Startup perk category
Compare cloud platforms perks for startups and growing teams.
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As the leading end-to-end web3 developer platform, QuickNode is transforming blockchain infrastructure and tooling by simplifying development and providing high-performance access to every major chain and network.
Microsoft for Startups supports all Founders from Idea to Exit and is now accepting founders everywhere, no funding is required. The platform provides founders with free resources to solve startup challenges. The platform enables startups to unlock the technology and support required to scale a company from inception to growth stage.
Hatch is DigitalOcean's global startup program to help startups grow and build in the cloud. Spend less time worrying about cloud infrastructure and more time building great things with up to $1,000 of credits to build and grow your cloud infrastructure.
This perk offers up to $100,000 in credits to use with Google Cloud during your first year and 20% of your usage covered during your second year, up to an additional $100,000.
IBM helps startups at every stage of their journey. With access to IBM’s secure and open hybrid cloud platform (including Red Hat OpenShift), startups are able to build with up to $120,000 in IBM Cloud credits.
Dell for Startups works with startups hoping to grow and scale through working with technology products and solutions in their startup.
Cloudflare for Startups provides early-stage companies with up to $250,000 in enterprise credits covering Workers, CDN, DDoS protection, AI gateway, databases, and more.
Vercel gives qualifying startups $3,000 in platform credits to deploy and scale frontend applications — the go-to hosting platform for Next.js, React, and modern web frameworks.
DigitalOcean Hatch gives partner-referred startups $20,000 in credits (12 months) — 20× more than the direct tier — plus 15 months free Standard support, connections to DO PMs and engineers, and a welcome kit including Segment and HubSpot credits.
Render for Startups gives qualifying early-stage companies credits and access to the Render cloud platform — the modern hosting alternative to Heroku for web services, databases, and background workers.
Oracle for Startups gives qualifying early-stage companies free Oracle Cloud Infrastructure credits, enterprise-grade software, and access to Oracle's global partner ecosystem — with no equity taken.
The Netlify Jamstack Innovation Fund provides early-stage startups building on Jamstack architecture with funding; advisory services; and ecosystem support - helping companies fuel the next generation of the composable web.
Alibaba Cloud gives qualifying early-stage startups up to $50000 in cloud credits; technical support; co-marketing opportunities; and access to Alibaba global investor and partner networks.
Aiven Cluster gives qualifying early-stage startups up to $10000 in cloud data infrastructure credits — managed open-source services for Postgres; Kafka; Redis; OpenSearch; Cassandra; and more with no DevOps overhead.
Pulumi for Startups gives qualifying early-stage companies a significant discount on the Pulumi Cloud platform — the leading Infrastructure as Code tool letting teams provision cloud infrastructure using real programming languages.
AWS Activate Founders gives any self-serve startup $1000 in AWS credits — no partner affiliation required. Apply directly at aws.amazon.com/activate.
AWS Activate Portfolio gives startups affiliated with an approved AWS partner accelerator or VC $5000 in AWS credits; plus AWS Support plan credits and architecture guidance.
AWS Activate Portfolio+ gives startups in select top-tier AWS partner organisations up to $100000 in AWS credits — the highest tier of AWS Activate for high-growth startups.
If you’re looking for a new way of working and want more than the status quo, Google Cloud is the new way to cloud. With the AI, data, infrastructure, collaboration, and security tools built for today and tomorrow. AI that’s ready for what’s next, data insights that help innovate faster, infrastructure that’s designed to meet industry needs, collaboration tools that help teams do their best work, and security that proactively stops threats. Discover what’s new with Google Cloud.
If you’re looking for a new way of working and want more than the status quo, Google Cloud is the new way to cloud. With the AI, data, infrastructure, collaboration, and security tools built for today and tomorrow. AI that’s ready for what’s next, data insights that help innovate faster, infrastructure that’s designed to meet industry needs, collaboration tools that help teams do their best work, and security that proactively stops threats. Discover what’s new with Google Cloud.
If you’re looking for a new way of working and want more than the status quo, Google Cloud is the new way to cloud. With the AI, data, infrastructure, collaboration, and security tools built for today and tomorrow. AI that’s ready for what’s next, data insights that help innovate faster, infrastructure that’s designed to meet industry needs, collaboration tools that help teams do their best work, and security that proactively stops threats. Discover what’s new with Google Cloud.
If you’re looking for a new way of working and want more than the status quo, Google Cloud is the new way to cloud. With the AI, data, infrastructure, collaboration, and security tools built for today and tomorrow. AI that’s ready for what’s next, data insights that help innovate faster, infrastructure that’s designed to meet industry needs, collaboration tools that help teams do their best work, and security that proactively stops threats. Discover what’s new with Google Cloud.
Render's Scale tier gives funded startups with over $1M raised and top-tier VC backing $25,000 in cloud hosting credits valid for 12 months.
Render's Scale AI tier gives AI and compute-intensive startups with over $2.5M raised up to $100,000 in cloud hosting credits — one of the highest non-hyperscaler credit amounts available to early-stage AI companies.
Render's Build tier gives partner-affiliated startups $5,000 in cloud hosting credits — covering web services, databases, background workers, cron jobs, and persistent processes. A great Heroku alternative with stateful-by-default architecture.
Render's Scale tier gives startups with under $1M raised and top-tier VC backing $10,000 in cloud hosting credits valid for 12 months.
Cloudflare for Startups gives bootstrapped and stealth startups $5,000 in credits to build on the Cloudflare Developer Platform — covering Workers; R2 storage; KV; Durable Objects; Pages; and AI inference across 300+ global edge locations.
Cloudflare for Startups gives early-stage startups with up to $1M raised $25,000 in credits to build on the Cloudflare Developer Platform — covering Workers; R2; Durable Objects; Pages; AI inference; and more.
Cloudflare for Startups gives seed-funded startups with between $1M and $5M raised $100,000 in credits — accessing the full Cloudflare Developer Platform including Workers; R2; Durable Objects; Workers AI; and enterprise networking capabilities.
Microsoft for Startups Investor Network gives VC-backed startups up to $150,000 in Azure credits — plus GitHub; Microsoft 365; OpenAI API credits; and dedicated technical support — for startups backed by a participating investor or accelerator in the Microsoft for Startups Investor Network.
DigitalOcean Hatch's AI/ML tier gives AI-focused startups up to $100,000 in compute credits plus preferred GPU Droplet pricing at $1.90/hr — making it one of the most accessible GPU compute programs for AI startups. Contact hatch@digitalocean.com for AI tier details.