Adobe for Startups
Adobe · Design & marketing software
Varies12 months free of Adobe Firefly Pro Plus, Acrobat Studio (incl. Adobe Express Premium) and Semrush
New Adobe program (launched 2 November 2026) that gives early-stage startups a free year of Adobe's creative AI, document and marketing tools plus Semrush, along with workshops and a founder community.
Key terms
- Startup founded within the last 5 years
- Raised less than $15 million in funding
- Adobe verifies eligibility during the application
- Includes Firefly Pro Plus (with Photoshop on web and mobile), Acrobat Studio with Adobe Express Premium, and Semrush
- Program terms and country availability apply
Eligibility
- Where
- Worldwide
- Stages
- idea, pre-seed, seed, series-a
- Max company age
- 5 years
- Max funding raised
- $15M
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- Yes
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Not eligible
Also required
- Founded within 5 years
- Under $15M raised
- Country availability applies
How to apply
Open Adobe's launch post and use the apply link; Adobe checks founding date and funding before granting access.
- Benefit
- free-plan
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-11-04 · source
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