India Startup Credits: 43 Programs Compared

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Tool	Potential Value	Description	Approval Index
Google Cloud Cloud	$350,000	Provides up to $200,000 in credits for cloud services and infrastructure.	VC-Backed
Approval Index 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
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
Approval Index 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
Microsoft Cloud	$150,000	Offers up to $150,000 in Azure credits for cloud services and development tools.	VC-Backed
Approval Index 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
DigitalOcean Cloud	$100,000	Provides up to $5,000 in infrastructure credits for their cloud platform.	VC-Backed
Approval Index 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
Cloudflare Infra / Edge	$250,000	Offers tiered startup credits from $5,000 to $250,000 based on funding stage.	Open to All
Approval Index 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
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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
Approval Index 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
Approval Index 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
Datadog Monitoring / Observability	$100,000	Provides up to $100,000 in credits for one year of free Datadog Pro.	Conditions
Approval Index 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
Anthropic AI models / API	$100,000	Offers $25,000 to $100,000+ in Claude API credits for startups depending on stage.	VC-Backed
Approval Index 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
Oracle Cloud Cloud	$100,000	Up to $100,000 in Oracle Cloud credits with $500 free to start and 70% discount.	Conditions
Approval Index 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
Render SaaS / Database & Infrastructure	$100,000	Render's Startup Program gives early-stage teams cloud hosting credits plus hands-on migration help to ship apps, services, and databases fast.	VC-Backed
Approval Index VC-Backed Typically requires VC partner intro Eligibility Startup at bootstrapped, pre-seed, seed, Series A, or Series B stage Accelerator or VC referral required for Build, Scale, and AI tiers Programs Render Startup Program Up to $100,000 in credits View full breakdown Apply on Render
Neon SaaS / Database & Infrastructure	$100,000	Neon's Startup Program offers serverless Postgres credits so early-stage teams can run production-grade databases with branching while keeping infra costs near zero.	VC-Backed
Approval Index VC-Backed Typically requires VC partner intro Eligibility Self-funded: under $1M in funding building an early-stage product or MVP VC-backed: raised at least $1M or in a recognized accelerator such as Y Combinator Programs Neon Startup Program Up to $100,000 in credits View full breakdown Apply on Neon
Databricks Data & AI	$50,000	Provides up to $50,000 in credits for data and AI workloads.	VC-Backed
Approval Index 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
Approval Index 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
Segment SaaS / Analytics & Data	$50,000	Twilio Segment is a customer data platform that collects, cleans, and routes first-party data to your analytics and marketing tools.	Conditions
Approval Index Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Incorporated less than 24 months ago Raised less than $5 million in total funding Not under an existing Segment sales contract Programs Segment for Startups Team plan free up to 2 years (up to $50K in credits) View full breakdown Apply on Segment
Together AI AI / Infrastructure	$50,000	AI acceleration cloud offering tiered platform credits up to $50K plus dedicated AI engineering support for inference, fine-tuning, and clusters.	Conditions
Approval Index Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Startup building generative AI applications on the Together AI platform Tier set by fundraising: Build under $5M, Scale $5M-$10M, Grow over $10M Programs Together AI Startup Accelerator Up to $50,000 in platform credits View full breakdown Apply on Together AI
PostHog SaaS / Developer Tools	$50,000	PostHog for Startups gives early-stage companies platform credits plus merch and partner perks for product analytics, session replay, and feature flags.	Conditions
Approval Index Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Company must be less than 2 years old Company must have raised under $5 million Programs PostHog for Startups $50,000 in credits for 1 year View full breakdown Apply on PostHog
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
Approval Index 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
Modal AI / Infrastructure	$25,000	Serverless GPU and CPU compute platform offering early-stage AI startups up to $25K in credits, engineering support, and a founder community.	VC-Backed
Approval Index VC-Backed Typically requires VC partner intro Eligibility New to Modal (not an existing paid customer) Raised from a Modal VC partner, or over $1M from any fund (Seed-Series A) Programs Modal Startup Program Up to $25,000 in credits View full breakdown Apply on Modal
Resend SaaS / Communications	$25,000	Developer-first email API offering Y Combinator startups large credit grants plus direct founder and engineering access.	Conditions
Approval Index Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Part of the current Y Combinator batch or a YC alumnus Valid Y Combinator verification link required to redeem Programs Resend for YC Startups Up to $25,000 in credits View full breakdown Apply on Resend
Customer.io SaaS / Communications	$15,000	Customer engagement platform giving eligible early-stage startups up to 12 months free of its messaging and automation tooling.	Conditions
Approval Index Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Raised less than $10M in total funding Never been a Customer.io customer and use compliant, non-purchased contacts Programs Customer.io for Startups Up to 12 months free View full breakdown Apply on Customer.io
Cloudvisor Partner	$10,000	AWS Advanced Tier Partner that helps startups access AWS credits, cut cloud costs, and get hands-on support from AWS-certified experts — with no added service fee.	Conditions
Approval Index Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Legally registered company using AWS (~$100/month minimum spend) For AWS credits: functioning website and under 10 years old Programs Cloudvisor for AWS $10,000 View full breakdown Apply on Cloudvisor
Fireworks AI AI / Infrastructure	$10,000	Fast-inference platform offering AI-native startups build credits, higher rate limits, and applied-engineer support to ship generative AI on open-weight models.	Conditions
Approval Index Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility AI-native startup building generative AI apps that need fast, reliable inference Early-stage company (pre-seed through Series B per third-party listings) Programs Fireworks for Startups Up to $10,000 in credits View full breakdown Apply on Fireworks AI
Replicate AI / Infrastructure	$10,000	Run open-weight AI models via API with per-second billing; startups can claim inference credits with no VC referral required.	VC-Backed
Approval Index VC-Backed Typically requires VC partner intro Eligibility AI/ML startup building a production product (not research), pre-Series B Company-domain identity and a legitimate use case Programs Replicate Startup Program $1,000-$10,000 in inference credits View full breakdown Apply on Replicate
Algolia SaaS / Developer Tools	$10,000	Algolia for Startups grants early-stage companies credits toward AI-powered search and discovery, plus partner perks and early feature access.	Conditions
Approval Index Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Startup must be less than 3 years old and have raised less than $5 million Must be a new Algolia customer with no prior coupon code used Programs Algolia for Startups $10,000 in credits for 1 year View full breakdown Apply on Algolia
Zoom SaaS / Communications	$5,400	Provides eligible partner-affiliated startups a free year of Zoom Workplace Business Plus for up to 25 seats.	Conditions
Approval Index Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Pre-Seed to Series A with fewer than 50 employees Affiliated with a select Zoom startup partner (VC or accelerator) and not an existing paid customer Programs Zoom for Startups 1 year free, up to 25 seats View full breakdown Apply on Zoom
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
Approval Index 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
Approval Index 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
PlanetScale SaaS / Database & Infrastructure	$5,000	PlanetScale for Startups offers MySQL and Postgres database credits plus zero-downtime migration assistance for early-stage teams scaling their data layer.	Conditions
Approval Index Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Early-stage startup, typically pre-seed through Series A Often routed through a startup partner channel or approved ecosystem Programs PlanetScale for Startups Program-dependent credits + migration assistance View full breakdown Apply on PlanetScale
Sentry SaaS / Developer Tools	$5,000	Sentry for Startups provides early-stage companies credits and priority support for application monitoring, error tracking, and performance observability.	Conditions
Approval Index Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Company must be new to paying for Sentry (a prior free plan is okay) Application required and review by the Sentry team Programs Sentry for Startups Up to $5,000 in credits View full breakdown Apply on Sentry
Highlight.io SaaS / Developer Tools	$5,000	Highlight for Startups offers early-stage teams free usage of the open-source, full-stack monitoring platform for session replay, error tracking, and tracing.	Conditions
Approval Index Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Startup must have raised less than $2 million in funding Application required via the startup page Programs Highlight for Startups Up to 1 year free View full breakdown Apply on Highlight.io
Twilio SaaS / Communications	$5,000	Communications APIs platform offering qualifying early-stage startups credits, technical support, and access to its startups team.	Conditions
Approval Index Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Founded within the last 5 years and raised less than $5M Average monthly Twilio spend under $2,000 and not a large existing customer Programs Twilio for Startups $5,000 in credits View full breakdown Apply on Twilio
ElevenLabs AI voice	$4,000+	33 million characters of audio generation (680+ hours) over 12 months for startups with fewer than 25 employees.	Conditions
Approval Index 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
Weights & Biases AI / Infrastructure	$3,000	ML experiment tracking and LLM evaluation platform offering startups discounted Pro access, mainly through Microsoft and Google Cloud partner programs.	Conditions
Approval Index Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility New W&B customer (Microsoft offer is new-customers-only) Member of a qualifying partner program (Microsoft for Startups or Google Cloud Startup Perks) Programs W&B for Startups (via partners) 50% off Pro for 1 year (~$3,000) View full breakdown Apply on Weights & Biases
Supabase SaaS / Database & Infrastructure	$3,000	Supabase's Startup Program gives early-stage teams credits for its open-source Postgres backend, covering database, auth, storage, and edge functions.	Conditions
Approval Index Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Less than five years old with under $5M in total funding (pre-seed to Series A) Verified affiliation with an approved VC firm or startup accelerator Programs Supabase Startup Program Up to $3,000 in credits View full breakdown Apply on Supabase
Mintlify SaaS / Developer Tools	$3,000	Mintlify Startups gives venture-backed early-stage teams free AI credits and Pro features to build beautiful, agent-ready product documentation.	Conditions
Approval Index Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Company must be venture-backed and early-stage Application required (free, no equity) Programs Mintlify Startups 26,000 AI credits/month for 6 months View full breakdown Apply on Mintlify
Hugging Face AI / Infrastructure	$108	Open-source AI hub offering startups free PRO access for a limited time, distributed via partner perk marketplaces and promo codes.	Conditions
Approval Index Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply Eligibility Early-stage AI startup building on Hugging Face infrastructure Eligible HF account with the perk or promo applied before upgrading Programs Hugging Face PRO for Startups Free PRO ($9/mo value) for a limited time View full breakdown Apply on Hugging Face
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
Approval Index 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
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
Approval Index 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
Approval Index 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
Approval Index 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
Approval Index 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
Approval Index 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

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Potential Value

Description

Approval Index

Action

Google Cloud

Cloud

$350,000

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

VC-Backed

Approval Index

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

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

Approval Index

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

Microsoft

Cloud

$150,000

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

VC-Backed

Approval Index

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

DigitalOcean

Cloud

$100,000

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

VC-Backed

Approval Index

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

Cloudflare

Infra / Edge

$250,000

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

Open to All

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

Approval Index

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

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

Oracle Cloud

Cloud

$100,000

Up to $100,000 in Oracle Cloud credits with $500 free to start and 70% discount.

Conditions

Approval Index

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

Approval Index

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

Approval Index

Conditions Specific eligibility criteria apply

Eligibility

Incorporated less than 24 months ago
Raised less than $5 million in total funding
Not under an existing Segment sales contract

Programs

Segment for Startups

Team plan free up to 2 years (up to $50K in credits)

View full breakdown Apply on Segment

Approval Index

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

Google Cloud

Cloud

$350,000

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

VC-Backed

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

Microsoft

Cloud

$150,000

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

VC-Backed

DigitalOcean

Cloud

$100,000

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

VC-Backed

Cloudflare

Infra / Edge

$250,000

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

Open to All

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

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

Oracle Cloud

Cloud

$100,000

Up to $100,000 in Oracle Cloud credits with $500 free to start and 70% discount.

Conditions

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

India startup credits FAQs

What credits are available for Indian startups?

Credit for Startups tracks 43 credits programs open to founders in India, worth a combined $2.2M+. That includes Google Cloud, Cloudflare, Microsoft. Every listing shows its value, eligibility, and how to apply.

Can Indian startups claim these credits directly?

Yes. The programs are global. You apply with your Indian entity and your regular cloud account. No US presence is needed for credits.

Does billing currency matter?

No. Credits apply to your account balance regardless of billing currency or region.

How much can an Indian startup claim?

Over $600K from the major clouds alone, and AI and tool credits stack on top. The pool is the same size as it is for US startups.

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