Listed benefitStandard Twilio trial; no additional startup credits
New accounts qualifying for the normal Twilio trial. Paid messaging, voice and other usage follow product pricing; startup status does not add a separate credit award.
Twilio states that it currently does not offer additional credits through its startup program. A normal product trial remains available under trial-account restrictions. Previous startup-credit amounts should not be used to budget production usage.
Earlier-stage startups with working AI products and near-term GPU needs, typically pre-Series A. Venture backing is strongly preferred and acceptance is selective. Primarily for new customers; existing customers are reviewed case by case.
Get $1,000 in free credits for Pods, Serverless, Clusters, public endpoints, or storage, with full platform access and self-serve onboarding.
Venture-backed AI startups with production workloads and immediate GPU needs, typically Seed to Series B+. Best fit: teams spending or ready to spend $5,000–$25,000+ per month on GPU infrastructure. RunPod approval is required.
Commit $50,000 upfront and receive a one-time $25,000 credit bonus, for $75,000 total credits under a 12-month agreement. Includes a dedicated onboarding call.
Listed benefitBusiness with Notion AI free for one, three or six months
Non-paying customers. Six months requires fewer than 100 employees and selected partner affiliation. Three months requires fewer than 100 employees, a valid business site and company-domain email. A one-month tier covers the stated cases of fewer than ten employees or incomplete business information.
The current offer includes Notion AI on the Business plan. Six months is the partner tier; eligible unaffiliated companies can receive three months, with a one-month tier for smaller or incomplete-information applications.
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.
Listed benefitAtlas credits and Voyage AI tokens; allocation varies
Founded less than seven years ago, Series A or earlier, building a single scalable software product. Agencies and consultants are excluded. Existing Atlas users and bootstrapped teams can apply; prior program participants cannot.
Accepted startups receive an Atlas and Voyage AI package rather than a universally published fixed award. A redemption code must be activated within twelve months; service credits then expire twelve months after activation. No cash redemption.
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.
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.
Early-stage startup building with AI video or generative media; apply at runwayml.com/product/builders; selective program
Runway Builders gives Seed to Series C startups free API credits; higher rate limits; and early access to Runway Characters — the real-time conversational avatar API powered by Runway's General World Model.
Rise gives qualifying early-stage startups a free Rise plan for up to 2 years — the modern employee training and onboarding platform for fast-growing companies to build and deliver courses without a dedicated L&D team.
Direct apply at devrev.ai/startups; free access to platform
DevRev for Startups gives early-stage companies free access to the DevRev platform — the AI-native product and engineering platform that unifies customer support; product roadmap; and developer workflow in one place.
Early-stage startups; new customers only; testimonial required
Teamwork for Startups gives qualifying early-stage companies all Teamwork products free for one year — project management; helpdesk; docs; and CRM for client-facing teams.
Pipefy for Startups gives qualifying early-stage companies free access to the Pipefy no-code workflow automation platform — connecting HR; finance; customer service; and operations without code.
Pre-seed through Series A; founded within five years; a company website, company email and Vonage API account; not an existing managed customer. Venture funding is not required.
The Vonage startup program offers eligible early-stage companies up to $75,000 in API credits, technical workshops and individual support. Awards depend on acceptance and onboarding.
Bootstrapped startup; under $2M raised; new customer; direct apply at customer.io/solutions/startups
Customer.io Bootstrapped Startup Program gives qualifying bootstrapped companies 12 months free — the marketing automation platform for behavioural email; push; in-app; and SMS campaigns.
Under 5 years old; raised less than $10M; team of 2+; business domain email; new Coda customers
Coda for Startups gives qualifying early-stage companies 6 months free on the Coda Team plan — the all-in-one doc platform combining documents; spreadsheets; databases; and apps with unlimited AI.
Direct apply at ashbyhq.com/startups; no partner required
Ashby for Startups gives qualifying early-stage companies 20% off the Ashby all-in-one recruiting platform — combining ATS; CRM; sourcing; scheduling; and analytics in one tool trusted by fast-growing companies like Deel; Ramp; and Quora.
Listed benefitFree Inception membership and selected partner benefits
Incorporated technology company less than ten years old, a working website and at least one developer. Venture funding is not required; NVIDIA reviews the application.
NVIDIA Inception has no application fee or equity requirement. Members can access training, technical resources, preferred hardware pricing and selected partner benefits. Cloud credits depend on the partner; there is no guaranteed universal credit balance.
Early-stage startup; new Wiz customer; startup-friendly pricing via Wiz Go bundle; direct apply
Wiz Go gives qualifying startups 50% off the Wiz cloud security bundle — covering cloud; code; runtime; and AI environments with full visibility and protection built for fast-moving teams.
Descope Hello World Startup Plan gives qualifying early-stage companies 12 months free on the Descope Pro tier — a complete no-code authentication and user management platform with passwordless auth; SSO; MFA; and B2B multi-tenancy.
Early-stage startups (bootstrapped to Series A); new customers only
Beefree SDK for Startups gives qualifying early-stage companies 90% off the Core or Superpowers plan for 12 months — the no-code white-label email and page builder SDK for embedding visual content creation inside your own application.
Available to qualifying early-stage startups — fintech; crypto; and marketplace focus
Persona for Startups gives qualifying early-stage companies 500 free KYC and AML identity verifications per month for one year — the flexible identity platform for building onboarding flows; fraud prevention; and compliance workflows.
Available to new Expensify customers; early-stage startups
Expensify for Startups gives new qualifying early-stage companies their first 3 months of Expensify free — the expense management and corporate card platform for automating receipts; reimbursements; and financial workflows.