Listed benefitFree usage on an eligible startup's first Snowflake contract
Subject to Snowflake startup review and the first-contract award terms. Register interest through the official program page.
The Startup Package provides reviewed startups free initial usage. The current page does not specify a universal dollar allocation; investment competitions are separate and are not credits.
Early-stage startup building on Apache Kafka or Flink; affiliated with an approved Confluent VC/accelerator partner
Confluent for Startups gives qualifying early-stage companies up to $20000 in Confluent Cloud credits and one year of technical support — the fully managed Apache Kafka service for real-time data streaming at scale.
Listed benefitCurrent startup resources; no verified Segment award
No current universal Segment startup-credit or two-year free-plan entitlement was confirmed by this official route.
Segment’s former startup URL now leads to Twilio’s startup resources. That page says Twilio currently provides no additional startup credits and does not confirm the earlier two-year Segment Team-plan offer. Check Segment’s current pricing directly.
Early-stage startups at any stage; additional credits available for YC companies
Airbyte for Startups gives qualifying early-stage companies up to $75000 in Airbyte Cloud credits — the open-source data integration platform for building ELT pipelines between 300+ sources and any destination.
Listed benefitUp to $200,000 combined Databricks and Neon credits
Higher-credit route: at least $1M in venture funding or a recognized accelerator. Self-funded teams with less than $1M raised can apply for Neon’s smaller up-to-$1,000 route. Existing customers may apply, subject to program review.
The current joint startup program provides eligible teams with a shared credit package across Databricks and Neon for twelve months. The $200,000 maximum is a combined allowance, not two independent awards. Technical help and ecosystem introductions are separate program benefits.
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.
Under 20 employees; under $5M raised; new or free-tier MotherDuck customers
MotherDuck for Startups gives qualifying early-stage companies $10000 in free credits and 50% off the annual Business plan — the serverless cloud analytics platform built on DuckDB for fast; affordable data analysis.
Growth-stage startups beyond startup tier; continued discount on annual Business plan
MotherDuck for Startups gives qualifying early-stage companies $10000 in free credits and 50% off the annual Business plan — the serverless cloud analytics platform built on DuckDB for fast; affordable data analysis.