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VendorOfferCategoryTypeEligibilityLast verified
ApifyStartup discount on Scale plan for 6 monthsAgents & automationstartup programStartups that raised <USD 5M where Apify data is core
DaytonaUp to $100k in Daytona creditsAgents & automationstartup programStartups
E2BOne-time $20,000 in E2B credits + Pro tierAgents & automationstartup programStartups raised <$5M, <3 years old, first-time E2B users
ExaUp to $1000 worth of free credits (startup/education grants)Agents & automationstartup programStartups and education projects
Tavily100k free API credits + supportAgents & automationstartup programStartups
AWSUp to $200,000 in AWS Activate Credits (additional credits for AI startups)Cloud & GPUstartup programPre-Series B, founded in last 10 years, AWS account on Paid Tier plan
AWSUp to $5,000 USD in Activate Credits (start with $1,000)Cloud & GPUstartup programSelf-funded startups
BasetenUp to $25,000 credits (Dedicated Inference/Training) + up to $2,500 Model APIsCloud & GPUstartup programEligible startups
CloudflareUp to $350k in credits (tiers $10k / $100k / $350k; Workers AI up to $50,000)Cloud & GPUstartup programEarly-stage companies; Tier 3 needs no minimum funding
DigitalOcean12 months of DigitalOcean credits (amount varies) + 15 months free Standard supportCloud & GPUstartup programStartups (DigitalOcean Hatch)
Google CloudUp to $350,000 in Cloud credits over two yearsCloud & GPUstartup programStartups; tiers by stage (see page)
Google CloudUp to $350,000 Google Cloud credits over 2 years (AI-first: 100% up to $250,000 in Year 1)Cloud & GPUstartup programAI startups using Gemini; Pre-Seed/Seed within 5 yrs or Series A within 12 months; founded within 5 years; not >$5,000 GCP credits before
MicrosoftUp to $150,000 in creditsCloud & GPUstartup programStartups (Microsoft for Startups)
ModalStartup credits for VC-backed startups (tiered; see page)Cloud & GPUstartup programRaised VC from Modal partner network or >$1m from any fund
NVIDIAFree cloud credits from NVIDIA and partners + partner offers (amount not stated)Cloud & GPUstartup programAI startups
OVHcloud€10,000 free cloud credits (Start) up to €100,000 (Scale)Cloud & GPUstartup programStartups / scaleups
RunPod$1,000 in free credits (Starter Tier)Cloud & GPUstartup programEarlier-stage startups with real AI workloads
RunPod$25,000 bonus credits when committing $50,000 ($75K total)Cloud & GPUstartup programVC-backed startups with production workloads
ScalewayUp to €36,000 cost-coverage for cloud servicesCloud & GPUstartup programStartups from pre-seed to Series A (tiered)
MongoDBAtlas credits + Voyage AI tokens (tiered: Inspire/Grow/Innovate/Scale)Databases & backendstartup programBootstrapped through VC-backed startups
Neon / DatabricksUp to $200K in credits for Neon and Databricks (self-funded: up to $1,000 Neon credits)Databases & backendstartup programSelf-funded (<$1M) or VC-backed (≥$1M / recognized accelerator)
Algolia$10,000 in Algolia credits valid 12 monthsDeveloper toolsstartup program<3 years old and <$5M raised
Auth0One year of Auth0 freeDeveloper toolsstartup programEligible startups
ClerkStartup discount (amount on application)Developer toolsstartup programUp to 1 year after launch, up to $5M venture funding
Retool100% off for one year, value up to $60KDeveloper toolsstartup programEligible startups
VercelUp to $30,000 in Flexible Commitment Amount + Enterprise-tier accessDeveloper toolsstartup programEligible startups
Anthropic (Claude)Discounts and credits worth up to $45,000 from partner companies (+ Claude API credit for members)LLM APIsstartup programEarly-stage founders accepted to Claude Startups
Fireworks AIFireworks for Startups program credits (amount not stated publicly)LLM APIsstartup programPrivate for-profit, founded within 5 years, VC-backed >$500k, not Series D+
OpenAIAPI credits + dedicated support through eligible VC partners (amount not stated)LLM APIsstartup programStartups backed by eligible OpenAI VC partners
Together AIUp to $50K in free platform credits ($15K <$5M raised; $30K $5–10M; $50K >$10M)LLM APIsstartup programSelected AI startups, funding-gated tiers
AmplitudeGrowth plan free for one year ($60,000 value), year two 40% offObservability & analyticsstartup program<20 employees, <$10M raised
BraintrustPro plan free for 6–12 monthsObservability & analyticsstartup programQualifying startups
DatadogA year of Datadog, up to $100k in creditsObservability & analyticsstartup programEarly-stage companies
LangChain (LangSmith)$10K in LangSmith credits available for 1 yearObservability & analyticsstartup programEarly-stage startups backed by LangChain premier VC partners
Langfuse50% off entire Langfuse bill for 12 monthsObservability & analyticsstartup programEarly-stage, bootstrapped or <$5M raised
MixpanelFree first year, worth $145,000 (1B events, 1M session replays)Observability & analyticsstartup programEligible startups
PostHog$50,000 in PostHog credits for 12 months + $12,000 partner benefitsObservability & analyticsstartup programEarly-stage teams
Intercom93% off year one, 50% year two, 25% year three; 300 free Fin outcomes/monthProductivitystartup programEarly-stage startups
NotionUp to 6 months free Business plan with Notion AI (save $12,000)Productivitystartup programEligible startups
PineconeFree Standard Tier + Pro Support, plus usage credits and discountsVector databasesstartup program<100 employees, Series A or earlier
QdrantCloud discount valid 12 monthsVector databasesstartup programPre-seed/Seed/Series A, <5 years old, <$5M funding
AssemblyAI12 months of recurring free credits + discounted startup pricingVoice & audiostartup programStartups building with voice/audio, launching within 6 months
Cartesia12 months on Scale: 8M Sonic/Ink credits/month + $299/month Managed Agents creditsVoice & audiostartup programAccepted startups
DeepgramUp to $100,000 in credits over 12 monthsVoice & audiostartup programAI builders / early-stage startups in or near production
ElevenLabs12 months free access: 33,000,000 characters (>$5,500 value)Voice & audiostartup programStartups building with ElevenLabs
Gladia$3,000 in credits for 12 months + a dedicated Field Developer Engineer ($3,500 if referred by a Gladia VC Partner)Voice & audiostartup programEarly-stage startups: fewer than 10 people, under 2 years since incorporation, voice AI at the core of the product, monetised or clear path to it; no minimum funding; agencies/consultancies not eligible