Google for Startups Cloud Program — Scale tier
Google Cloud · Hyperscaler
$200KUp to $200,000 over 2 years (Year 1: 100% of usage up to $100K; Year 2: 20% up to another $100K) + up to $12K Enhanced Support credits
Two-year Google Cloud credit package for VC-funded startups, plus support credits, a Startup Success Manager and Workspace/Maps perks.
Key terms
- Pre-Seed/Seed round within the last 5 years or Series A within the last 12 months, from institutional investors/VCs (SAFEs OK)
- Angel, friends & family, crowdfunding, grants, prize money and PE funding do NOT qualify for Scale
- Founded within the last 5 years
- Must not have received more than $5,000 in Google Cloud credits
- Year-2 credits cover only 20% of usage
- Not open to companies that have IPO'd or been acquired, educational institutions, government entities, nonprofits, dev shops, consultancies, agencies or crypto mining
Eligibility
- Where
- Worldwide
- Stages
- pre-seed, seed, series-a
- Max company age
- 5 years
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- Yes
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- Yes
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Not eligible
Also required
- Qualifying institutional/VC equity funding required
How to apply
Apply via the program form with funding details; stealth startups accepted upon verification of funding.
- Benefit
- credits
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- 2 years
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-10-22 · source