Get Claude credits
Venture backed? Apply for free credits and priority rate limits. Token max to product market fit on us.
Connect with community
Meet likeminded builders by participating in hackathons, Founder Days, and meetups in six cities.
Stay close to Anthropic
Be first to hear about launches, model releases, and program perks for eligible startups.
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Funded startups
Backed by a VC? You may qualify for credits and priority rate limits. Mention your investor when you apply.
Equity investors
Investing in startups? You may be able to give founders access to free credits. VC funds can apply to join our program.
Meet in person, online, and everywhere builders gather.
From Anthropic
Builder Days, hackathons, and Founder Days hosted by our team.
From the community
Meetups and demo nights organized by founders building with Claude.
From anywhere
Livestreams, AMAs, and on-demand sessions you can watch on your own time.
Claude products for startups give you everything you need to build your idea and support your team.
Build on frontier intelligence by adding Claude models with a single integration.
Ship faster with Claude Code. Describe what you need and Claude Code works across your code to build, debug, and ship it.
Create your own production agents with MCP, code execution, and tool use. Go from prototype to deployed agents in days.
Delegate file work, research, and everyday tasks across the tools you already use.
Customer stories
Inside the startups and founders using Claude. See what they shipped, and what it gave back.
Vega's cyber defense platform returns 67% of analysts' time with Claude
Vega Security
Startup
AWS
North America
August 12, 2026
Claude Agent SDK
Claude Platform
Cybersecurity
Claude Agent SDK
Wondr Health scales trusted health coaching with Claude
Wondr Health
Startup
AWS
North America
August 7, 2026
Claude Platform
Software
Claude Platform
How Notability built a study tool that improves with every Claude release
Notability
Startup
North America
August 3, 2026
Claude Platform
Software
Claude Platform
Eve Legal helps plaintiff law firms settle cases 60 days faster with Claude
Eve Legal
Startup
North America
July 17, 2026
Claude Platform
Claude Code
Legal
Claude Platform
Dust enables agents to go deeper at lower cost with Claude
Dust
Startup
Europe
June 30, 2026
Claude Platform
Claude Code
Software
Claude Platform
Kai delivers preemptive exposure management with Claude
Kai
Startup
AWS
North America
June 25, 2026
Cybersecurity
Claude Platform
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Any early-stage founder or startup building with Claude can join the Startups program. To qualify for Claude credits and extras, your company must have received equity funding from institutional investor, been founded within the last four years, and not previously received Anthropic startup credits. You'll need a Claude Console account, a company email, your website, and a short description of what you're building.
No. The program is open to any early-stage founder or startup with or without VC backing. If you're backed by an Anthropic partner VC or accelerator, mention it in your application and you may qualify for additional benefits.
Fill out the application on this page. It takes about two minutes. You'll need a Claude Console account (the API console, not the Claude app) and a company email address.
No. Claude startup credits apply to the first-party Claude API via the Claude Console. They can't be used on AWS Bedrock, Google Cloud Vertex AI, or other third-party platforms.
Yes. Acceptance upgrades you to our highest rate limits , so you can ship to production without throttling while you're on credits.
You keep building. Standard API pricing kicks in automatically with no migration. If you need help optimizing costs as you scale, the Claude for Startups team can help.
The Claude Startups Program gives founders access to priority rate limits to build on the best models, community, and resources to support growth. Apply today.