Every entry lists the benefit, eligibility, application route, and source.
Deepgram · verified · Checked Oct 11, 2026
New customers; under $10M raised; actively building; live website required
Deepgram for Startups gives qualifying early-stage companies up to $100000 in free API credits — the leading speech-to-text and audio intelligence platform for building voice AI products; transcription; and conversation analytics.
Paystack · verified · Checked Oct 17, 2026
Direct apply at paystack.com/startups; no partner required
Paystack for Startups gives qualifying African early-stage companies $25000 in payment processing credits — the leading payments platform for businesses in Africa with card; bank transfer; USSD; and mobile money support.
incident.io · verified · Checked Oct 11, 2026
Direct apply at incident.io/industry/startups; no partner required
incident.io for Startups gives qualifying early-stage companies free access to incident.io — the modern incident management platform for on-call; runbooks; status pages; and post-mortems built for engineering teams.
Sprinto · discovery · Checked Sep 2, 2026
Early-stage cloud-native startups; new Sprinto customers
Sprinto for Startups gives qualifying early-stage companies $5000 in free credits on the Sprinto compliance automation platform — helping startups achieve SOC 2; ISO 27001; and HIPAA compliance without the manual work so they can close enterprise deals faster.
Airbyte · discovery · Checked Sep 2, 2026
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.
Appwrite · verified · Checked Oct 11, 2026
Early-stage startups building with Appwrite; new customers only
Appwrite for Startups gives qualifying early-stage companies $20000 in Appwrite Cloud credits — the open-source backend platform providing authentication; databases; storage; functions; and messaging in one unified API.
AssemblyAI · verified · Checked Oct 11, 2026
Early-stage startups building voice; audio; or speech AI products
AssemblyAI for Startups gives qualifying early-stage companies up to $150000 in Speech AI API credits — the leading AI speech recognition platform for transcription; speaker diarisation; sentiment analysis; and audio intelligence.
Pulumi · discovery · Checked Sep 2, 2026
Early-stage startups; new Pulumi Cloud customers
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.
Redis · discovery · Checked Sep 2, 2026
Venture-backed pre-seed or seed stage startups; new Redis Cloud customers
Redis for Startups gives qualifying venture-backed pre-seed and seed companies $10000 in Redis credits; 12 months free Redis Cloud; early access to new features; dedicated technical support; and go-to-market opportunities.
HeyGen · verified · Checked Oct 17, 2026
Direct apply at www.heygen.com/founders-program; no partner required
HeyGen for Startups gives qualifying pre-Series B companies up to 90% off the HeyGen AI video generation platform — enterprise-grade AI avatars; voice cloning; multilingual video; and API access for creating professional video content at scale.
Temporal · verified · Checked Oct 20, 2026
Direct apply at temporal.io/startup; no partner required
Temporal for Startups gives qualifying early-stage companies $6000 in Temporal Cloud credits; onboarding support; and dedicated technical help — the durable workflow execution platform for building reliable distributed systems and AI agents.
Cerebras · verified · Checked Oct 11, 2026
Direct apply at cerebras.ai/startups; no partner required
Cerebras for Startups gives qualifying AI-focused early-stage companies up to $22500 in Cerebras compute credits; priority access to new AI models; and technical and marketing support — the fastest AI inference platform powered by the Wafer Scale Engine.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) · verified · Checked Oct 2, 2026
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.
Databricks · verified · Checked Oct 11, 2026
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.
Zendesk · verified · Checked Oct 11, 2026
New Zendesk customers with external funding from angel through Series B, founded less than ten years ago. The direct route allows up to fifty employees; approved partner routes can allow up to 250.
The direct startup route includes six months of Zendesk Suite Professional and Copilot for up to fifty agents. Selected investor or accelerator partners can unlock a one- or two-year term with different company-size limits. The longer partner term is not the standard direct offer.
Render · verified · Checked Oct 16, 2026
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.
Roboflow · verified · Checked Oct 11, 2026
Early-stage startups not backed by YC or Tier 1 VC; new Roboflow customers
Roboflow for Startups gives qualifying early-stage companies free access to the Roboflow computer vision platform - the end-to-end tool for building; training; and deploying vision AI models with no infrastructure overhead.
Salesforce · verified · Checked Sep 6, 2026
The application currently accepts companies in the US, Canada and EMEA with verifiable external funding, including venture capital/debt, startup grants or angel funding. Acceptance is reviewed.
The current Salesforce Launchpad offers approved startups free/discounted solutions, go-to-market guidance and community support. No universal dollar amount or discount percentage is published on the reviewed program page.
Claude · verified · Checked Oct 11, 2026
Community access is open more broadly. Credits require institutional equity funding, a company founded within four years, no previous Anthropic startup credits, and a Claude Console account with business email.
Claude for Startups offers approved companies first-party API credits and increased rate limits. No current fixed dollar range is published. Credits cannot be spent on Bedrock or Vertex AI.
Databricks · verified · Checked Oct 11, 2026
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.
Render · verified · Checked Oct 16, 2026
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.
GitHub · verified · Checked Oct 17, 2026
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.
Attio · verified · Checked Oct 11, 2026
Venture-backed or affiliated with an Attio startup partner; $5M+ raised; pre-Series B; apply within first 90 days of workspace creation
Attio for Startups gives qualifying early-stage companies up to 80% off the Attio Pro plan — the next-generation CRM built for ambitious startups with real-time collaboration; advanced data enrichment; and powerful automation.
Roboflow · verified · Checked Oct 11, 2026
YC companies or startups backed by a Tier 1 VC; new Roboflow customers
Roboflow for Startups gives qualifying early-stage companies free access to the Roboflow computer vision platform - the end-to-end tool for building; training; and deploying vision AI models with no infrastructure overhead.