Mixpanel for Startups 🎁 Program
Your first year of Mixpanel free on the Startup Plan: up to 1B events, Session Replay and all add-ons.
| What you get | Up to $145k |
|---|---|
| Who qualifies | Incorporated less than five years ago, raised $8M or less, no prior Mixpanel offers, never on a paid plan. |
| Open in | Worldwide |
| Partner code needed | No: apply directly |
| Deadline | Rolling, apply any time |
| Terms last checked | 2026-10-11 |
About Mixpanel for Startups
What you get
Mixpanel for Startups gives eligible companies their first year free on the Startup Plan, which Mixpanel's landing page values at $145,000. The plan includes every advanced report and four add-ons: Data Pipelines, Group Analytics, Warehouse Connectors and Session Replay. Mixpanel's documentation lists, for the 12 months:
- 1 billion events per year;
- 500,000 Session Replay recordings (the landing page says 1 million, so confirm with Mixpanel);
- Experiments with 1.2M MEUs per year;
- Feature Flags with 50 flags and 120M API requests per year.
You also join a startups Slack community with workshops and content.
Who qualifies
- Incorporated less than five years ago.
- Raised no more than $8 million in total.
- Not previously redeemed other Mixpanel offers.
- Never been on a paid plan.
A VC or accelerator is not required; if you were referred by one, you select it on the form.
Good to know
- You must start sending data within 90 days of acceptance or you are removed from the program and cannot rejoin, so apply when you are ready to implement.
- The free year starts when your application is approved, and there is no second free year.
- If you pass 1 billion events you can upgrade to Growth or Enterprise, or drop to Free.
- The Startup Plan does not support BAAs or MSAs.
Verdict
A generous, partner-free analytics perk with a wide eligibility window. Just time your application to your launch so the 90-day rule and the 12-month clock work for you.
How to apply
- Check you are under five years old, have raised $8M or less and have never been on a paid Mixpanel plan.
- Apply at mixpanel.com/startups-apply (choose your VC or accelerator if you were referred).
- Your account is provisioned with the Startup Plan once approved.
- Start sending data within 90 days to keep your place.
Who it is for
Steps Mixpanel for Startups helps with
Pros
- Full first year free with all add-ons
- No partner needed
- Wide eligibility (5 years, $8M)
Cons
- Must send data within 90 days or lose the plan
- Session Replay figures differ between pages
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