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Akamai Cloud Rise
No dilution Three-year cloud infrastructure credits for companies under 7 years old with early traction
Credits & Tools Built something Rolling Typical: Up to $120,000 in cloud credits (Year 1)
Needs at least one signal — users, revenue, employees or funding; idea alone doesn't qualify. Adobe Fund for Design
No dilution Cash grants to build Adobe Express add-ons and plugins; open to individuals with no dev background
Grant Idea only Rolling Typical: Not published
No grant amount published; reviewed first-come first-served and scoped to Express add-ons only. Amplitude Startup Scholarship
No dilution A free year of Amplitude's Growth analytics plan for companies under $10M raised, under 20 staff
Credits & Tools Built something Rolling Typical: One year free (Growth plan)
Data capped at 200,000 monthly tracked users or 100M events/month during the free year. AWS Activate (Founders)
No dilution Cloud hosting, storage and AI infrastructure credits for self-funded, pre-Series B startups
Credits & Tools Idea only Rolling Typical: $1,000 in AWS Activate Credits (Founders tier)
Portfolio tier (up to $100K) needs an Activate Provider partner; Founders tier is self-serve. Algolia for Startups
No dilution Search and discovery API credits for companies under 7 years old with under $15M raised
Credits & Tools Idea only Rolling Typical: $10,000 in Algolia credits
New Algolia customers only; unused credits expire after 12 months with no carryover. ElevenLabs Startup Grants
No dilution Voice AI credits — cloning, speech generation and agents — for early-stage startups
Credits & Tools Idea only Rolling Typical: 12 months free access, 33 million characters (valued at $4,000+)
Detailed eligibility bar isn't published; decisions are at ElevenLabs' discretion within a week. DigitalOcean Startups
No dilution Cloud infrastructure credits for AI-native product startups, capped at $10,000 usage per month
Credits & Tools Built something Rolling Typical: Not published (varies by partner; capped at $10,000/month usage)
Service businesses, consultancies and dev agencies are excluded; select 'Other' with no accelerator. Crowdfunder UK
No dilution Reward-based crowdfunding for UK projects, small businesses and community campaigns.
Crowdfunding Idea only Rolling Typical: Not published
For-profit projects pay 5% platform fee plus 2.4%+20p per pledge on top. Creative Destruction Lab
No dilution Massively scalable, science-based tech startups with a working prototype, not just an idea.
Incubator Built something Cohort Typical: No cash from CDL itself — free non-profit mentorship (funded by philanthropy) aimed at $500K-$5M raises within 12 months
No direct funding — CDL is mentorship toward outside capital; wants a defensible, scalable tech prototype already. Coda Startup Program
No dilution Six months of Coda's Team plan free for early-stage builders using docs and no-code apps
Credits & Tools Idea only Rolling Typical: 6 months free (Team plan)
Detailed eligibility criteria aren't published beyond the application form itself. Cloudflare for Startups (Tier 3, self-funded)
No dilution Workers, AI and storage (R2/D1/KV) credits for bootstrapped, self-funded tech product builders
Credits & Tools Built something Rolling Typical: $10,000 in credits (Tier 3, bootstrapped/self-funded)
First-time applicants only; needs an active LinkedIn, X or GitHub presence and a public website. Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS)
No dilution Investor tax scheme: gives your backers 30% income tax relief on up to £1M — the reason they invest in early-stage companies
Tax Scheme Built something Rolling Typical: Investors get 30% relief on up to £1,000,000/year
Investors get the tax break, not you; you give up equity and the company must meet HMRC age and size limits AssemblyAI Startup Program
No dilution Speech-to-text and audio intelligence API credits for companies under 2 years old
Credits & Tools Idea only Rolling Typical: Up to $5,000 in credits plus 35% off ongoing
Application is by email, not a self-serve form; response time isn't published. MongoDB for Startups (Inspire tier)
No dilution Atlas database credits and Voyage AI tokens for bootstrapped builders validating an early product
Credits & Tools Idea only Rolling Typical: Not published (Inspire tier; higher tiers require funding)
Exact credit amount isn't disclosed until you apply; dev shops and agencies are ineligible. Medium Partner Program
No dilution Share of membership revenue based on paying members' reading time on your paywalled stories
Creator Fund Built something Rolling Typical: Not published
Must apply and be accepted; $10 minimum payout; full country list not confirmed beyond the US. Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub
No dilution Azure, GitHub, M365 and OpenAI credits for founders with just an idea, no funding required
Credits & Tools Idea only Rolling Typical: Up to $150,000 in Azure credits
Entry Ideate tier is only $1,000; the full $150K needs usage and growth milestones. Miro Startup Program
No dilution Visual collaboration and whiteboard software credits, direct apply with no partner required
Credits & Tools Idea only Rolling Typical: $500 in credit (direct application, no partner needed)
Partner-affiliated founders get $1,000 instead of $500 — worth checking the partner list. Mixpanel Startup Program
No dilution A free year of Mixpanel analytics for independent companies under 5 years old, under $8M raised
Credits & Tools Built something Rolling Typical: One year free (Startup Plan)
Must start sending data within 90 days of acceptance or you're removed and can't reapply. Google Cloud for Startups (Pre-Funded)
No dilution Cloud credits for pre-funded builders with a working MVP; excludes dev shops and agencies
Credits & Tools Built something Rolling Typical: $2,000 in Google Cloud credits (Pre-Funded tier)
Must be founded within 24 months; dev shops, consultancies and agencies are ineligible. Intercom Early Stage Program
No dilution Customer messaging, helpdesk and a year of Fin AI Agent for companies under $10M raised
Credits & Tools Built something Rolling Typical: 93% off year one, 50% off year two, 25% off year three
Must be new to Intercom and under 15 employees; discount excludes phone, SMS and WhatsApp. 64 more programs to explore
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