Claude Startups: API credits and a free year of Team

2 places offer it: FounderPass (Up to 20% off) and Anthropic (Claude API credits and priority rate limits for venture-backed startups). Terms differ by channel, so compare them in the table above.

Through through the marketplace and application. Open the channel from the table, check who qualifies, then follow its steps. Some channels ask for a membership or an application first.

Through Anthropic: Startups founded within the last five years OR funded within the last two years may apply. Bootstrapped companies qualify to apply; VC backing is not required. Applicants need a Claude Console account, a company email matching their website domain, and compliance with Anthropic's supportability policies. Admission is discretionary. The free year of Claude Team covers up to five Premium seats and is only for organizations new to Team. The $1,000 API credit expires six months after grant and works only on the direct Claude API, excluding AWS Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, and other third-party platforms. Startup Stack partner offers advertise up to $45,000 combined value, subject to each partner's terms; receiving or combining every offer is not guaranteed. Up to $100,000 in additional credits requires backing from a VC in Anthropic's partner network and is claimed through that VC. Program terms exclude operations or planned services in Belarus, China, Cuba, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Russia, Sudan, Syria, Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk, plus applicable export-control restrictions. Check the official program terms for full eligibility.