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$5K$2,500 in credits via a partner; $5,000 via select partners
Credits for startups applying through Render's enrolled accelerator/VC partner network.
Key terms
- Must apply through an enrolled partner
- New customers only; less than 4 years in operation
- Raised less than $50M; Series A or earlier
- Credits valid 1 year from approval
Eligibility
- Where
- Worldwide
- Stages
- pre-seed, seed, series-a
- Max company age
- 4 years
- Max funding raised
- $50M
- 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
How to apply
Apply via your enrolled partner and include your Render instance.
- Benefit
- credits
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- 1 year
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-10 · source