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Render for Startups
Up to $100,000 startup credits
Partial / TieredVerified — OpenCloud & Infrastructure
Manually reviewed by our team
Render for Startups provides tiered PaaS credits from Prototype through AI tiers for new customers building web apps, APIs, and AI workloads on Render.
Program tiers
| Tier | Value | Access | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prototype | $500 | self serve | ≥$25K seed funding |
| Build | $5K | vc or accelerator | Via enrolled partner |
| Scale | $25K | vc or accelerator | Top-tier VC; $10K if <$1M raised |
| AI | $100K | vc or accelerator | ≥$2.5M from enrolled top-tier VC |
Eligibility
- Bootstrapped founders eligible
- Registered legal entity required
- Company website required
- Business email matching domain
- Separate legal entities can apply independently
Important notes
- Prototype $500 (≥$25K seed); Build $2.5K–$5K via partners; Scale $10K–$25K; AI $100K (≥$2.5M from top-tier VC). Credits valid 12 months. Must create Render account before applying.