GitHub for Startups
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$10K$10,000 in GitHub credits (Enterprise Cloud, Copilot, Advanced Security, Actions)
Partner-referred startups get $10,000 in GitHub credits usable across GitHub Enterprise Cloud, Copilot, Advanced Security and Actions.
Key terms
- Must be affiliated with an approved GitHub for Startups partner (investor, incubator or accelerator)
- Must have outside funding, Series B or earlier (non-equity credits don't count)
- Must be new to GitHub Enterprise: not on an Enterprise plan in the past 6 months and no prior GitHub credits/licenses
- Credits valid up to 12 months or until consumed; Enterprise Cloud only (not Server/Data Residency)
Eligibility
- Where
- Worldwide
- Stages
- pre-seed, seed, series-a, growth
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- Yes
- Needs partner referral code
- Yes
- Must be incorporated
- Yes
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Not eligible
Also required
- Series B or earlier
How to apply
Apply through a listed GitHub for Startups partner (see github.com/enterprise/startups/partners).
- Benefit
- credits
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- 12 months
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-10-22 · source