Startup Programs (2026): 85 Free Credits, Perks & Grants for Startups
Every programme that gives startups free credits, perks or grants: AI and cloud credits, developer tools, SaaS discounts and government grants, with what you get, who qualifies and how to apply.
Filter by the step you are on and by who you are (bootstrapped, student, solo founder, AI startup); sort by value to see the biggest credits first. Programs marked "partner code" need an accelerator, VC or partner to unlock their top tier.
LangSmith 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 yearFounderPass 🎁 ProgramFreemium
Membership with 400+ negotiated software deals, free basic tier and Premium from $99 a year
Nebius for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
$5,000 in introductory GPU credits and up to $150,000 in compute savings for startups with $5M+ VC backing.
🔥 $5,000 in introductory credits plus up to $150,000 in compute savingsCartesia 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 membersLambda 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 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 peopleVultr Digital Startup Program 🎁 ProgramFree
Up to $100K in cloud credits and 35% long-term discounts for recently funded Series A-E startups.
Clerk for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
A discount on Clerk Pro authentication features for early-stage startups within a year of launch.
Fivetran for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
$50,000 in free Fivetran usage over 12 months for current and recent Y Combinator companies.
🔥 $50,000 in free Fivetran Standard-plan usage over 12 months for current/recent YC companies (50 or fewer employees)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.
Secret (JoinSecret) 🎁 ProgramFreemium
A deals marketplace bundling 350+ startup discounts behind a free tier and a paid Premium plan.