Activate Founders

Activate Founders provides self-funded and bootstrapped startups with $1,000 in AWS credits, $350 in Developer support credits, pre-built infrastructure templates, exclusive offers, and more. To apply, ensure you meet the application criteria below.

To apply, please review the application criteria below:

• New to AWS Activate Founders
• Have not previously received credits from AWS Activate Portfolio
• Have an active AWS Account
• Startup must be self-funded, unbacked or bootstrapped – no institutional funding or affiliation with an Activate Provider
• A company website or web profile
• Startup must be less than 10 years old

Activate Portfolio

Activate Portfolio provides startups associated with a venture capital firm, accelerator, incubator, or other startup-enabling organization that is also an AWS Activate Provider with up to $100,000 in AWS credits, up to $10,000 in AWS Business support credits, pre-built infrastructure templates, training, curated content, exclusive offers, and more. To apply, ensure you meet please review the application criteria below:

• Startup must be unfunded or funded (up to and including Pre-Seed, Angel, Seed, Debt Financing and Series A)
• Have your Activate Provider’s organization ID
• A company website
• LinkedIn profile (applicant)
• An active AWS account
• Must not have previously received AWS Activate credits at equal or greater value from the same or different Activate Provider
• Must not have exceeded $100,000 USD in awarded or redeemed AWS credits from AWS Activate
• Startup must be less than 10 years old

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AWS Activate Providers

If you are a venture capital firm, accelerator, incubator, or other startup-enabling organization interested in providing AWS Activate Portfolio benefits to your startups, complete the online form and an AWS representative will be in touch.

If you are a startup interested in applying for AWS Activate Portfolio, ask your startup-enabling organization for their Activate Organization ID.

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