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.
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.
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.
Listed benefitUp to $350,000 in Cloudflare credits for one year
For first-time applicants founded within ten years, building a technology product with a public website, business email and social presence. Funding is limited to Series B; the page also specifies recent-funding criteria. Credits expire after one year or exhaustion.
Current tiers are $10,000, $100,000 and $350,000. Partner-backed funding determines the higher tiers. R2 and Workers AI have separate caps; registrar purchases and AI Gateway are excluded.
Listed benefitUp to $30,000 in Flexible Commitment Amount
Apply through the startup team's official form. Award size, qualification and term depend on Vercel review; the public page does not publish universal thresholds.
Vercel's program offers up to $30,000 in Flexible Commitment Amount with Enterprise-tier access and startup support.
Early-stage startups affiliated with an Aiven partner accelerator; incubator; or VC
Aiven Cluster gives qualifying early-stage startups up to $10000 in cloud data infrastructure credits — managed open-source services for Postgres; Kafka; Redis; OpenSearch; Cassandra; and more with no DevOps overhead.
Early-stage startup; direct apply at quicknode.com/startup; benefits vary by qualification status
As the leading end-to-end web3 developer platform, QuickNode is transforming blockchain infrastructure and tooling by simplifying development and providing high-performance access to every major chain and network.
Listed benefitScale: up to $200,000; AI-first: up to $350,000 over two years
Scale requires eligible institutional/Web3 funding from pre-seed through Series A, incorporation within five years, and no more than $5,000 in previous credits. Start requires an eligible pre-funded product company founded within 24 months and no credits beyond the free trial.
Standard Scale covers year-one usage up to $100,000 and 20% of year-two spend up to another $100,000. AI-first awards raise year-one coverage to $250,000. The separate pre-funded Start tier offers $2,000 for twelve months. Third-party models are excluded.
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.
Jamstack or web-focused startup; apply at netlify.com/jamstack-fund; selective advisory + funding program
The Netlify Jamstack Innovation Fund provides early-stage startups building on Jamstack architecture with funding; advisory services; and ecosystem support - helping companies fuel the next generation of the composable web.
Early-stage startups globally; assessed by stage and use case
Alibaba Cloud gives qualifying early-stage startups up to $50000 in cloud credits; technical support; co-marketing opportunities; and access to Alibaba global investor and partner networks.
Pulumi for Startups gives qualifying early-stage companies a significant discount on the Pulumi Cloud platform — the leading Infrastructure as Code tool letting teams provision cloud infrastructure using real programming languages.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) · verified · Checked Oct 2, 2026
Listed benefitFounders up to $5,000; Portfolio up to $200,000 in AWS credits
Requires a startup website/profile, incorporation within ten years, a paid-tier AWS account and eligibility based on prior awards. Portfolio applicants must be pre-Series B and provide an Activate Provider Org ID.
Self-funded founders start with $1,000 and selected participants may receive up to $5,000. The Portfolio tier offers up to $200,000. Invitation-only AI awards are separate.
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.
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.
Mercury customers; All company information submitted to AWS—including the business name and associated email—must match the information on the Mercury account. If it does not, we will reject the application. If you have already redeemed $5k or more of AWS credits with another 3rd party company, you will be rejected for our $5k credits by AWS. If you have redeemed AWS credits that are less than $5k and you are approved for Mercury's AWS credit, you will only get access to the difference between your past credits to the $5k total. Credits are not added on.
Mercury members are eligible for up to $5,000 AWS Activate credits.
Listed benefitUp to €36,000 in cloud credits, depending on program
Company younger than five years, fewer than fifty employees and not already a Scaleway client. Later tiers have usage thresholds and review; Early Stage cannot transition to Growth.
Founders offers a one-time €1,000 voucher for twelve months. Early Stage offers €1,500 monthly for six months; Growth offers €3,000 monthly for twelve months. These are separate tiers, not stackable totals.
Microsoft for Startups · verified · Checked Oct 17, 2026
Listed benefit$5k credits + more
Mercury customers; Your Startup has not already received more than a total of $10,000 in free Azure. Your headquarters must reside in the countries covered by our Azure global infrastructure. Your startup has not gone through a Series D or later funding round. Your startup must be privately held. Your startup must be a for-profit business. Your startup is not an educational institution, government entity, personal blog, dev shop, consultancy, agency, bitcoin or cryptomining company.
Incorporated startups new to Azure can get up to $5k in free Azure credits and access to the latest AI models and template repositories to start building their AI solutions. If you are venture backed, you may qualify for more benefits. Please contact your investor to learn more.
