Startup Deals & Free Credits 2026
69+ deals • $1M+ total savings • 9 categories
Cloud Infrastructure
9 dealsGoogle for Startups Cloud Program
Up to $350,000Cloud credits over 2 years
Early-stage, VC-backed or accelerator-affiliated
Cloudflare for Startups
Up to $250,000Developer Platform credits (Workers, Pages, R2, D1)
Early-stage startups
Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub
Up to $150,000Azure credits + GitHub Enterprise + Microsoft 365 + OpenAI
No VC backing required
IBM Cloud THRIVE
Up to $120,000Watson AI, Red Hat OpenShift, hybrid cloud credits
Startups in THRIVE community
AWS Activate
Up to $100,000Credits for EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, and most AWS services
Seed to Series A, via YC, Techstars, Stripe Atlas
DigitalOcean Hatch
Up to $100,000Droplets, Kubernetes, managed databases credits
Early-stage startups
OVHcloud Startup Program
Up to €100,000European cloud infra + 6 hrs engineering support
European & global startups
Render Startup Program
$10K–$25KHosting, databases, cron jobs credits
<$1M funding = $10k; $1M+ = $25k
Railway Startup Program
$5,000Full-stack app hosting credits
Early-stage startups
AI & ML Platforms
6 dealsAnthropic Startup Program
$25,000Claude API credits + priority rate limits + founder events
Via VC partner access or direct application
Cohere Startup Program
~$10,000NLP model API credits
Direct application process
Perplexity Startup Program
$5,000Search & answer engine API credits
For AI-powered research
OpenAI Startup Credits
Up to $2,500GPT-4, GPT-4o, DALL-E API credits (via Ramp)
Via Ramp partnership
ElevenLabs Grants Program
~$4,000+Voice AI — TTS, voice cloning, conversational agents
12 months Scale-tier
HuggingFace ZeroGPU
Free GPU accessInference, Spaces, and Endpoints credits
ML model hosting
Marketing & CRM
13 dealsHubSpot for Startups
Up to $30,00090% off Y1, 50% Y2, 25% Y3
Seed-stage, raised up to $2M
Intercom Early Stage
Major savings90% off Y1, 50% Y2, 25% Y3
Raised up to $10M, <15 employees
Freshworks for Startups
Up to $10,000CRM, marketing automation, customer service credits
Early-stage startups
Mixpanel Startup Program
$50,000 value1 year free Growth plan (analytics, session replay)
<5 years old, raised ≤$8M
PostHog for Startups
$50,000Analytics, session replay, feature flags, A/B testing
Early-stage startups
Segment Startup Program
$25,000Team Plan with 450+ app integrations
<2 years old, raised ≤$5M
Amplitude Startup Scholarship
1 year freeFull Growth plan for product analytics
Early-stage startups
Semrush
Up to $12514 days free on Pro and Guru plans
Via Secret platform
Hootsuite
Up to $4473 months free on Standard plan
Via Secret platform
ActiveTrail
Free6 months free (5K contacts, 50K emails)
Qualifying startups
Typeform
Major savings75% off Business plan for first year
New customer, early-stage
Unbounce
Up to $2,72520% off 3 months or 35% off 1 year
Via Secret platform
Crowdfire
Lifetime deal50% off Premium plan (lifetime)
Via Secret
Hosting & Web Dev
7 dealsVercel for Startups
Up to $30,000Frontend cloud platform credits
Early-stage startups
Webflow
Up to $500+1 year free CMS plan / 50% off annual + free template
Via Secret or Stripe Atlas
Hostinger
Up to $14410% off on all 12/24/48-month plans
Via Secret
Cloudways
Hosting discount30% off for 3 months
Via Secret
Namecheap
Domain + hosting10% off domains / 65% off shared hosting 1 year
Via Secret
bolt.new
$2401 year free on Pro plan
AI web dev, via Secret
Bubble
No-code platform$500 credits / 6 months free
Via Stripe Atlas / Secret
Developer Tools & Databases
12 dealsRetool Startup Program
Up to $60,000Internal tools, dashboards, admin panels
Early-stage
MongoDB for Startups
Up to $20,000Atlas credits + support + MongoDB University
Early-stage
Datadog for Startups
1 year freeAPM, infra monitoring, log management
Early-stage
Algolia Startup Program
$10,000Search & discovery platform credits
<3 years, raised <$5M
Couchbase Capella
$12,750DB credits + 3 consulting days + certification
Starter kit
GitHub for Startups
~$3,780GitHub Enterprise (20 seats) for 12 months
Early-stage startups
Linear for Startups
6 months freeModern issue tracking
Software teams
Cursor
3 months freeAI code editor — 3 months free, up to 50 seats
Stripe Atlas founders
PostHog
$50,000All products credits
Via Stripe Atlas
Sentry
Free + $150 creditError tracking and performance monitoring
Early-stage
Supabase
$300Open-source Firebase alternative credits
Early-stage
Notion for Startups
6 months freeAll-in-one workspace + Notion AI
<100 employees
Customer Support
4 dealsZendesk for Startups
6 months freeCustomer service + sales automation
<50 employees, up to Series B
Twilio Startups
$500 creditsVoice, video, SMS, messaging APIs
Early-stage
Crisp
30% off lifetimeLive chat + helpdesk
Via startup deals
Freshchat / Freshdesk
$250 credit eachCustomer messaging
Via Secret
Business & Finance
7 dealsStripe Atlas
$150 off + perksDelaware C-corp + $350K+ partner perks
International & domestic founders
Carta
20% off + waived implementationCap table management
Via Stripe Atlas or Brex
Brex
$1,000 bonusCorporate card + partner discounts
Startups
Mercury
$1,000 backStartup banking
Via Stripe Atlas
Ramp
$500 bonusCorporate card + expense mgmt + OpenAI perks
Via Stripe Atlas
Gusto
50% off Y1Payroll, benefits, HR
Via Stripe Atlas
Zoho One
1 year free40+ apps (CRM, email, project mgmt, finance, HR)
Startups
Collaboration & Productivity
8 dealsFigma Startup Program
$1,000 creditsCollaborative design platform
Early-stage
Miro for Startups
$1,000 creditsOnline whiteboard for brainstorming
Early-stage
Dropbox for Startups
40–90% off Y1Dropbox, DocSend, Dropbox Sign
Up to 30 employees
Atlassian for Startups
Free/discountedJira, Confluence, Trello
Early-stage
Slack
25% off Y1Team communication
Via Stripe Atlas
Google Workspace
20% off Y1Productivity suite
Via Stripe Atlas or Secret
ClickUp
30% lifetimeProject management
Via Secret
Airtable
$2,000 creditsDatabase-spreadsheet hybrid
Via Stripe Atlas or Product Hunt
Design & Content
3 dealsCanva for Teams
Free + discountsDesign platform for marketing materials
All startups
CapCut
7 days free + 25% offVideo editing
All users
Iconfinder
50% offIcon library
Via startup deals
How to Access These Deals
Direct Application (Free)
Aggregator Platforms
| Platform | Cost |
|---|---|
| Secret | €99/year |
| Stripe Atlas | $500 one-time |
| Product Hunt Founder Club | $720/year |
| Startups.com | $29/month |
| Startup.deals | $29 one-time |
Frequently Asked Questions
The highest-value deals include Google for Startups ($350K), Cloudflare for Startups ($250K), Microsoft Founders Hub ($150K Azure credits), AWS Activate ($100K), and DigitalOcean Hatch ($100K). For AI: Anthropic offers $25K in Claude API credits.
Over $1 million by stacking programs: $350K–$550K cloud (Google + AWS + Azure + DO), $30K–$50K AI/ML APIs, $50K–$100K marketing/CRM, $50K–$100K dev tools, and $10K–$20K business tools.
No — Microsoft Founders Hub, AWS Activate, DigitalOcean Hatch, and Freshworks all accept self-funded startups. Stripe Atlas ($500) unlocks $350K+ in perks without external funding.
Aggregator platforms: Stripe Atlas ($500) includes $350K+ from 20+ partners. Secret (joinsecret.com) offers 300+ deals for €99/year. You can also apply directly to Google, AWS, and Microsoft.
Yes! Most programs are independent. Use Google Cloud for infra, AWS for specific services, Anthropic for AI, HubSpot for CRM, and Notion for productivity — all simultaneously.
Anthropic ($25K Claude API), Cohere (~$10K), Perplexity ($5K), ElevenLabs (~$4K voice AI), OpenAI ($2.5K via Ramp), and HuggingFace (free GPU). The Vercel AI Accelerator offers $6M+ combined credits.