AI & Machine Learning

Anthropic offers startups free credits and priority rate limits on the first-party Claude API via the Claude Console. To qualify, your company must have received equity funding from an institutional investor, been founded within the last four years, and not previously received Anthropic startup credits. Credits cannot be used on AWS Bedrock, Google Cloud Vertex AI, or other third-party platforms. Applications are accepted through August 2, 2026 at 11:59 PM PST, and credits are valid for six months.

ElevenLabs provides a grant of 33,000,000 text characters, a $4,000+ value, to qualifying companies. Eligible applicants are startups or companies with less than 25 employees that have a monetization strategy and are building long-term products. If awarded, the company must display the ElevenLabs Grants logo with a link for at least 12 months, and the credits cannot be exchanged or resold for cash.

Startups can receive up to $2,500 in OpenAI API credits. Get started for free. Apply through Ramp to access this active perk.

Eligible startups get 3 months of free Perplexity Enterprise Pro for up to 50 seats, plus $5k in API credits. Companies must have raised up to $20M in equity funding, be less than 5 years old, be associated with an approved Startup Partner, and not be an existing Enterprise Pro customer. The offer expires in 3 months.