Startup Programs for Seed stage (2026): 113 Programs, Accelerators & Perks
A product in market and a first round raised or under way. 113 listings on startups.ws state that they accept seed stage.
🎁 Startup programs for seed stage
Filter all startup programs →Google for Startups Cloud Program 🎁 ProgramFree
Up to $2,000 in Google Cloud credits pre-funding, or up to $200,000 ($350,000 for AI-first startups) once VC-funded.
🔥 Up to $2,000 (Start) or up to $200,000 / $350,000 for AI-first startups (Scale) in Google Cloud credits
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 creditsGoogle for Startups Cloud Program (AI tier) 🎁 ProgramFree
Up to $350,000 in Google Cloud credits over two years for VC-funded startups building on Gemini.
🔥 Up to $350,000 in Google Cloud credits over 2 years for AI-first startupsPostHog for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
$50,000 in PostHog credits for 12 months, plus merch and partner perks, for startups under two years old.
🔥 $50,000 in PostHog credits for 12 monthsNSF SBIR/STTR (America's Seed Fund powered by NSF) 🎁 ProgramFree
Up to $2 million of zero-equity seed funding from NSF for deep-tech startups, starting with a short Project Pitch.
America's Seed Fund (SBIR/STTR) 🎁 ProgramFree
Equity-free US federal R&D awards from 11 agencies, from proof of concept (Phase I) to prototype (Phase II).
Cloudflare 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)Microsoft for Startups (Azure credits) 🎁 ProgramFree
Azure credits from $200 up to $150,000, with higher tiers unlocked by progress or an Investor Network referral code.
🔥 Up to $150,000 in Azure Startup credits (higher tiers via Investor Network referral code)EIC Accelerator 🎁 ProgramFree
Grant of up to EUR 2.5 million (about $2.9 million) for deep-tech startups and SMEs, with optional EIC equity.
HubSpot for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
Up to 90% off HubSpot Professional or Enterprise in year one for funded or partner-backed startups
🔥 Up to 90% off HubSpot Professional/Enterprise in year one (50% year two, 25% year three)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 includedIntercom Early Stage 🎁 ProgramFree
93% off Intercom in year one, then 50% and 25%, for startups under $10M raised and 15 staff
🔥 93% off year one, 50% year two, 25% year threeClaude 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 $45,000ElevenLabs Startup Grants 🎁 ProgramFree
12 months of the ElevenLabs platform with 33 million characters for voice AI startups under 25 people.
🔥 12 months free with 33M characters (stated value more than $5,500)R&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.
WBSO (Dutch R&D tax credit) 🎁 ProgramFree
Dutch payroll-tax credit of 36% (50% for starters) on R&D wage costs up to about EUR 391,000, then 16%.
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.
Atlassian for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
Jira, Confluence, Loom, Bitbucket and Rovo Premium free for 12 months for up to 50 users.
🔥 Atlassian Premium products free for 12 months for up to 50 usersAuth0 for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
One year of Auth0 B2B Professional free with 100,000 MAUs for young, venture-backed startups.
🔥 One year of Auth0 B2B Professional free with 100,000 MAUsNRC 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 customersDeepgram Startup Program 🎁 ProgramFree
Up to $100,000 in Deepgram speech-to-text, text-to-speech and Voice Agent credits over 12 months.
🔥 Up to $100,000 in Deepgram credits over 12 monthsBrex Partner Rewards and Day Zero Stack 🎁 ProgramFree
Over $350,000 in partner discounts for Brex customers, plus a 20-tool Day Zero Stack for new startups
🔥 Over $350,000 in partner discounts; Day Zero Stack of 20 toolsRetool 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 twoTogether AI Startup Accelerator 🎁 ProgramFree
Up to $50K in Together AI platform credits plus forward-deployed engineering hours, tiered by how much you raised.
🔥 Up to $15K / $30K / $50K in platform credits depending on funding raisedAttio Startup Program 🎁 ProgramFree
80% off Attio Pro in year one and 30% in year two for venture-backed or partner startups
🔥 80% off the annual Pro plan in year one, 30% off in year twoNeon / Databricks Startup Program 🎁 ProgramFree
Up to $1,000 in Neon credits if self-funded, or up to $200,000 in Neon and Databricks credits if VC-backed.
🔥 Up to $1,000 (self-funded) or up to $200,000 (VC-backed) in Neon and Databricks creditsStart-Up Chile 🎁 ProgramFree
Corfo public accelerator with equity-free funds of CLP 15-75 million (up to about $100,000) for startups from anywhere.
UK R&D Tax Relief (merged scheme and ERIS) 🎁 ProgramFree
A 20% R&D expenditure credit, or a 186% deduction plus payable credit for loss-making R&D-intensive UK SMEs.
Sentry for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
Up to $5,000 in Sentry credits and priority support for startups under two years old with under $5M raised.
🔥 Up to $5,000 in Sentry credits (12 months) and priority supportZendesk for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
Free Zendesk Professional Suite and Copilot for funded startups, 6 months baseline and up to 2 years via partners
🔥 Zendesk Professional Suite and Copilot free for 6 months (up to 2 years with partner)DigitalOcean Startups (Hatch) 🎁 ProgramFree
12 months of DigitalOcean credits, 15 months of free support and partner perks for startups that raised $10M or less.
🔥 12 months of DigitalOcean credits (amount set by your partner) plus 15 months of free Standard supportJetBrains 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 yearsOVHcloud Startup Program 🎁 ProgramFree
Up to $12,000 (Start) or $120,000 (Scale) in OVHcloud public cloud credits for 12 months, plus free engineer time.
🔥 Up to $12,000 (Start) or $120,000 (Scale) in OVHcloud US public cloud credits for 12 monthsMongoDB 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)
Akamai Cloud Rise (formerly Linode) 🎁 ProgramFree
A three-year startup program on Akamai Cloud (Linode): $500 to $120,000 in year-one credits, then discounts.
🔥 $500 to $120,000 in year-one Akamai Cloud credits, then discounted years two and threeAlgolia for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
$10,000 in Algolia search credits, valid for 12 months, for new customers.
🔥 $10,000 in Algolia credits, valid for 12 monthsHelp Scout for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
Six months of Help Scout Plus free, with AI Answers, for incorporated tech startups under two years old
🔥 6 months free on Help Scout PlusBourse French Tech 🎁 ProgramFree
Bpifrance subsidy of up to EUR 30,000 (about $34,500) for early feasibility work on a French tech innovation project.
AssemblyAI Startup Program 🎁 ProgramFree
12 months of recurring free speech-to-text credits and startup pricing for voice and audio products.
🔥 12 months of recurring free credits plus startup pricingBaseten for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
Up to $25,000 for dedicated inference or training and up to $2,500 for Model APIs, for seed to Series A AI startups.
🔥 Up to $25,000 for dedicated inference or training plus up to $2,500 for Model APIsPinecone for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
Free Pinecone Standard tier with Pro Support plus usage credits and discounts for early-stage startups.
🔥 Free Standard tier with Pro Support plus usage creditsOpenAI for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
OpenAI API credits, rate limit upgrades and engineer time for startups backed by OpenAI partner VCs.
Salesforce Launchpad for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
Free programme for venture-backed startups with discounted Salesforce, Slack, Tableau and Agentforce offers
🔥 Free and discounted Salesforce, Slack, Tableau and Agentforce offers for membersDatadog for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
A year of Datadog Pro with up to $100,000 in credits for Series A or earlier startups, via a referral partner.
🔥 One year of Datadog Pro, up to $100,000 in credits (via a referral partner)Typeform for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
75% off Typeform Business for a year on annual billing, for small early-stage startups
🔥 75% off the Typeform Business plan for one year (annual billing)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)Vercel for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
Up to $30,000 in Vercel credit, Enterprise-tier access and startup support for eligible teams.
🔥 Up to $30,000 in Vercel Flexible Commitment Amount plus Enterprise-tier accessLinear Startup Program 🎁 ProgramFree
Free access to Linear Business for partner-affiliated startups under 50 employees
🔥 Free access to Linear Business plan via an official partnerLangSmith for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
Discounted LangSmith seats for early VC-backed startups, or $10K in credits via LangChain partner VCs.
🔥 $10K in LangSmith credits for 1 year (Scale tier, premier VC partners)Scaleway Startup Program 🎁 ProgramFree
European cloud credits from a €1,000 Founders voucher up to about €36,000 for growth-stage startups.
🔥 From a €1,000 Founders voucher up to €36,000 (Growth Stage) in Scaleway creditsRunpod Startup Program 🎁 ProgramFree
$1,000 in GPU credits for pre-Series A teams, or a $25,000 bonus on a $50K commitment for scaling startups.
🔥 $1,000 Starter credits, or $75K credits for a $50K commitment (Growth tier)Fireworks AI Startup Program 🎁 ProgramFree
Build credits, higher rate limits and applied AI engineers for VC-backed startups on Fireworks inference.
🔥 Fireworks AI Startup Program: build credits plus rate-limit upgrades for venture-backed startups with $500K+ raised, below Series D.Modal for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
One-time serverless GPU credits, engineering support and GTM help for VC-backed AI startups new to Modal.
🔥 Modal for Startups: one-time serverless GPU credits (amount not published) for VC-backed or $1M+ raised teams.Eurostars 🎁 ProgramFree
National R&D funding for international projects led by innovative SMEs with partners in two or more Eurostars countries.
Fast-Track Funding Program (Israel Innovation Authority) 🎁 ProgramFree
NIS 1 billion programme: grants of up to NIS 15 million to extend runway for Israeli startups hit by the strong shekel.
GitHub for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
$10,000 in GitHub credits for Enterprise, Copilot, Actions and Advanced Security, through a partner investor.
🔥 $10,000 in GitHub credits for 12 months (via a GitHub for Startups partner)Startup SG Tech 🎁 ProgramFree
Up to S$400,000 (POC) or S$800,000 (POV) for Singapore deep-tech startups, with a share subscription right attached.
Zoho for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
Zoho Wallet credits for 55+ Zoho apps, valid 360 days, for startups via Zoho collaborators
🔥 Zoho Wallet credits for 55+ Zoho apps, valid 360 daysAsana for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
Discounted first year of Asana Starter or Advanced for Series A-or-earlier startups with a partner code
🔥 Discounted first 12 months of Asana Starter or Advanced with a partner codeAlibaba Cloud AI Catalyst Program 🎁 ProgramFree
Up to $120,000 in Alibaba Cloud credits and up to 2B free Model Studio tokens for AI-first startups.
🔥 Up to $120,000 in Alibaba Cloud credits and up to 2B Model Studio tokensQdrant for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
20% off Qdrant Cloud for the first year, plus technical advice, co-marketing and partner perks.
🔥 20% off Qdrant Cloud for the first yearCartesia for Google for Startups members 🎁 ProgramFree
12 months of Cartesia Startup Tier (1.25M credits a month) for Google for Startups Cloud Program Scale tier members.
🔥 12 months of Startup Tier (1.25M credits/month) for Google for Startups Scale tier 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 contentmonday dev for Startups 🎁 ProgramFreemium
Ten monday dev seats with full features for $2 per seat per month in year one, for venture-backed startups under 50 people.
🔥 10 monday dev seats with full features at $2/seat/month for year one, for VC-backed startups under 2 years old and 50 peopleClerk for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
A discount on Clerk Pro authentication features for early-stage startups within a year of launch.
PagerDuty for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
Six months of AI-powered incident response free for new Seed to Series B customers, no credit card required.
🔥 6 months of AI-Powered Operations free for new Seed-Series B customers (20 seats, 20K events, 1K AI actions), no credit card requiredWeaviate Startup Deal 🎁 ProgramFree
Discounted access to Weaviate's managed vector database, redeemed through the Weaviate Console for startups and partner-backed teams.
🚀 Accelerators & incubators for seed 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.
a16z speedrun 🚀 AcceleratorFree
$500K for 10% on a SAFE, $500K more in your next round, plus over $10M in partner credits.
Techstars Accelerator 🚀 AcceleratorFree
$220K (5% plus an uncapped MFN SAFE) for a three-month, mentor-driven programme in cities worldwide.
PearX 🚀 AcceleratorFree
Pear VC's 12-week Bay Area programme: $500K to $2M, targeting 7% ownership, applications year-round.
Berkeley SkyDeck Accelerator 🚀 AcceleratorFree
Six-month UC Berkeley accelerator: about 20 startups a batch each get $210K from the Berkeley SkyDeck Fund.
Seedcamp 🚀 AcceleratorFree
European pre-seed and seed fund with a first cheque of $350K to $1.25M and a two-week decision process.
Google for Startups Accelerator 🚀 AcceleratorFree
Equity-free accelerator for technical Seed to Series A startups, with Google mentors and product credits.
AI Grant 🚀 AcceleratorFree
$250K uncapped MFN SAFE for AI-native pre-seed and seed startups, plus a large credits bundle and SF demo day.
Sequoia Arc 🚀 AcceleratorFree
Sequoia's twice-yearly open call for pre-seed and seed founders, with a four-day Arc Intensive.
500 Global Flagship (500 Fellowship) 🚀 AcceleratorPaid
Four-month San Francisco programme: up to $50K right away and up to $1M more as you progress; note the $35K Phase 1 fee.
STATION F Founders Program 🚀 AcceleratorPaid
STATION F's own early-stage programme in Paris: desks from EUR 259 a month for 3 to 18 months, rolling applications.
Alchemist Accelerator 🚀 AcceleratorFree
Six-month accelerator for enterprise AI-SaaS and deeptech; most companies grant about 5% equity.
MassChallenge 🚀 AcceleratorFreemium
Global nonprofit accelerator network connecting founders in healthcare, climate, security, food systems and finance with corporate partners.
🧾 Founder services for seed stage
Filter all founder services →Vercel 🧾 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.Framer 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Design-first website builder with CMS and AI; paid plans from $10 a month and a free Pro year for startups.
🔥 Framer for Startups: a free year of Framer Pro (worth $360) for pre-seed or seed startups backed by a Framer-approved partner.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.
Webflow 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Visual website builder with a CMS, hosting and AI tools; free Starter plan, Basic from $15 a month.
Render 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Cloud platform for web services, workers, Postgres and cron jobs; free tier and startup credits up to $100K.
🔥 Render for Startups: $500 to $100K in credits valid for one year, depending on funding stage and partner investors.Remote 🧾 ServicePaid
Employer of record, contractor management, payroll and a US PEO with published per-person prices.
Clerky 🧾 ServicePaid
Delaware incorporation plus the legal paperwork startups need for fundraising and hiring.
Cooley GO 🧾 ServiceFree
Free startup document generators and templates from law firm Cooley: SAFEs, NDAs, offer letters, incorporation.
Rippling 🧾 ServicePaid
Payroll, HR, IT and spend on one employee platform, sold per employee per month on a custom quote.
Ramp 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Free corporate cards, expense management and business account for US companies, plus $350K+ in startup perks.
Justworks 🧾 ServicePaid
US payroll or a full PEO with access to group health insurance, plus EOR for hires abroad.
Brex 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Corporate cards, business account and spend management for funded US startups, free on the Essentials plan.
Oyster 🧾 ServicePaid
Global EOR and contractor payments with a startup discount of up to $1,200 per team member.
🔥 Oyster for Startups: up to $1,200 off EOR subscription fees per team member for the first 12 months (pre-seed to Series A, or bootstrapped under 50 staff).Pilot 🧾 ServicePaid
Bookkeeping, startup tax filing and fractional CFO services for US startups, from $99 a month.
🔥 Newly formed single-member LLCs and newly incorporated partnerships/S corps: tax from $750 a year (limited availability); pre-revenue companies can ask for a Core plan discount.Rho 🧾 ServiceFree
Business banking, cards, treasury and AP for US startups with $0 subscription and no account minimums.
🔥 $100 when you open an account and deposit (terms apply)Puzzle 🧾 ServicePaid
AI accounting software for startups, from $30 a month, with optional expert-reviewed bookkeeping and tax.
🔥 Starter plan free for two months.Chargebee 🧾 ServicePaid
Subscription billing on top of your payment gateway, free for partner-backed startups up to $1M billed.
🔥 Startup Program: Billing free until $1M cumulative revenue billed (partner-backed, under $5M raised)Polar 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Merchant of record and usage billing for AI and software companies, free plan at 5% + 50c.
🔥 Startup Program: Scale plan free for 12 months for early-stage AI startups (application)Kruze Consulting 🧾 ServicePaid
CPA firm for seed and VC-backed Delaware C corps: bookkeeping, startup tax, R&D credits and CFO work.
Every 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Free Delaware C-corp incorporation plus banking, payroll, bookkeeping and tax for startups.
Fondo 🧾 ServicePaid
Bookkeeping, corporate tax filing and R&D credits built for Delaware C corp startups.
🔥 Limited-time pricing: monthly bookkeeping from $399 (listed $499) and TaxPass from $1,450 a year (listed $1,950).SeedLegals 🧾 ServicePaid
UK equity management, SEIS/EIS and fundraising paperwork, with about £45k in partner perks on the Access plan.
Carta 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Cap table and equity management platform used by 50,000+ companies, with a free Launch plan for early-stage founders.
Vanta 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Compliance automation platform that gets startups audit-ready for SOC 2, ISO 27001 and 35+ other security frameworks.
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