The Startup Index

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

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

The most well-known startup accelerator — $500K for 7% (standard deal) plus 12 weeks of intensive support and Demo Day.

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.

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

UC Berkeley's global startup accelerator — $200K investment plus a six-month program with Berkeley faculty and mentors.

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

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

Seed-stage accelerator and global investment fund — has invested in 5,000+ companies across 80+ countries.

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.

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

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

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.

Up to $10,000 in platform credits for startups, plus $40,000 in non-dilutive funding through the Accelerator program.

Provides approximately €30,000 in credits for La Plateforme plus cohort mentorship through their 6-month startup program.

Offers services valued at $25,000 for CRM and cloud services.

Grants Business plan free for up to 6 months (saving up to $12,000) including Notion AI for new startup teams.

Grants 6 months of Enterprise Pro (up to 50 seats) plus $5,000 in API credits for AI-powered search integration.

Up to $5,000 in OpenAI API credits — including the GPT-4o and ChatGPT API models — for venture-backed startups through OpenAI for Startups.

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.

33 million characters of audio generation (680+ hours) over 12 months for startups with fewer than 25 employees.

Incorporate a US C-Corp from anywhere in the world. $500 flat fee covers incorporation, EIN, founder agreements, and Stripe product credits.

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

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.

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

Offers expanded Atlas credits, Voyage AI tokens, and go-to-market support for startups building on MongoDB.

Grants free usage credits plus 6-month accelerator with GTM support for startups building on the Snowflake data cloud.

Provides startup credits for serverless hosting and deployment, with multi-vendor credit pools through their AI Accelerator.

Free startup banking built for founders — no monthly fees, FDIC-insured deposits, and integrated treasury for idle cash.

Corporate cards and finance stack built for startups — no personal guarantee, rewards on startup-relevant spend.

Startup-friendly legal paperwork — incorporation, fundraising docs, and equity grants done online with founder-friendly defaults.

Modern payroll, benefits, and HR for early-stage teams — automatic tax filings and contractor payments included.

Pre-seed / day-zero investor for first-time founders — find a co-founder and build a company from scratch in one of 30+ global locations.

Talent investor that funds individuals before they have a company. Pairs founders, gives a stipend, and invests at pre-seed.

Free program for AI and data-science startups — discounts on NVIDIA hardware/software, technical training, and go-to-market support.

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.

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.

Google's philanthropic arm — funds nonprofits and social-impact startups working on global challenges (AI for good, education, equity).