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Cloudflare: Up to $350,000 in Cloudflare credits for one year

Cloudflare · verified · Checked Oct 11, 2026

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.

Clerk: Discounted Clerk Pro features

Clerk · verified · Checked Oct 11, 2026

Listed benefitDiscounted Clerk Pro features

Apply within one year after launch, with no more than $5M in venture funding. A Clerk account/application is required. The discount begins on approval.

Approved startups can access Pro features at a discount. The public startup page does not state a fixed discount rate, credit amount or duration.

GitHub: $10,000 in GitHub platform credits for up to 12 months

GitHub · verified · Checked Oct 17, 2026

Listed benefit$10,000 in GitHub platform credits for up to 12 months

Requires an approved startup partner, external funding through Series B or earlier, no Enterprise plan within six months and no previous GitHub startup credits/licenses. Standard Enterprise Cloud accounts only; a valid payment method is required.

Credits cover eligible GitHub Enterprise licenses and add-ons including Copilot, Advanced Security and metered products. The previous startup offer is discontinued; remaining paid services bill normally after expiry or exhaustion.

$5k credits with AWS through Mercury Perks

AWS · verified · Checked Oct 11, 2026

Listed benefit$5k credits

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 benefit1 year of Lovable Pro Lite plus 300 one-time credits

Paying LinkedIn Premium members, excluding Premium Company Page subscribers; first-time partner users on a new or free Lovable workspace; regional availability applies. Premium Perks cannot be redeemed on iOS.

AI-assisted software creation for building apps, tools, and websites from natural-language instructions, including a one-time credit grant.

Listed benefitUp to one year of Professional with no seat fees and 30% off usage

Series A or earlier, fewer than 20 employees, less than three years old and less than $3M raised. Requires a working site/MVP, a verifiable company profile, and at least Starter with a card on file.

The program waives Professional seat fees for up to one year and discounts usage-based fees by 30%, subject to the published $30,000 usage-fee limit.

Listed benefitFree Business access through an approved Linear partner

Non-paying Linear customer with fewer than fifty employees and affiliation with an official program partner. A signed-in workspace administrator must redeem the offer.

Affiliated startups receive Business-plan access through their partner's redemption link. The public page does not state a universal six-month duration. After the free period, the workspace returns to Free unless upgraded.

Mux: $500 in Mux credits; higher awards may be available

Mux · verified · Checked Oct 17, 2026

Listed benefit$500 in Mux credits; higher awards may be available

Startup must be a new Mux customer and a first-time recipient of Mux credits. Submit the official application.

Startup credits apply for one year after activation. Investor relationships may qualify applicants for a larger award, which is not guaranteed on the public page.

PostHog: $50,000 in PostHog credits for 12 months

PostHog · verified · Checked Oct 17, 2026

Listed benefit$50,000 in PostHog credits for 12 months

Company younger than two years with less than $5M raised; PostHog account created on or after January 1, 2023 using company-domain email. Personal email applications are not accepted.

Credits cover eligible platform usage. PostHog Desktop, Slack app, Replay Vision, PostHog AI and Inbox are excluded. Partner offers are separate and are not added to the PostHog credit amount.

Datadog: Up to $100,000 in Datadog credits for one year

Datadog · verified · Checked Oct 17, 2026

Listed benefitUp to $100,000 in Datadog credits for one year

Series A or earlier, never previously a Datadog customer or startup-credit recipient, and referred by a listed Datadog startup partner. An investor introduction is required; a general direct application is not sufficient.

Eligible applicants can receive one year of platform credits and onboarding support. Activation must be confirmed within thirty days of the acceptance email. Credits and normal billing limits should be monitored as the balance runs out.

$10,000 in GitHub credits with GitHub through Mercury Perks

GitHub · verified · Checked Oct 17, 2026

Listed benefit$10,000 in GitHub credits

Mercury customers; This perk is for funded startups only. You must have raised outside equity funding (up to Series B) from investors. Companies that are bootstrapped, self-funded, grant-funded, etc are not eligible. New to GitHub Enterprise (or have not been on a GitHub Enterprise plan within the past six months) Have not previously received GitHub for Startups credits or GitHub Enterprise licenses A valid payment method must be on file to activate the credits

Eligible VC-funded companies can access $10,000 in GitHub credits through the GitHub for Startups program to help build, ship, and scale software on GitHub’s . These credits can be used flexibly across the entire GitHub product suite, including GitHub Enterprise licenses and add-ons such as GitHub Copilot (including premium models and agentic workflows), Advanced Security, Codespaces, larger runners, and more - giving startups the freedom to use the tools that best support their development workflow.

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