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Render Startup Program: $500 Founder credits, larger tiers through VC partners
Render gives qualified seed-funded startups $500 in Founder credits, with larger credit tiers of $2,500 to $25,000 for startups applying through Render's accelerator and VC partners. Credits are valid for a year.
- Approval needed
- New customers only
$500 credit
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About this offer
Render's Startup Program has four tiers. Prototype, the Founder credit offer, gives $500 in credits plus onboarding resources to new customers with at least $25K in seed funding, at Series A or earlier, under four years old and with less than $50M raised. Build gives $2,500 ($5K for select partners) to startups coming through an enrolled partner. Scale gives $10K to startups with under $1M in funding, or $25K with $1M or more, for startups funded by an enrolled top-tier VC and under five years old. An AI tier, with no amount listed, is for startups with at least $2.5M from an enrolled top-tier VC.
Build, Scale and AI applications go through Render's partners: your accelerator or VC provides a link through its perks program. All credits are valid for one year from approval. Render separately offers up to $10K in migration credits to teams moving production infrastructure.
Who's eligible
- Prototype: new customer, at least $25K in seed funding, Series A or earlier, under four years old, less than $50M raised
- Build: comes through an enrolled accelerator or VC partner
- Scale: funded by an enrolled top-tier VC and under five years old
- AI: at least $2.5M in funding from an enrolled top-tier VC
How to redeem
- 1Go to render.com/startups
- 2For Build, Scale or AI, get the application link from your accelerator or VC's perks program
- 3Submit the application and wait for approval
Terms and restrictions
- All credits are valid for one year from approval
- Credit amounts by tier: Prototype $500; Build $2,500 ($5K for select partners); Scale $10K or $25K
Terms are summarised from the provider's page and may change. The provider's terms always take precedence.
About Render
Render hosts web services, static sites, background workers, cron jobs and managed Postgres with Git-based deploys.
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