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Render for Startups
Up to $100,000 startup credits
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Render for Startups provides tiered PaaS credits from Prototype through AI tiers for new customers building web apps, APIs, and AI workloads on Render.
At a glance
Eligibility, benefit timing, and terms
Eligibility
- Bootstrapped founders eligible
- Separate legal entities may apply independently where terms allow
Benefit and tiers
- Prototype$500
- Build$5K
- Scale$25K
+1 additional tiers on this page
When you get it
Award timing not published
Duration and limits
Duration not published
- • 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.
Last terms check: Not separately verified
Confirm on official pagePrototype $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.
Program tiers
| Tier | Value | Access | When / duration | Notes and limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prototype | $500 | self serve | Timing not published | ≥$25K seed funding |
| Build | $5K | vc or accelerator | Timing not published | Via enrolled partner |
| Scale | $25K | vc or accelerator | Timing not published | Top-tier VC; $10K if <$1M raised |
| AI | $100K | vc or accelerator | Timing not published | ≥$2.5M from enrolled top-tier VC |
Eligibility
- Bootstrapped founders eligible
- Separate legal entities may apply independently where terms allow
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.