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Program directory

Independent programs operated by their named providers. NorthStack does not control eligibility, approval, benefit amounts or continued availability.

Showing 25 of 25 programs

Amazon Web Services

AWS Activate
Cloud

Up to US $200,000 in AWS credits for eligible startups.

Independent

Verified 2026-07-20 · Next review 2026-10-18

Google Cloud

Google for Startups Cloud Program
Cloud

Tiered Google Cloud credits: US $2,000 pre-funded; up to US $200,000 funded; up to US $350,000 for qualifying AI startups.

Independent
AI-first

Verified 2026-07-20 · Next review 2026-10-18

Microsoft

Microsoft for Startups
Cloud

US $1,000 starter Azure benefit; up to US $150,000 for approved companies plus GitHub, Copilot and Visual Studio credits.

Independent

Verified 2026-07-20 · Next review 2026-10-18

Cloudflare

Cloudflare for Startups
Cloud

Up to US $350,000 in Cloudflare product credit for one year via approved partners.

Independent

Verified 2026-07-20 · Next review 2026-10-18

DigitalOcean

DigitalOcean Hatch
Cloud

Up to US $100,000 in DigitalOcean credit, generally through approved ecosystem partners.

Independent

Verified 2026-07-20 · Next review 2026-10-18

Vercel

Vercel for Startups
Deployment

Variable fixed monthly Vercel credits. Amount is not universally published and unused monthly credits do not roll forward.

Independent

Verified 2026-07-20 · Next review 2026-10-18

Oracle

Oracle Cloud Free Tier
Cloud

General public Oracle Cloud free tier — always-free resources plus a limited-time trial credit. This is a general public cloud offer, not a startup credit.

Independent

Verified 2026-07-20 · Next review 2026-10-18

IBM

IBM Cloud Free Tier
Cloud

US $200 in IBM Cloud credit valid for 30 days plus Lite services. General public cloud offer, not a startup credit.

Independent

Verified 2026-07-20 · Next review 2026-10-18

GitHub

GitHub for Startups
Developer Tools

US $10,000 in GitHub Enterprise credits for eligible startups.

Independent

Verified 2026-07-20 · Next review 2026-10-18

MongoDB

MongoDB for Startups
Database

Stage-based MongoDB Atlas credits and technical support. Standardized amount is not publicly published.

Independent

Verified 2026-07-20 · Next review 2026-10-18

Sentry

Sentry for Startups
Observability

Up to US $5,000 in Sentry credit over 12 months.

Independent

Verified 2026-07-20 · Next review 2026-10-18

Datadog

Datadog for Startups
Observability

Up to US $100,000 in Datadog credit for up to one year. Official-partner referral generally required.

Independent

Verified 2026-07-20 · Next review 2026-10-18

Atlassian

Atlassian for Startups
Productivity

Selected Atlassian products at $0 for 12 months, typically up to 50 users.

Independent

Verified 2026-07-20 · Next review 2026-10-18

JetBrains

JetBrains Startup Discount
Developer Tools

50% discount on JetBrains subscriptions for eligible startups under 5 years old. Incubator route may offer up to 6 months free for up to 10 licences before the discount.

Independent

Verified 2026-07-20 · Next review 2026-10-18

NVIDIA

NVIDIA Inception
AI & Machine Learning

Free program (no equity taken) offering technical support, preferred pricing, partner offers and ecosystem access. No fixed credit value.

Independent
AI-first

Verified 2026-07-20 · Next review 2026-10-18

Vercel

Vercel AI Accelerator
AI & Machine Learning

Competitive AI accelerator with participant-specific credit package. Seasonal — verify current cohort deadline.

Independent
Seasonal
AI-first

Verified 2026-07-20 · Next review 2026-10-18

Twilio

Twilio AI Startup Searchlight
AI & Machine Learning

Competitive award program. Seasonal — do not treat as an evergreen startup credit.

Independent
Seasonal
AI-first

Verified 2026-07-20 · Next review 2026-10-18

HubSpot

HubSpot for Startups
CRM

Eligible funded or partner-connected startups: up to 90% off year 1, 50% off year 2, 25% off year 3. Bootstrapped eligible startups: 30% off year 1.

Independent

Verified 2026-07-20 · Next review 2026-10-18

Intercom

Intercom Early Stage
Customer Service

93% off year 1, 50% off year 2, 25% off year 3. Limited Fin (AI) benefit during year 1.

Independent

Verified 2026-07-20 · Next review 2026-10-18

Zendesk

Zendesk for Startups
Customer Service

Terms require reverification — official pages currently display inconsistent durations. Not published on the directory until reverified.

Independent
Reverify

Verified 2026-07-20 · Next review 2026-10-18

Notion

Notion for Startups
Productivity

Partner-connected startup: 6 months free. Independent eligible startup: 3 months free. Eligible small service business: 1 month free.

Independent

Verified 2026-07-20 · Next review 2026-10-18

Miro

Miro for Startups
Productivity

Partner-connected startup: US $1,000 in credits. Independent eligible startup: US $500 in credits.

Independent

Verified 2026-07-20 · Next review 2026-10-18

Stripe

Stripe Startups
Payments

Variable processing-fee credits. Usually accessed through approved ecosystem partners.

Independent

Verified 2026-07-20 · Next review 2026-10-18

Stripe

Stripe Atlas
Payments

US $2,500 in Stripe product credits in the first year. Delaware incorporation product.

Independent

Verified 2026-07-20 · Next review 2026-10-18

Twilio

Twilio (general new-account trial credit)
Developer Tools

Standard new-account trial credit only. Twilio does not currently offer an evergreen general startup-credit program — do not list a large startup credit value here.

Independent

Verified 2026-07-20 · Next review 2026-10-18