Startup Programs for Any stage (2026): 68 Programs, Accelerators & Perks
Open to startups at every stage, including an idea and a sign-up form. 68 listings on startups.ws state that they accept any stage.
🎁 Startup programs for any stage
Filter all startup programs →AWS Activate 🎁 ProgramFree
Up to $5,000 in AWS credits if you are self-funded, or up to $200,000 with an Activate Provider Org ID.
🔥 Up to $5,000 (Founders) or up to $200,000 (Portfolio, with Activate Provider Org ID) in AWS creditsCloudflare for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
$10,000 in Cloudflare credits if bootstrapped, $100,000 or $350,000 if funded by an affiliated partner.
🔥 $10,000 (bootstrapped), $100,000 or $350,000 (partner-funded) in Cloudflare credits for one yearMicrosoft for Startups (Azure AI and Foundry) 🎁 ProgramFree
Up to $150K in Azure credits (up to $200K via investor partners) usable on Microsoft Foundry models.
🔥 Up to $150K in Azure Startup credits (up to $200K for Investor Network-backed startups)Amplitude for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
First year of Amplitude Growth free (up to 100M events a month, about $60,000 value), then 40% off year two.
🔥 First year of Amplitude Growth free (up to 100M events/month), then 40% off year twoMixpanel for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
Your first year of Mixpanel free on the Startup Plan: up to 1B events, Session Replay and all add-ons.
🔥 First year of Mixpanel free on the Startup Plan (Mixpanel values it at $145,000)SR&ED Tax Incentive (Canada) 🎁 ProgramFree
Refundable 35% R&D tax credit for Canadian-controlled private corporations on up to C$6 million of R&D a year.
Notion for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
Up to 6 months free on Notion Business with Notion AI included, for startups under 100 employees
🔥 Up to 6 months free on Notion Business with Notion AI includedClaude for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
Claude API credits, higher rate limits, a partner perk stack and office hours for startups building on Claude.
🔥 Up to $100K extra Claude API credits via partner VCs, plus partner perks worth up to $45,000R&D Tax Incentive (Australia) 🎁 ProgramFree
Refundable R&D tax offset of your company tax rate plus 18.5% for Australian companies with turnover under A$20 million.
Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) 🎁 ProgramFree
UK tax relief for your investors on up to GBP 250,000 of seed shares, which makes early rounds much easier to raise.
NVIDIA Inception 🎁 ProgramFree
Free programme with DLI training, cloud credits from NVIDIA and partners, GPU pricing and VC introductions.
NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) 🎁 ProgramFree
Canada's main SME innovation programme: advice from technology advisors and, for some projects, funding.
Ramp Partner Rewards 🎁 ProgramFree
Over $350,000 in partner rewards across about 100 tools, redeemed inside the Ramp dashboard
🔥 Over $350,000 in partner rewards for Ramp customersMercury Perks 🎁 ProgramFree
A library of 273 software credits and discounts unlocked with a Mercury business account
🔥 273 software credits and discounts for Mercury customersRetool for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
100% off Retool Team or Business for a year (value up to $60,000), then 25% off the following year.
🔥 100% off Retool Team or Business for one year (up to $60,000), then 25% off year twoStart-Up Chile 🎁 ProgramFree
Corfo public accelerator with equity-free funds of CLP 15-75 million (up to about $100,000) for startups from anywhere.
JetBrains Startup Program 🎁 ProgramFree
50% off JetBrains IDEs, team tools and JetBrains AI for up to 10 licences each, for five years.
🔥 50% off JetBrains IDEs, team tools and JetBrains AI (up to 10 licences each) for five yearsMongoDB for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
MongoDB Atlas credits and Voyage AI tokens in four tiers, from bootstrapped to rapidly scaling startups.
🔥 MongoDB Atlas credits and Voyage AI tokens (amount depends on tier)New Frontiers 🎁 ProgramFree
Ireland's national startup programme: a EUR 15,000 tax-free stipend for six full-time months, mentoring and no equity.
Startup SG Founder 🎁 ProgramFree
S$20,000-S$50,000 (up to about $38,500) grant, matched 1:1 by your capital, plus mentoring for first-time founders.
Miro for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
Up to $1,000 in Miro credit for early startups, $500 without a partner, plus a scale-up discount
🔥 Up to $1,000 Miro credit ($500 without a partner)Eurostars 🎁 ProgramFree
National R&D funding for international projects led by innovative SMEs with partners in two or more Eurostars countries.
FounderPass 🎁 ProgramFreemium
Membership with 400+ negotiated software deals, free basic tier and Premium from $99 a year
Lambda Cloud credits for NVIDIA Inception members 🎁 ProgramFree
$1,000 in Lambda Cloud credits for on-demand B200, H100, A100 and GH200 GPUs, for NVIDIA Inception members.
🔥 $1,000 in Lambda Cloud credits for NVIDIA Inception membersAirtable for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
$500 in free Airtable credit plus startup educational content for new workspaces.
🔥 $500 in free Airtable credit applied to one workspace, plus startup educational contentSecret (JoinSecret) 🎁 ProgramFreemium
A deals marketplace bundling 350+ startup discounts behind a free tier and a paid Premium plan.
🚀 Accelerators & incubators for any stage
Filter all accelerators & incubators →Y Combinator 🚀 AcceleratorFree
$500K for 7% plus an MFN SAFE, a three-month batch in San Francisco and the best-known demo day.
YC Startup School 🚀 AcceleratorFree
Y Combinator's free, self-paced online course with weekly progress updates and co-founder matching.
Berkeley SkyDeck Accelerator 🚀 AcceleratorFree
Six-month UC Berkeley accelerator: about 20 startups a batch each get $210K from the Berkeley SkyDeck Fund.
Antler 🚀 AcceleratorFree
Inception-stage investor in about 26 locations; in Europe EUR 100K for 8.5% plus EUR 100K on an MFN convertible.
Seedcamp 🚀 AcceleratorFree
European pre-seed and seed fund with a first cheque of $350K to $1.25M and a two-week decision process.
Founder Institute 🚀 AcceleratorPaid
Part-time pre-accelerator in 200+ cities: paid entrance fee plus a 2.5% equity warrant, no investment.
🧾 Founder services for any stage
Filter all founder services →Cloudflare Registrar 🧾 ServicePaid
Register and renew domains at cost with no markup, plus free WHOIS redaction and one-click DNSSEC.
Stripe 🧾 ServicePaid
Online payments, subscriptions and invoicing with no monthly fee: 2.9% + 30c per US card payment.
Stripe Atlas 🧾 ServicePaid
Form a Delaware C-corp or LLC from anywhere for a one-time $500, with EIN, equity and 83(b) filing.
🔥 $500 fee refunded if you fund Stripe Treasury with $5,000 within 90 daysVercel 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Frontend and full-stack hosting with Git deploys; free Hobby tier, Pro at $20 per developer seat a month.
🔥 Vercel for Startups: up to $30,000 in Flexible Commitment Amount for eligible teams.Gusto 🧾 ServicePaid
US payroll, benefits and HR in one place, with unlimited payroll runs and automatic tax filing.
Mercury 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Online business banking for US companies, with a $0 base plan and founders accepted from most countries.
🔥 Mercury Books ($35/mo) fee waived until 31 December 2026Deel 🧾 ServicePaid
Hire and pay contractors and employees in 150+ countries through EOR, contractor management and a US PEO.
Carrd 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Simple one-page sites for landing pages and waitlists; Pro with custom domains from $19 a year.
QuickBooks Online 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Intuit's cloud accounting for US small businesses, with a free plan and paid plans from $38 a month.
🔥 50% off paid plans for three months (shown on the US pricing page on 11 October 2026).Porkbun 🧾 ServicePaid
Low-cost domain registrar: .com at $11.08 a year to register and renew, with free WHOIS privacy and SSL.
Wise Business 🧾 ServicePaid
Multi-currency business account: hold, receive and pay in many currencies at low, transparent fees.
Webflow 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Visual website builder with a CMS, hosting and AI tools; free Starter plan, Basic from $15 a month.
Xero 🧾 ServicePaid
Cloud accounting for small businesses: invoices, bills, bank reconciliation and payroll add-on, from $27 a month.
🔥 80% off for three months for new US customers (code DC80325309US, base plan only).Netlify 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Web hosting and deploys on a credit-based plan: free tier, Personal at $9 and Pro at $20 a month.
Paddle 🧾 ServicePaid
Merchant of record for SaaS, apps and digital products: 5% + 50c per transaction, global tax handled.
Remote 🧾 ServicePaid
Employer of record, contractor management, payroll and a US PEO with published per-person prices.
Cooley GO 🧾 ServiceFree
Free startup document generators and templates from law firm Cooley: SAFEs, NDAs, offer letters, incorporation.
Namecheap 🧾 ServicePaid
Domain registrar and shared hosting with free lifetime WHOIS privacy and a 30-day hosting trial.
🔥 30-day free trial on Stellar shared hosting plans (one per account).Squarespace 🧾 ServicePaid
Template-based website builder with hosting, commerce and a free domain on annual plans; 14-day free trial.
Wix 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Drag-and-drop website builder with a free plan and premium plans from about $17 a month billed yearly.
iubenda 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Privacy and cookie policies, consent banner and compliance tools for sites selling into the EU and beyond.
Termly 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Privacy policy, terms and cookie consent banner generator with a free plan and paid plans from $10 a month.
🔥 Extra 20% off annual plans with code FALL2026 (shown on the pricing page on 11 October 2026).Relay 🧾 ServiceFreemium
No-fee US business banking with up to 20 checking accounts, open to owners from over 200 countries.
🔥 Scale plan at $90/mo instead of $120/mo (limited-time offer)Firstbase 🧾 ServicePaid
Form a Delaware or Wyoming company from anywhere, then add registered agent, mailroom, accounting and tax.
🔥 Formation $99 one-time instead of $399, plus state feePayPal Business 🧾 ServicePaid
Accept PayPal, Venmo, cards and Pay Later with a free business account and per-transaction fees.
Revolut Business 🧾 ServicePaid
Multi-currency business account and cards for companies registered in the UK, EEA or US.
Northwest Registered Agent 🧾 ServicePaid
LLC formation for $39 plus state fees and a $125/year registered agent, with privacy by default.
Bluevine 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Interest-earning US business checking with a $0 Standard plan and paid tiers up to 3.0% APY.
doola 🧾 ServicePaid
US LLC or C-corp formation for founders in 175+ countries, with EIN, address, bookkeeping and tax plans.
LegalZoom Business Formation 🧾 ServiceFreemium
LLC and corporation filing in any US state, from $0 plus state fees, with optional attorney help.
Navan 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Free travel booking and expense management for companies with up to 300 employees.
🔥 Navan Business: free for companies with up to 300 employees, unlimited Navan Travel bookings, first 5 monthly expense users free (then $15/uPleo 🧾 ServicePaid
European company cards and spend management, from £8/user/month, for teams across the EU and UK.
Highbeam 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Banking, high-yield savings and a revenue-based credit line built for US ecommerce brands.
SeedLegals 🧾 ServicePaid
UK equity management, SEIS/EIS and fundraising paperwork, with about £45k in partner perks on the Access plan.
Clearco 🧾 ServicePaid
Non-dilutive revenue-based financing up to $10M for US direct-to-consumer ecommerce brands.
Settle 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Free AP automation for CPG/ecommerce brands, plus non-dilutive inventory financing from $20K to $15M.
🔥 Settle Launch plan: free AP automation with no transaction fees; inventory financing from $20K to $15M, non-dilutiveBefore you apply
- Read the eligibility line on each page: funding stage, company age and region rule out more applications than anything else.
- Apply with a company domain email and a live website; many programs reject personal addresses.
- Keep a list of what you claimed and when it expires.