Shortcut Startup Program
Shortcut · Project management
Varies12 months free of Shortcut Business plan + SAML SSO; dollar value not stated
Shortcut, the project management tool for software teams, gives pre-Series A startups its Business plan with SAML SSO free for 12 months. No VC or accelerator affiliation is needed.
Key terms
- New Shortcut customers only
- Fewer than 50 employees; less than $10M raised externally; business less than 5 years old
- Service providers and consulting agencies are excluded
- If you raise over $10M during the program, Shortcut asks you to discuss upgrading
Eligibility
- Where
- Worldwide
- Stages
- pre-seed, seed
- Max company age
- 5 years
- Max funding raised
- $10M
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- No
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Not eligible
Also required
- Fewer than 50 employees
- Not a service provider or consulting agency
- Pre-Series A
How to apply
Fill in the application form linked from the startups page. No partner referral needed.
- Benefit
- free-plan
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- 12 months
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-10-23 · source