# Anthropic (Claude): Up to $100K in additional API credits, claimed through your VC

- Status: live
- Category: LLM APIs
- Offer type: accelerator perk
- Credit value: Up to $100K in additional API credits, claimed through your VC
- Eligibility: Startups backed by a VC in Anthropic's partner network
- How to claim: Ask your VC to claim credits on your behalf
- Claim URL: https://claude.com/programs/startups
- Source URL: https://claude.com/programs/startups
- Last verified: 2026-10-19T06:09:26-04:00 (Oct 19, 2026, 6:09 AM ET), HTTP 200

> Source quote (verbatim from the source page):
> "You may be eligible to receive up to $100K in additional API credits, claimed through your VC"

Page: https://perq.sh/offers/claude-startups-vc-credits