Startup Programs

Claude for Startups: a free year of Claude Team, $1,000 in Claude API credits, higher rate limits and up to $45K in partner offers for startups founded in the last five years or funded in the last two. Bootstrapped founders qualify. Partner-VC-backed teams can get up to $100K more in API credits.

Eligibility

• Founded in the last five years or funded in the last two years; bootstrapped, pre-seed and venture-backed startups all qualify
• Claude Console account and a company email that matches your website domain
• The extra up-to-$100K in API credits is claimed through an Anthropic partner VC
• Credits apply to the first-party Claude API only (not Bedrock, Vertex AI or Foundry)

Programs

• Claude for Startups
  $1,000 - $100,000+

Up to $200,000 in Google Cloud credits over 2 years for Seed to Series A startups, up to $350,000 on the AI track, and $2,000 for pre-funded startups.

Eligibility

• Start tier ($2,000 for 1 year): pre-funded, founded within the last 24 months, and no Google Cloud credits beyond the free trial
• Scale and AI tiers: Seed to Series A, founded within the last five years, and no more than $5,000 in Google Cloud credits received before
• AI tier: Gemini is the foundation of your core product, and Pre-Seed/Seed raised within five years or Series A within 12 months
• Must have a company website

Programs

• Google for Startups Cloud Program
  Up to $200,000
• Google for Startups Cloud Program (AI track)
  Up to $350,000

Three credit tiers, $10,000 to $350,000, based on how much you've raised and whether you're funded by a Cloudflare partner.

Eligibility

• Founded within the last 10 years
• Funded within the last 12 months, up to Series B
• Actively developing a technology product, with a live website
• Active on LinkedIn, X, or GitHub
• For-profit business with a business email on your domain

Programs

• Cloudflare for Startups
  Up to $350,000

Grok for Startups from SpaceXSI (formerly xAI) gives venture-backed startups one credit balance across Grok, Grok Build, Grok Bot and the Grok API. Credits are sized by funding, revenue and current AI spend, aiming for about six months of real usage.

Eligibility

• Venture backing and a live product
• A company email that matches your website domain (personal emails are not approved)
• One grant per company; disclose any credits you already received from xAI or SpaceXSI
• Credits expire six months after they are applied unless your approval says otherwise
• Not available in countries under comprehensive U.S. sanctions

Programs

• Grok for Startups
  Sized to 6+ months of your usage
• VC and accelerator partners
  Depends on the partner

Up to $200,000 in AWS credits through AWS Activate. Self-funded startups can get up to $5,000; startups backed by an Activate Provider can get up to $200,000. Credits also cover third-party models on Amazon Bedrock.

Eligibility

• Pre-Series B and founded in the last 10 years
• AWS account on the Paid plan. Accounts on the 6-month Free plan can't receive Activate credits, so upgrade first
• New to Activate credits, or requesting more credits than you received before
• Portfolio tier: an Org ID from your Activate Provider (accelerator, angel investor, or VC firm)

Programs

• AWS Activate Portfolio
  $200,000
• AWS Activate Founders
  Up to $5,000
• AWS Credits for AI Startups
  $200,000+

Databricks for Startups gives early-stage venture-backed startups up to $200,000 in credits across Databricks and Neon.

Eligibility

• Early-stage, venture-backed startup that recently raised institutional funding
• Pre-seed through Series A; no accelerator required

Programs

• Databricks for Startups
  Up to $200,000

Neo4j's Startup Program gives early-stage teams Aura credits for a fully managed, production-ready graph database, plus technical enablement and go-to-market support for building GraphRAG and AI apps.

Eligibility

• Series B or earlier, building a single product for many customers (dev shops, consultants, and marketing agencies are not eligible)
• Live, functioning website and a valid company LinkedIn profile with a direct association to the applicant

Programs

• Neo4j Startup Program
  Up to $20,000 in Aura credits

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.

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 $200,000 in credits

Microsoft for Startups: $200 in Azure credits at signup, $5K after business verification, scaling up to $150K as Azure usage grows; investor-referred startups get a $1K starter grant and review for up to $150K. Pre-seed to Series B B2B startups.

Eligibility

• B2B startup building software, AI or tech; privately held, not a subsidiary, in a supported region
• Pre-seed through Series B
• Sign up with a personal Microsoft account (work, school and company-domain emails are rejected)
• No-investor offer: LinkedIn identity verification for the first $200, business verification for $5,000
• Investor offer: a referral code from a participating investor, accelerator, incubator, angel network or university

Programs

• Microsoft for Startups Investor Offer
  Up to $150,000
• Azure startup credit offer (no investor)
  $200 to $150,000

One year free on Mixpanel's Startup Plan, worth $145,000: 1B events, 1M Session Replays, 1.2M Experiments MEUs and Feature Flags.

Eligibility

• Incorporated 5 years or less; raised $8M or less
• Never on a paid Mixpanel plan and no prior Mixpanel offer redeemed
• Must start sending data within 90 days of joining
• BAAs and MSAs are not available on the Startup Plan

Programs

• Mixpanel for Startups
  Worth $145,000

Up to $100,000 in credits for the entire Datadog platform for your first year, for Series A or earlier startups referred through a Datadog partner.

Eligibility

• Series A or earlier
• Referred through a Datadog partner (investor, accelerator, or startup community)
• Not a current or prior Datadog customer
• Have not received Datadog for Startups credits before

Programs

• Datadog for Startups
  Up to $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.

Eligibility

• Series A or earlier with under $50M raised; startups without outside funding don't qualify
• New Render customer, under 4 years in operation (under 5 for Scale)
• Prototype needs at least $25K in seed funding; Build goes through a partner; Scale and AI go through an enrolled top-tier VC

Programs

• Render Startup Program
  Up to $100,000 in credits

Two Stripe programs: Stripe Atlas forms your company and includes $2,500 in Stripe credits plus $50,000+ in partner discounts from Google, Xero, AWS and more; Stripe Startups gives venture-backed companies 12 months of fee credits.

Eligibility

• Stripe Atlas: a new startup or an established private business intended to grow an online or online-enabled business
• Stripe Atlas: must comply with Stripe's compliance requirements; costs $500 one-time, then $100/year
• Stripe Startups: venture-backed with proof of institutional funding
• Stripe Startups: active Stripe account on standard pricing

Programs

• Stripe Atlas
  $2,500 + $50,000+ in perks
• Stripe Startups
  12 months of fee credits

AI acceleration cloud offering tiered platform credits up to $50K plus dedicated AI engineering support for inference, fine-tuning, and clusters.

Eligibility

• Startup building generative AI applications on the Together AI platform
• Tier set by fundraising: Build under $5M, Scale $5M-$10M, Grow over $10M
• Selection-based: Together AI reviews each application

Programs

• Together AI Startup Accelerator
  Up to $50,000 in platform credits

PostHog for Startups gives early-stage companies platform credits plus merch and partner perks for product analytics, session replay, and feature flags.

Eligibility

• Company less than 2 years old
• Raised less than $5 million
• A PostHog account on your company email domain (signed up January 1, 2023 or later), on a paid plan
• Credits exclude AI tools: PostHog AI, PostHog Desktop, the Slack app, Replay Vision and Inbox

Programs

• PostHog for Startups
  $50,000 in credits for 1 year

Atlassian Cloud products free for 12 months for eligible startups: Jira, Confluence, Loom, Bitbucket, Jira Service Management and Jira Product Discovery.

Eligibility

• Not already a paying Atlassian customer
• VC-funded or part of a partner accelerator or incubator
• Raised no more than US$10M in outside funding

Programs

• Atlassian for Startups
  Free for 12 months (up to 50 seats)

Vercel for Startups: up to $30,000 in Vercel usage credit (valid up to 1 year) plus Enterprise-tier access, for Series A-or-earlier startups backed by an approved Vercel Startups Partner, applying within 12 months of their last round.

Eligibility

• Affiliated with an approved Vercel Startups Partner (screenshot proof)
• Series A or earlier, applying within 12 months of your most recent round
• No prior Vercel credits
• Company website and an email on the matching domain

Programs

• Vercel for Startups
  Up to $30,000
• Vercel AI Accelerator
  Annual cohort

Auth0 for Startups gives venture-backed early-stage companies the B2B Professional plan free for one full year.

Eligibility

• Venture-backed with less than $5M in funding and under $1M ARR
• Less than two years from incorporation; not an existing paid Auth0/Okta customer

Programs

• Auth0 for Startups
  B2B Professional plan free for 1 year

Eligible startups get up to 93% off Intercom's AI-first customer service platform plus a free first year of the Fin AI Agent.

Eligibility

• Up to $10M in total funding
• Fewer than 15 employees
• Not currently an Intercom customer

Programs

• Intercom Early Stage
  93% off year one (+ 1 year of Fin AI free)

Developer-first email API offering Y Combinator startups large credit grants plus direct founder and engineering access.

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

All-in-one workforce platform unifying HR, payroll, IT, and spend management on one system for scaling startups.

Eligibility

• VC-backed and incorporated in the US, UK, Ireland, Germany or France
• New to Rippling, and sign an order form within 30 days
• Agree to a case study

Programs

• Rippling Startup Stack
  Up to 6 months free for VC-backed startups

Customer engagement platform giving eligible early-stage startups up to 12 months free of its messaging and automation tooling.

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

Business plan free for 3 months, or 6 months through a Notion partner (saving up to $12,000), including Notion AI.

Eligibility

• Non-paying Notion customer under 100 employees with a business website and company email
• No previous Notion promotions
• Under 10 employees or service businesses get 1 month

Programs

• Notion for Startups
  $12,000

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.

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

$10,000 in GitHub platform credits for 12 months, usable on GitHub Enterprise, Copilot, Advanced Security, and Actions. For partner-affiliated startups funded up to Series B.

Eligibility

• Received outside equity funding, up to Series B (non-equity funding doesn't count)
• Affiliated with a GitHub for Startups partner
• New to GitHub Enterprise (not on an Enterprise plan in the past six months)
• Have not previously received GitHub credits or GitHub Enterprise licenses
• Credits apply to GitHub Enterprise Cloud on GitHub.com only (not Enterprise Server or Data Residency)

Programs

• GitHub for Startups
  $10,000

Supabase offers up to $10,000 in credits, redeemed directly through the partners it works with. Founders outside those partnerships can start at supabase.com/solutions/startups.

Eligibility

• Credits are redeemed through a Supabase partner: a VC or accelerator, or a platform partner such as Stripe, Clerky, AWS or Mercury
• Founders outside those partnerships start at supabase.com/solutions/startups

Programs

• Credits via VC and accelerator partners
  Amount depends on the partner
• Credits via platform partners
  Amount depends on the partner

Algolia for Startups grants early-stage companies credits toward AI-powered search and discovery, plus partner perks and early feature access.

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

Composable content platform offering startups a free year of the Growth plan through select venture and accelerator partners.

Eligibility

• Fewer than 20 employees and raised less than $5M total
• Portfolio company of a Sanity partner (e.g. Sequoia, Y Combinator, Heavybit) and not a current paying customer

Programs

• Sanity for Startups
  Growth plan free for 12 months (up to $9,000)

33 million characters (over 680 hours of Agents usage) for 12 months, worth $5,500+, for startups with fewer than 25 employees.

Eligibility

• Fewer than 25 employees when you apply
• A business or monetization strategy
• A valid business email
• No short-term or one-off projects, no projects targeting children 18 or under, and no agencies, consulting firms or SMBs
• One application per company; existing enterprise customers aren't eligible

Programs

• ElevenLabs Startup Grants
  $5,500+ (33M characters)

Provides eligible partner-affiliated startups a free year of Zoom Workplace Business Plus for up to 25 seats.

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

3 months of Enterprise Pro (up to 50 seats) plus $5,000 in API credits for startups affiliated with an approved Perplexity startup partner.

Eligibility

• Affiliated with an approved Perplexity startup partner
• Raised $20M or less in equity funding
• Company less than 5 years old
• Not an existing Enterprise Pro customer

Programs

• Perplexity for Startups
  $5,000

Legendary Benchmark investor Bill Gurley's foundation awarding $5,000 non-dilutive micro-grants to early builders and founders chasing a dream — applicants (18+, US residents) showing real commitment through unpaid work and facing a specific financial obstacle the grant would unblock. Pilot applications open May 2026; deadline Aug 1, 2026.

Eligibility

• Must be 18 years or older
• Must currently reside in the United States
• Must have read the book “Runnin’ Down a Dream”
• Pilot applications open May 2026 — deadline Aug 1, 2026; first grants awarded early Fall 2026

Programs

• Micro-Grants for Dream Chasers
  $5,000 per recipient

Global payroll, EOR, and contractor management platform letting startups hire, pay, and manage teams across 150+ countries compliantly.

Eligibility

• Venture-backed with at least $500k raised (Crunchbase-verifiable) for the 5-free-seats offer
• Suited to startups hiring or paying teams internationally

Programs

• Deel for Startups
  First 5 seats free for life plus free U.S. payroll for founders

PlanetScale for Startups offers MySQL and Postgres database credits plus zero-downtime migration assistance for early-stage teams scaling their data layer.

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

Sentry for Startups provides early-stage companies credits and priority support for application monitoring, error tracking, and performance observability.

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

Free Business-plan project management and issue tracking built for fast-moving software teams, with no VC or accelerator affiliation required.

Eligibility

• New Shortcut customer with fewer than 50 employees
• Less than $10M raised, under 5 years old, and not a service or consulting agency

Programs

• Shortcut for Startups
  Business plan free for 12 months

ML experiment tracking and LLM evaluation platform offering startups discounted Pro access, mainly through Microsoft and Google Cloud partner programs.

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)

AI Engine Optimization platform helping cybersecurity and B2B SaaS startups get cited and recommended inside AI search engines.

Eligibility

• Cybersecurity, DevTools or DevOps startup with under $5M ARR, under 5 years old, and under $10M raised
• Active product, no prior GrackerAI subscription, and agree to a published case study

Programs

• GrackerAI for Startups
  50% off the Team plan for 12 months

Mintlify Startups gives venture-backed early-stage teams free AI credits and Pro features to build beautiful, agent-ready product documentation.

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

Open-source AI hub offering startups free PRO access for a limited time, distributed via partner perk marketplaces and promo codes.

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

Adobe for Startups gives early-stage companies 12 months of free access to Adobe Firefly Pro Plus, Acrobat Studio and Semrush, for up to five seats per team. It is open to companies incorporated in the past five years that have raised less than $15M.

Eligibility

• Seed through Series A, incorporated in the past five years
• Raised less than $15M in venture capital
• A company website and a business email address
• Redeemable once, for 12 consecutive months; after that you choose a paid Adobe plan to continue
• Program terms and country availability apply; Adobe verifies eligibility on each application

Programs

• Adobe for Startups
  12 months free for up to five seats

One year free of the Growth plan with up to 1.2 billion events and 200K monthly tracked users.

Eligibility

• <$10M funding; <20 employees.

Programs

• Amplitude Startup Scholarship
  1 year free Growth plan

DigitalOcean Hatch gives startups that have raised $10M or less 12 months of infrastructure credits (amount varies) plus 15 months of Standard support.

Eligibility

• Raised $10M or less
• A company website and a matching business email
• A DigitalOcean team account registered with your business email, with a valid credit card on it
• Not used DigitalOcean credits before
• Service-based businesses are not eligible; AI-native startups are prioritized

Programs

• DigitalOcean Hatch
  Varies

Salesforce Launchpad gives venture-backed startups free and discounted Salesforce products, implementation support and partner opportunities. There is no cost to join.

Eligibility

• Venture-backed startup (any industry or stage)
• Proof of funding, checked during review (about 5 business days)

Programs

• Salesforce Launchpad
  Free and discounted products

OpenAI has no public self-serve credit application. Startups get API credits through an OpenAI partner VC (OpenAI names Thrive, Sequoia, a16z, Kleiner Perkins and Conviction) with a referral code. OpenAI does not publish the credit amount.

Eligibility

• Backed by an OpenAI partner VC and holding a referral code from that VC
• An OpenAI platform account and org ID
• A business email and basic funding details
• No public self-serve application

Programs

• OpenAI for Startups
  Varies (via VC partners)

Offers up to 90% off on marketing, sales, and CRM software for startups.

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 Harmonic; PitchBook is also mentioned)
• 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

Offers usage credits, discounts, Pro support, and access to all regions for vector database infrastructure.

Eligibility

• Series A or earlier; <100 employees.

Programs

• Pinecone for Startups
  Varies

MongoDB for Startups gives Atlas credits, Voyage AI access and go-to-market support across four tiers: Inspire (self-funded), Grow (early-funded), Innovate (venture-funded) and Scale.

Eligibility

• Early-stage startup with an active LinkedIn profile
• Apply directly or through a VC or accelerator referral; existing Atlas users are eligible
• Credits must be activated within 12 months and used within 12 months of activation

Programs

• MongoDB for Startups
  Varies

Snowflake runs several startup routes: a Startup Package with free usage on your first contract, a 6-month Startup Accelerator for customer-facing apps on the AI Data Cloud, free usage for portfolio companies of select VCs, and the Startup Challenge with up to $1M in investment.

Eligibility

• Building on the Snowflake AI Data Cloud
• Startup Accelerator: building a customer-facing app on the AI Data Cloud
• VC Community: a portfolio company of a participating VC firm

Programs

• Snowflake Startup Package
  Free usage
• Snowflake Startup Accelerator
  Credits + GTM support
• Snowflake VC Community
  Free usage

The NVIDIA Inception program is free for AI and data-science startups — discounts on NVIDIA hardware/software, technical training, and go-to-market support. No fees, no equity, open globally at every stage.

Eligibility

• Building products in AI, deep learning, or data science
• Officially incorporated and less than 10 years old
• At least one developer and a working website
• Any funding stage; no revenue required
• Not eligible: consulting and outsourced development firms, crypto companies, cloud service providers, resellers and distributors, public companies

Programs

• NVIDIA Inception
  Free + partner discounts

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.

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

Compliance automation platform that helps startups achieve SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and GDPR certifications faster with automated evidence collection.

Eligibility

• Vanta publishes no criteria: startup pricing is discussed on a demo

Programs

• Vanta for Startups
  Startup pricing via demo (amount not published)

Linear is a streamlined issue tracking and project management tool built for high-performance software and product teams.

Eligibility

• Fewer than 50 employees
• New, non-paying Linear customer affiliated with an official Linear partner

Programs

• Linear for Startups
  Free Business plan via a partner (length not published)

Fireworks for Startups gives venture-backed startups (over $500K raised, before Series D) credits for its fast-inference platform. Fireworks does not publish the credit amount.

Eligibility

• Registered, private, for-profit company with a working website
• Founded within the last 5 years
• Venture-backed with more than $500K raised; not Series D or later

Programs

• Fireworks for Startups
  Credits (amount not published)

Serverless GPU and CPU compute platform. Startups backed by Modal's VC partners, or that raised over $1M from any fund, can get thousands in free GPU credits plus engineering support and a founder community.

Eligibility

• New to Modal (not an existing paid customer)
• Seed to Series A: raised from a Modal VC partner, or over $1M from any fund
• Series B+ or over $30M raised: backed by a VC in Modal's partner network

Programs

• Modal Startup Program
  Thousands in GPU credits

All-in-one back office for venture-scale startups covering incorporation, cap table, equity, fundraising tools, and 409A valuations.

Eligibility

• Must be (or become) a U.S. Delaware C-Corporation with an EIN
• Restricted industries excluded (gambling, cannabis, tobacco, firearms, alcohol manufacturing)

Programs

• AngelList Stack
  Unconfirmed: free Starter plan under $1M raised

Clerk for Startups offers early-stage companies discounted Pro authentication features on top of a generous free tier.

Eligibility

• Launched within the last year
• Raised up to $5M in venture funding with a valid Clerk account

Programs

• Clerk for Startups
  Discounted Clerk Pro (amount not published)

WorkOS makes apps enterprise-ready, with User Management free for anyone up to one million monthly active users.

Eligibility

• No application or startup criteria
• A credit card is needed to move to production; enterprise connections are billed separately

Programs

• WorkOS for Startups
  User Management free up to 1M MAUs

SSOJet's startup program gives qualified startups and non-profits 50% off all paid plans for twelve months.

Eligibility

• Under $5M in funding or under $3M ARR, founded in the last 5 years, B2B SaaS with enterprise sales (or a registered non-profit)
• Commit to implementing within 30 days

Programs

• SSOJet Startup & Non-Profit Program
  50% off all paid plans for 12 months

MojoAuth's startup program offers 50% off annual Business Pro passwordless authentication.

Eligibility

• Less than five years old with under $10M total funding
• Publicly available website and not an existing MojoAuth customer

Programs

• MojoAuth Startup Program
  50% off annual Business Pro

No-code form builder with unlimited free forms, offering partner startups a discount on the Pro plan.

Eligibility

• Holding a partner code from a Tally partner organization
• A free Tally account, and never a paid customer

Programs

• Tally for Startups
  Pro discount via a partner (amount not published)

The SEO MCP server for developers building with coding agents. One MCP server gives Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or any MCP client your Google Search Console and GA4 data plus Google keyword demand, and tracks whether AI assistants mention and cite your site. The Startups program gives every approved startup six months of the Launch plan free, and venture-backed teams can get up to $5,000 of additional usage on top.

Eligibility

• Founded within the last 5 years and raised under $10M in total (bootstrapped teams welcome)
• A live production website you own and are growing through search, connected to AgentGrown and Google Search Console before you apply
• New AgentGrown customers only (accounts that have already paid more than $100 aren't eligible), one application per company
• A payment card saved on the account before approval (saving it charges nothing)

Programs

• AgentGrown Startups Program
  Up to $5,000

Distributed GPU cloud running inference and batch workloads on 60,000+ consumer GPUs at a fraction of hyperscaler pricing. Startups get $1,000 in SaladCloud credit valid for 24 months, rising to $2,000 with a published case study.

Eligibility

• Early-stage startup, pre-seed to Series B
• A workload suited to containerised GPU compute
• Not an existing paying SaladCloud customer

Programs

• Salad for Startups
  $1,000 in GPU credits, up to $2,000 with a case study

Nirvana Labs Startup Credits give early-stage teams $1,000 in cloud credit with no investor needed, up to $25,000 for backed startups, and up to $50,000 for teams whose core product is agents or retrieval. Credits cover Nirvana compute, storage, managed Kubernetes and agent sandboxes, and no equity is taken.

Eligibility

• Privately held, pre-Series B and under 10 years old
• If funded, your latest round closed within the last 12 months
• A company-domain email and a valid payment method
• Portfolio and Agents: investor, accelerator or incubator backing
• Prior-credit restrictions apply; architecture reviews are decided case by case

Programs

• Founders tier
  $1,000
• Portfolio tier
  Up to $25,000
• Agents tier
  Up to $50,000

Unified AI inference API for image, video, audio, LLM and 3D generation. Early-stage teams can get up to $1K in free credits, or add bonus credits on top of a prepaid deposit: $10K on a $25K deposit, or $30K on a $50K deposit.

Eligibility

• Series A or earlier (bootstrapped teams welcome)
• A Runware account, a business email on your company domain and a live website
• Growth and Scale: the deposit is paid before bonus credits are issued
• Deposits and bonus credits are non-refundable and non-transferable

Programs

• Runware Starter
  Up to $1,000 in free credits
• Runware Growth
  $10,000 bonus on a $25,000 deposit
• Runware Scale
  $30,000 bonus on a $50,000 deposit

The full Zendesk Suite — including AI Agents and Copilot — free for up to 2 years through Zendesk for Startups. Over $100,000 in value.

Eligibility

• Must be a brand new Zendesk subscriber (previous or active paid customers cannot participate)
• Must have fewer than 250 employees — companies with 50–249 employees must be referred by a Zendesk partner
• No more than Series B in venture funding (bootstrapped and earlier-stage startups qualify)
• Company must be less than 10 years old

Programs

• Zendesk for Startups
  Up to 2 years free