Listed benefitAlchemy credits plus $5,000 in AWS credits
Onchain builders may apply, including self-funded teams. Existing partner-affiliated customers can request a review. Alchemy approves each application.
Approved onchain teams receive Alchemy usage credits, engineering assistance and a separate $5,000 AWS benefit. The page does not publish a fixed Alchemy credit amount.
The offer is designed for early-stage startups building on CircleCI for the first time. You’re eligible if you meet all of the following: New to CircleCI, or on Free plan Pre-Seed through Series A Founded within the last 5 years Part of a recognized accelerator or VC. If none, proof of funding for a minimum of $500K USD raised
CircleCI offers up to $20,000 in free compute credits — for the only CI/CD platform capable of scaling with fast-growing AI and software startups.
Early-stage startup; new Replit Teams customer; direct apply at replit.com/startups; credit amount varies by stage and investor affiliation
Replit for Startups gives qualifying early-stage companies up to $25,000 in credits to build and deploy software with Replit's AI Agent and cloud development platform — covering collaborative coding, hosting, databases, and deployments without spending a second on setup.
Listed benefitZoom Workplace Business Plus free for one year, up to 25 seats
Generally pre-seed through Series A, fewer than fifty employees, affiliated with selected startup partners and not an existing paid Zoom customer.
Selected startups can receive one year of Zoom Workplace Business Plus for up to twenty-five seats. Places are limited and Zoom reviews each application. The public page does not establish a cash credit or automatic award. Confirm renewal and usage terms with Zoom.
AI-native startup; selective cohort application; no partner required but competitive; apply at vercel.com/ai-accelerator; teams building AI-powered web applications on Vercel
The Vercel AI Accelerator is a selective cohort program for AI startups, providing $216,000 in Vercel hosting credits plus access to $8M+ in AI partner credits.
Early-stage startups; under $5M raised; under 3 years old; new Zoho customers
Zoho for Startups gives qualifying early-stage companies up to A$6,000 in Zoho Wallet Credits — usable across Zoho's suite of 55+ integrated business apps including CRM, email, accounting, HR, and project management.
Listed benefitStartup credits from $500; selected AI teams up to $100,000
Founder tier: under four years old, under $50M raised and at least $25,000 seed funding. Partner tiers have separate investor requirements; the AI tier requires at least $2.5M from a qualifying VC. Apply for the tier your company meets.
Render publishes several one-year tiers: Founder $500, partner Build $2,500 or $5,000, Scale $10,000 or $25,000, and AI up to $100,000. The high tiers require qualifying investor relationships and funding; they are not the standard self-service allowance. Excess usage is billed normally.
Growth-stage startups; $5M+ raised; under 5 years old; higher Zoho product credit allocation
Zoho for Startups gives qualifying early-stage companies up to A$6,000 in Zoho Wallet Credits — usable across Zoho's suite of 55+ integrated business apps including CRM, email, accounting, HR, and project management.
Mercury customers; Eligible for startups that have raised a seed or under 30 employees. First time paying or coupon using customers. Use your work email.
Direct apply at cartesia.ai/startups; no partner required
Cartesia Startup Grants give qualifying founders free access to the Cartesia voice AI platform — build category-defining voice experiences with the world's fastest real-time voice AI at 90ms latency.
Direct apply at startups.infobip.com; no partner required
Infobip Startup Tribe gives qualifying early-stage companies up to $60000 in Infobip product credits — the global cloud communications platform for SMS; voice; email; WhatsApp; and omnichannel customer engagement at scale.
Direct apply at openrouter.ai/startup-program; no partner required
OpenRouter for Startups gives qualifying early-stage companies $5000 in universal inference credits — usable across 300+ frontier and open-source AI models with 0% processing fees; through a single unified API.
Direct apply at ansys.com/experiences/startup-program
The Ansys Startup Program gives qualifying early-stage hardware and engineering startups heavily discounted access to the full Ansys multiphysics simulation software portfolio — replacing costly physical prototype testing with virtual simulation.
Listed benefitGrowth plan free for one year, up to fifty seats
No more than twenty employees, under $5M total funding and affiliation with an official Sanity investor, incubator or startup-community partner.
Accepted startups receive a year of Sanity Growth for up to fifty members. The published post-program price is $15 per seat per month; check usage charges and future pricing before renewal.
Direct apply at groq.com/groq-for-startups; no partner required
Groq for Startups gives qualifying early-stage AI companies $10000 in free inference compute credits — the world's fastest AI inference platform powered by the Language Processing Unit (LPU) delivering up to 2000 tokens per second.
Listed benefitPrevious program tier; replaced by the current official offer
No current entitlement is established for this historical tier.
This older direct program tier is retained for existing links. Use the current reviewed official program on this product page; its eligibility and allocation replace this older listing.
Direct apply at kinde.com/startups; no partner required
Kinde for Startups gives qualifying early-stage companies $5000 in Kinde credits — the modern authentication and user management platform providing passwordless login; MFA; SSO; and multi-tenancy with clean APIs and fast integration.
Listed benefit12 months of DigitalOcean credits; amount varies
Funding must not exceed $10M. Requires a company site, matching business email and DigitalOcean team account with valid card. Service agencies and consultancies are excluded; AI-native startups are prioritized.
The current DigitalOcean Startups program offers twelve months of cloud credits and fifteen months of Standard support. GPU credit packages are available to selected applicants.
Direct apply at gitpod.io/startups; 2 years free cloud dev environments
Gitpod for Startups gives qualifying early-stage companies 2 years free access to Gitpod — the cloud development environment platform that provides instant; ephemeral developer workspaces in the browser without local setup.
Direct apply at bitrise.io/solutions/startup; mobile CI/CD
Bitrise for Startups gives qualifying early-stage mobile teams 20% off their first year of Bitrise — the leading low-code CI/CD platform for mobile app development with automated testing and fast build infrastructure.
Direct apply at lilt.com/enterprise; translation credits
Lilt for Startups gives qualifying early-stage companies up to $10000 in free translation services credits — the AI-powered localisation platform combining human translators with machine translation for fast; accurate content localisation at scale.