typically requires VC partner intro Eligibility Must be less than 5 years old Must have received less than Series A funding Must not be a previous Google Cloud Platform program participant Must have a company website Must be associated with an approved accelerator, incubator, or VC firm (for full program) Programs Google for Startups Cloud Program $200,000 Google for Startups Cloud Program (AI track) $350,000 View full breakdown Apply on Google Cloud
Cloudflare Infra / Edge	$250,000	Offers tiered startup credits from $5,000 to $250,000 based on funding stage.	Open to All
Open to All Available to most startups Eligibility Tiers based on stage (bootstrapped → high‑growth); building a software product; typically ≤5 years old. Programs Cloudflare for Startups Up to $250,000 View full breakdown
Techstars Mentorship	$220,000	$220,000 investment: $20,000 convertible equity for 5% common stock plus $200,000 uncapped MFN SAFE.	Conditions
Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Must be an early-stage company Must be a high-growth potential startup Open to various industries depending on the program Programs Techstars Accelerator Program $220,000 View full breakdown Apply on Techstars
Microsoft Cloud	$150,000	Offers up to $150,000 in Azure credits for cloud services and development tools.	VC-Backed
VC-Backed Typically requires VC partner intro Eligibility Must be less than 7 years old Must have annual revenue less than $10M Must not be a previous Microsoft for Startups participant Must have a professional website Must be building a business-to-business technology solution Programs Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub $150,000 Azure Cloud Credits for Startups $5,000 Microsoft for Startups — Investor Offer $100,000 View full breakdown Apply on Microsoft
Mixpanel Product Analytics	$150,000	Provides over $150,000 in value with one year free including up to 1 billion events.	Conditions
Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Incorporated ≤5 years; funding ≤$8M; not a current paid customer. Programs Mixpanel for Startups $150,000+ View full breakdown
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IBM Cloud	$120,000	Provides up to $120,000 cloud credits for cloud services and AI.	Conditions
Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Must be less than 5 years old Must have less than $1M in annual revenue Must not be a current IBM Cloud customer Must have a minimum viable product Must be building an innovative technology solution Programs Startup with IBM $120,000 View full breakdown Apply on IBM
AWS Cloud	$100,000	Offers up to $100,000 in AWS credits for cloud infrastructure, AI model credits via Bedrock, and up to $1M for select accelerator cohorts.	Open to All
Open to All Available to most startups Eligibility Must be less than 10 years old Must not have previously received AWS Activate credits Must be privately held Must have a professional company website and email Must be a member of an approved accelerator, incubator, VC, or other startup organization (for full $100k credits) Programs AWS Activate $100,000 AWS Activate Founders $1,000 AWS Activate (Portfolio/Founders) $100,000 View full breakdown Apply on AWS
DigitalOcean Cloud	$100,000	Provides up to $5,000 in infrastructure credits for their cloud platform.	VC-Backed
VC-Backed Typically requires VC partner intro Eligibility Must be less than 5 years old Must be part of an approved accelerator or incubator Must not have previously received DigitalOcean credits Must have a company website Must be building a scalable technology product Programs DigitalOcean for Startups $5,000 DigitalOcean for Startups $100,000 View full breakdown Apply on DigitalOcean
Datadog Monitoring / Observability	$100,000	Provides up to $100,000 in credits for one year of free Datadog Pro.	Conditions
Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Amount varies by partner; targeted at early‑stage teams. Programs Datadog for Startups Up to $100,000 View full breakdown
Anthropic AI models / API	$100,000	Offers $25,000 to $100,000+ in Claude API credits for startups depending on stage.	VC-Backed
VC-Backed Typically requires VC partner intro Eligibility Available to startups backed by Anthropic’s VC partners. Programs Claude for Startups $25,000 - $100,000+ View full breakdown
Oracle Cloud Cloud	$100,000	Up to $100,000 in Oracle Cloud credits with $500 free to start and 70% discount.	Conditions
Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Benefits vary by region/partner; Always Free services available. Must be less than 10 years old Must have a minimum viable product Must not be a current Oracle Cloud customer Must have a scalable technology solution Programs Oracle for Startups Up to $100,000 View full breakdown
Stripe Financial	$50,000+	$2,500 in Stripe product credits plus over $50,000 in partner discounts from AWS, Mercury, Carta, and more.	Open to All
Open to All Available to most startups Eligibility Must be a new startup or an established private business Must be intended to grow an online or online-enabled business Must comply with Stripe's compliance requirements Programs Incorporation Package $2,500 + $50,000+ in perks View full breakdown Apply on Stripe
Databricks Data & AI	$50,000	Provides up to $50,000 in credits for data and AI workloads.	VC-Backed
VC-Backed Typically requires VC partner intro Eligibility VC‑backed focus; pre‑seed/seed in accelerator. Programs Databricks for Startups Up to $50,000 View full breakdown
GitHub Development	$50,000	Up to $10,000 in platform credits for startups, plus $40,000 in non-dilutive funding through the Accelerator program.	Conditions
Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Must be less than 5 years old Less than $1M in funding raised Must not be a previous GitHub Enterprise customer Must be a registered company Cannot be combined with other GitHub offers Programs GitHub Enterprise $21,000 GitHub Accelerator $40,000 GitHub for Startups $10,000 View full breakdown Apply on GitHub
Mistral AI AI models / API	$30,000	Provides approximately €30,000 in credits for La Plateforme plus cohort mentorship through their 6-month startup program.	VC-Backed
VC-Backed Typically requires VC partner intro Eligibility Cohorts of ~10 startups; 6‑month program. Programs Mistralship (Startup Program) $30,000 View full breakdown
Salesforce CRM	$25,000	Offers services valued at $25,000 for CRM and cloud services.	Conditions
Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Must be less than 5 years old Must have raised less than $5M in funding Must not be a current Salesforce customer Must have a company website Must be building an enterprise-focused solution Programs Salesforce for Startups $25,000 View full breakdown Apply on Salesforce
Zendesk Support	$15,000	Offers 6 months free for up to 50 agents, plus 15% off the first annual contract.	Conditions
Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Must be less than 5 years old Must have raised less than $5M in funding Must be part of an approved accelerator, incubator, or VC firm Must not be a current Zendesk customer Must have fewer than 100 employees Programs Zendesk for Startups Up to $15,000 View full breakdown Apply on Zendesk
Notion SaaS / Productivity	$12,000	Grants Business plan free for up to 6 months (saving up to $12,000) including Notion AI for new startup teams.	Open to All
Open to All Available to most startups Eligibility New, non‑paying startups; other partner routes offer fixed credits. Programs Notion for Startups $12,000 View full breakdown
Perplexity AI AI search / API	$5,000	Grants 6 months of Enterprise Pro (up to 50 seats) plus $5,000 in API credits for AI-powered search integration.	Conditions
Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Must be associated with an approved startup partner; early‑stage focus. Programs Perplexity for Startups $5,000 View full breakdown
ElevenLabs AI voice	$4,000+	33 million characters of audio generation (680+ hours) over 12 months for startups with fewer than 25 employees.	Conditions
Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Early‑stage companies building with voice AI; rolling application. Programs ElevenLabs Startup Grants $4,000+ (33M characters) View full breakdown
OpenAI AI models / API	$2,500	Up to $2,500 in API credits for startups through the OpenAI for Startups program.	VC-Backed
VC-Backed Typically requires VC partner intro Eligibility Requires a VC referral code; basic company/funding details. Programs OpenAI for Startups $2,500 View full breakdown
Amplitude Product Analytics	Free for 1 year	One year free of the Growth plan with up to 1.2 billion events and 200K monthly tracked users.	Conditions
Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility <$10M funding; <20 employees. Programs Amplitude Startup Scholarship 1 year free Growth plan View full breakdown
HubSpot Marketing	Varies	Offers up to 90% off on marketing, sales, and CRM software for startups.	Conditions
Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Must be associated with an approved accelerator, incubator, or VC firm Must be less than 3 years old Must have less than $2M in funding Must not be a current HubSpot customer Must have a company website and business email Programs HubSpot for Startups Up to 90% off View full breakdown Apply on HubSpot
Y Combinator Mentorship	Free	Free 7-week online course for startup founders with curriculum, co-founder matching, and progress tracking.	Open to All
Open to All Available to most startups Eligibility Open to any individual or team wanting to start a company No previous startup experience required Must be willing to actively participate in the course Programs Startup School Free View full breakdown Apply on Y Combinator
IndieHackers Community	Varies	An online community and resources for makers and founders.	Open to All
Open to All Available to most startups Eligibility Open to any entrepreneur or maker Interest in building a business or product Programs IndieHackers Community Priceless View full breakdown Apply on IndieHackers
Cohere AI models / API	Varies	Offers discounted enterprise AI pricing (up to 25% off) and grant access through Cohere Labs for early-stage startups.	Conditions
Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Early‑stage startups; separate Catalyst Grants for researchers/impact orgs. Programs Cohere Startup Program Varies View full breakdown
Pinecone Vector DB	Varies	Offers usage credits, discounts, Pro support, and access to all regions for vector database infrastructure.	Conditions
Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Series A or earlier; <100 employees. Programs Pinecone for Startups Varies View full breakdown
MongoDB Database / AI	Varies	Offers expanded Atlas credits, Voyage AI tokens, and go-to-market support for startups building on MongoDB.	Conditions
Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Early‑stage; details vary; recent expansion increased credit amounts. Programs MongoDB for Startups Varies View full breakdown
Snowflake Data & AI	Varies	Grants free usage credits plus 6-month accelerator with GTM support for startups building on the Snowflake data cloud.	VC-Backed
VC-Backed Typically requires VC partner intro Eligibility Early‑stage building on Snowflake; VC network involvement. Programs Snowflake for Startups / Startup Accelerator Varies View full breakdown
Vercel Hosting / AI	Varies	Provides startup credits for serverless hosting and deployment, with multi-vendor credit pools through their AI Accelerator.	Conditions
Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Apply to program or accelerator; credits vary by partner bundle. Programs Vercel for Startups / AI Accelerator Varies View full breakdown

Google Cloud

Cloud

$350,000

Provides up to $200,000 in credits for cloud services and infrastructure.

VC-Backed

Cloudflare

Infra / Edge

$250,000

Offers tiered startup credits from $5,000 to $250,000 based on funding stage.

Open to All

Techstars

Mentorship

$220,000

$220,000 investment: $20,000 convertible equity for 5% common stock plus $200,000 uncapped MFN SAFE.

Conditions

Microsoft

Cloud

$150,000

Offers up to $150,000 in Azure credits for cloud services and development tools.

VC-Backed

Mixpanel

Product Analytics

$150,000

Provides over $150,000 in value with one year free including up to 1 billion events.

Conditions

IBM

Cloud

$120,000

Provides up to $120,000 cloud credits for cloud services and AI.

Conditions

AWS

Cloud

$100,000

Offers up to $100,000 in AWS credits for cloud infrastructure, AI model credits via Bedrock, and up to $1M for select accelerator cohorts.

Open to All

DigitalOcean

Cloud

$100,000

Provides up to $5,000 in infrastructure credits for their cloud platform.

VC-Backed

Datadog

Monitoring / Observability

$100,000

Provides up to $100,000 in credits for one year of free Datadog Pro.

Conditions

Anthropic

AI models / API

$100,000

Offers $25,000 to $100,000+ in Claude API credits for startups depending on stage.

VC-Backed

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