Startup perks worth claiming.
31 curated deals — cloud credits, SaaS discounts, payment-stack waivers, banking and security perks — for Indian founders. Stack what applies and save hundreds of thousands of dollars in your first two years.
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AWS Activate
AWS's startup credits programme. Founders Package gives $5K to anyone; Portfolio tier (via VC / accelerator / incubator) unlocks up to $100K + business support.
Google for Startups Cloud Program
Google's self-serve cloud credits programme. AI-focused founders qualify for an upgraded tier with up to $350K. Includes Gemini API credits and BigQuery quota.
Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub
Self-serve, equity-free. Sign up and get an immediate $1K Azure + GitHub Enterprise + free dev tools. Hit revenue / funding milestones to upgrade tiers.
Hatch
Cleaner alternative to AWS for early founders — predictable pricing, less complexity. Hatch tier gives 12 months of free DO Droplets / Spaces / managed DBs.
Oracle for Startups
Oracle's sprawling cloud credits programme. The headline $500K covers OCI compute + autonomous DB. Most relevant for deep-tech / hardware-adjacent companies.
Cloudflare for Startups
Edge compute, CDN, R2 storage, DDoS protection, and Zero Trust — bundled. Best for startups serving global traffic from day one.
Notion for Startups
Replaces docs + wiki + project tracker for most early teams. The startup tier covers Plus or Business plan + Notion AI for the entire company.
Slack for Startups (Salesforce)
Salesforce-run startup tier — discount on Slack paid plans. Often bundled with Heroku and Tableau credits.
Figma for Startups
Free Figma Organization for a year — design tooling for the entire team. Includes FigJam, dev mode, and unlimited projects.
Linear for Startups
Linear is the modern issue tracker most growth-stage startups standardise on. Startup tier is 50% off the Business plan.
HubSpot for Startups
Heavily discounted HubSpot CRM + Marketing + Sales Hubs. Caveat: requires referral from approved partner — does not work for fully bootstrapped startups.
Zoho for Startups
India-built Zoho One bundle — CRM, finance, HR, helpdesk, the works. Best fit for SMB-focused Indian startups working in INR.
Freshworks for Startups
Freshworks CRM + Freshdesk + Freshchat free for 6 months, then heavily discounted. Indian alternative to HubSpot for early support / sales motion.
Atlassian for Startups
Free tier of Jira Software, Confluence, Bitbucket, and Statuspage for up to 50 users. Enterprise-heritage tooling for teams that need formal process.
GitHub for Startups
20 seats of GitHub Enterprise free for a year + Copilot Business + Advanced Security. The standard infra for almost every product team.
Vercel for Startups
Frontend hosting + serverless edge functions. Default for Next.js teams (which this site runs on). Generous free tier plus discounted Pro for 1 year.
MongoDB for Startups
MongoDB Atlas managed database credits. $5K typically covers a moderate workload for the full first year of running production.
Mixpanel for Startups
Product analytics — funnels, retention, cohorts. Generous free tier for low volume; this perk extends paid features at scale for 12 months.
PostHog for Startups
Open-source product analytics + session replay + feature flags + A/B + LLM observability — all in one. Newer alternative to Mixpanel / Amplitude.
Sentry for Startups
Error tracking + performance monitoring + session replay. Free tier is generous, this extends the Team tier (multi-project) for 6 months.
Razorpay for Startups
Razorpay's startup tier waives MDR on the first ₹50 L of transactions. Strongest fit for Indian D2C / SaaS / fintech businesses charging INR.
Cashfree Startup Program
Cashfree's startup tier — concessional MDR on the payment gateway + free credits on payouts, vendor disbursements, and bank verification APIs.
RazorpayX for Startups
Modern current account + automated vendor payouts + payroll + corporate cards. Replaces juggling traditional bank + Tally for an early-stage Indian startup.
iStartup 2.0
ICICI Bank's startup current account bundle — zero balance, free transfers, advisory desk, and discounted forex / trade finance for India-incorporated startups.
Stripe Atlas + Stripe for India
Stripe Atlas — Delaware C-Corp incorporation for $500, plus Mercury banking, EIN, and Stripe payouts wired up. Standard flow for Indian founders going US-first.
Auth0 for Startups
Auth0 (Okta) — managed authentication, social login, SSO, MFA. Pro tier covers most early product needs without rolling your own auth.
Vanta for Startups
Automated SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR compliance. Cuts months off the timeline if you sell to enterprise customers in the US / EU.
1Password for Startups
Password manager + secret sharing for the whole team. Cheap and easy security win — covers shared logins, dev secrets, and SOC 2 password-policy controls.
Mailchimp for Startups
Email marketing + automation + landing pages. Intuit-owned now; the startup tier covers the Standard plan free for a year (~$25/mo retail).
Brevo for Startups
Email + SMS + WhatsApp campaigns + CRM. Strong alternative to Mailchimp for India-focused founders thanks to SMS / WhatsApp reach.
Webflow for Startups
No-code marketing site builder. Replaces a contracted dev for your homepage / blog / changelog. Strong fit for founders who want design-led marketing.