Google Cloud
Cloud
$350,000
Provides up to $200,000 in credits for cloud services and infrastructure.
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Application-based startup programs from cloud and AI sponsors — bundles of credits, support, and partner introductions.
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Google Cloud
Cloud
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$350,000 |
Provides up to $200,000 in credits for cloud services and infrastructure. |
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Cloudflare
Infra / Edge
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$250,000 |
Offers tiered startup credits from $5,000 to $250,000 based on funding stage. |
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Microsoft
Cloud
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$150,000 |
Offers up to $150,000 in Azure credits for cloud services and development tools. |
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IBM
Cloud
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$120,000 |
Provides up to $120,000 cloud credits for cloud services and AI. |
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AWS
Cloud
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$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. |
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DigitalOcean
Cloud
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$100,000 |
Provides up to $5,000 in infrastructure credits for their cloud platform. |
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Anthropic
AI models / API
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$100,000 |
Offers $25,000 to $100,000+ in Claude API credits for startups depending on stage. |
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Oracle Cloud
Cloud
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$100,000 |
Up to $100,000 in Oracle Cloud credits with $500 free to start and 70% discount. |
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Stripe
Financial
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$50,000+ |
$2,500 in Stripe product credits plus over $50,000 in partner discounts from AWS, Mercury, Carta, and more. |
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Databricks
Data & AI
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$50,000 |
Provides up to $50,000 in credits for data and AI workloads. |
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Mistral AI
AI models / API
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$30,000 |
Provides approximately €30,000 in credits for La Plateforme plus cohort mentorship through their 6-month startup program. |
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Cloudvisor
Partner
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$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. |
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OpenAI
AI models / API
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$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. |
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HubSpot
Marketing
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Varies |
Offers up to 90% off on marketing, sales, and CRM software for startups. |
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Cohere
AI models / API
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Varies |
Offers discounted enterprise AI pricing (up to 25% off) and grant access through Cohere Labs for early-stage startups. |
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NVIDIA Inception
AI Program
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Varies |
Free program for AI and data-science startups — discounts on NVIDIA hardware/software, technical training, and go-to-market support. |
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Provides up to $200,000 in credits for cloud services and infrastructure.
Offers tiered startup credits from $5,000 to $250,000 based on funding stage.
Offers up to $150,000 in Azure credits for cloud services and development tools.
Provides up to $120,000 cloud credits for cloud services and AI.
Offers up to $100,000 in AWS credits for cloud infrastructure, AI model credits via Bedrock, and up to $1M for select accelerator cohorts.
Join 3,000+ founders getting monthly credit alerts. No spam.
Provides up to $5,000 in infrastructure credits for their cloud platform.
Offers $25,000 to $100,000+ in Claude API credits for startups depending on stage.
Up to $100,000 in Oracle Cloud credits with $500 free to start and 70% discount.
$2,500 in Stripe product credits plus over $50,000 in partner discounts from AWS, Mercury, Carta, and more.
Provides up to $50,000 in credits for data and AI workloads.
Provides approximately €30,000 in credits for La Plateforme plus cohort mentorship through their 6-month startup program.
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.
Up to $5,000 in OpenAI API credits — including the GPT-4o and ChatGPT API models — for venture-backed startups through OpenAI for Startups.
Offers up to 90% off on marketing, sales, and CRM software for startups.
Offers discounted enterprise AI pricing (up to 25% off) and grant access through Cohere Labs for early-stage startups.
Free program for AI and data-science startups — discounts on NVIDIA hardware/software, technical training, and go-to-market support.
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