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Tool	Potential Value	Description	Approval Index
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 Apply on Anthropic
Zendesk Support	$80,000	Up to 2 years free on Zendesk's Resolution Platform for up to 50 agents through Zendesk for Startups.	VC-Backed
VC-Backed Typically requires VC partner intro Eligibility Must be less than 10 years old Must have raised an Angel, Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, or Series B round (no Series C or later) Must have 50 or fewer employees — or 250 or fewer if referred by a Zendesk accelerator/VC partner Must be a new Zendesk subscriber (previous or active paid customers cannot participate) Programs Zendesk for Startups Up to 2 years free View full breakdown Apply on Zendesk
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 Apply on Cloudflare
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
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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 Apply on Mixpanel
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 Apply on Datadog
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 Apply on Oracle Cloud
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 Apply on Databricks
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 Apply on Mistral AI
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
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 Apply on Notion
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 Apply on Perplexity AI
OpenAI AI models / API	$5,000	Up to $5,000 in OpenAI API credits — including the GPT-4o and ChatGPT API models — for venture-backed startups through OpenAI for Startups.	Conditions
Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Must be less than 5 years old from incorporation Must be venture-backed via an OpenAI partner VC/accelerator OR enrolled through Ramp with verified VC funding Pre-revenue startups eligible with a functional product or prototype One credit grant per OpenAI organization — cannot be stacked Credits expire 12 months from issuance and are non-transferable Programs OpenAI for Startups Up to $5,000 in API credits View full breakdown Apply on OpenAI
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 Apply on ElevenLabs
Stripe Atlas Legal	$500	Incorporate a US C-Corp from anywhere in the world. $500 flat fee covers incorporation, EIN, founder agreements, and Stripe product credits.	Conditions
Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Open to founders globally Flat fee of $500 covers state + Atlas fees $100/yr registered agent renewal after year 1 Programs Stripe Atlas $500 flat View full breakdown Apply on Stripe Atlas
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 Apply on Amplitude
HubSpot Marketing	Varies	Offers up to 90% off on marketing, sales, and CRM software for startups.	Conditions
Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Must have raised Pre-seed, Seed, or Series A funding (not Series B or later) Must be affiliated with an approved HubSpot for Startups partner OR have raised verified venture funding (verifiable via Crunchbase or Pitchbook) 30% tier requires association with an approved entrepreneurial organization Discount applies to net-new Professional or Enterprise level products only Programs HubSpot for Startups Up to 90% off Year 1 View full breakdown Apply on HubSpot
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 Apply on Cohere
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 Apply on Pinecone
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 Apply on MongoDB
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 Apply on Snowflake
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 Apply on Vercel
Mercury Banking	Varies	Free startup banking built for founders — no monthly fees, FDIC-insured deposits, and integrated treasury for idle cash.	Conditions
Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Must be a US-incorporated entity (C-Corp, LLC, etc.) Application includes business details and EIN Programs Mercury for Startups Free View full breakdown Apply on Mercury
Brex Banking	Varies	Corporate cards and finance stack built for startups — no personal guarantee, rewards on startup-relevant spend.	Conditions
Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Must be a US-incorporated business with an EIN Approval based on cash balance / funding (not personal credit) Programs Brex for Startups Varies View full breakdown Apply on Brex
Clerky Legal	Varies	Startup-friendly legal paperwork — incorporation, fundraising docs, and equity grants done online with founder-friendly defaults.	Conditions
Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility US-based startups, primarily Delaware C-Corps Programs Clerky $427 pay-per-use or $819 lifetime View full breakdown Apply on Clerky
Gusto HR & Payroll	Varies	Modern payroll, benefits, and HR for early-stage teams — automatic tax filings and contractor payments included.	Conditions
Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility US-based businesses with at least one employee or contractor Programs Gusto From $49/mo + $6/employee View full breakdown Apply on Gusto
NVIDIA Inception AI Program	Varies	Free program for AI and data-science startups — discounts on NVIDIA hardware/software, technical training, and go-to-market support.	Conditions
Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Building products in AI, deep learning, or data science Privately held; less than $20M raised (lower tiers) Programs NVIDIA Inception Free + partner discounts View full breakdown Apply on NVIDIA Inception
Mozilla Builders Corporate Grant	Varies	Mozilla's themed grant program for early-stage open-source AI builders. Awards up to $100K per project. Currently between cohorts — watch builders.mozilla.org for the next call.	Conditions
Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Building open-source / trustworthy AI Cohort themes change — check current call Currently between cohorts (as of 2026) Programs Mozilla Builders Up to $100K per project View full breakdown Apply on Mozilla Builders
AWS Imagine Grant Corporate Grant	Varies	AWS Imagine Grant — three award tracks (Momentum to Modernize, Go Further Faster, Pathfinder/GenAI) of cash plus AWS Promotional Credits for nonprofits using the cloud for social impact.	Conditions
Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit (US) or equivalent in UK/IE/CA/AU/NZ Annual application window (check site for current dates) Programs AWS Imagine Grant Cash + credits, varies by track View full breakdown Apply on AWS Imagine Grant
Google.org Corporate Grant	Varies	Google's philanthropic arm — funds nonprofits and social-impact startups working on global challenges (AI for good, education, equity).	Conditions
Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Nonprofits or social-impact projects (some open to for-profit social enterprises) Themed RFPs — check current calls (2026 windows closed in April) Programs Google.org Impact Challenge $500K–$3M per awardee View full breakdown Apply on Google.org

Anthropic

AI models / API

$100,000

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

VC-Backed

Zendesk

Support

$80,000

Up to 2 years free on Zendesk's Resolution Platform for up to 50 agents through Zendesk for Startups.

VC-Backed

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

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

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