Founder perks and credits.Up to $139,500 to claim.
Credits and discounts from tools founders already pay for, checked October 11, 2026. Public programs are free for everyone. Codes we negotiate go to Club members first.
AWS gives founders with a VC or accelerator referral up to $200K in credits, and self-funded founders up to $5K. So we list what bootstrapped founders can claim first.
Launch stack
Incorporate, bank, email and website.
$500 incorporation, refunded with a $5K Treasury deposit in 90 days, plus $2,500 in Stripe credits and a partner catalog.
Anyone incorporating through AtlasIncorporate → Deel$1,500 creditsHiring and payroll across 150+ countries. Credits come through the Stripe Atlas perks.
Atlas foundersSee Deel → Mercury$250 cashStartup banking with a $250 bonus after a $10K deposit through a referral.
New Mercury customers, USOpen an account → Framer$360A free year of Framer Pro for your website.
Framer for StartupsClaim → Google Workspace12 months freeBusiness Plus free for a year for new sign-ups through Google for Startups Cloud.
Working MVP, founded in the last 24 monthsApply → Notion3–6 months freeBusiness plan plus Notion AI, free while you set up.
Non-paying teams under 100 peopleApply →AI build stack
For founders building their own product and tools with AI.
The Claude Startup Stack of partner offers, plus Applied AI office hours.
Bootstrapped to VC-backed, apply in the Claude ConsoleApply → PostHog$50KProduct analytics credits for 12 months, plus $12K in partner benefits.
Under $5M raised, under 2 years oldApply → Bright Data$20KWeb data and scraping credits for AI-first startups.
Pre-seed to Series A, AI-central productApply → Cloudflare$10KA year of credits. No VC or accelerator needed at this tier.
Bootstrapped or under $1M raisedApply → ElevenLabs$5,500+Scale plan for 12 months and 33M characters of voice AI.
Under 25 employeesApply → AWS Activateup to $5KStarts at $1,000, up to $5,000 for selected self-funded startups.
Pre-Series B, founded in the last 10 yearsApply → Google Cloud$2,000Start-tier credits for one year.
Working MVP, founded in the last 24 monthsApply → Neon$1,000Serverless Postgres credits for self-funded founders.
Under $1M raisedApply → Exa$1,000Search API grants. Powers the investor search tool in the vault.
Startup grant applicationApply → Firecrawl10% offScrape fund sites and portfolios into clean data. 10% off your first purchase.
New usersGet it → LovableBuild by chatBuild your prototype or MVP by describing it.
Free plan to startTry Lovable → MakeAutomationsGlue your tools together without code.
Free plan to startTry Make →The stack I use for content
Newsletter, DMs, community and video. Trials and discounts where they exist.
Newsletter platform. 14-day trial plus 20% off your first three months.
Start a newsletter → ManyChatFree planComment-to-DM automation for Instagram. It runs this funnel.
Try ManyChat → SkoolCommunityCommunity, courses and calendar in one place.
Start a community → Opus ClipVideoTurn long videos into short clips automatically.
Try Opus Clip → KitEmailEmail for creators, with automations and a free plan.
Try Kit → Secret200+ SaaS dealsDiscounts on hundreds of tools, including Hunter, HeyReach, Lemlist and Clay.
See the deals →Totals add up each program's published headline value. They're mostly credits and discounts, not cash, and each program sets its own eligibility. Founders backed by a VC or accelerator often qualify for far more (AWS, Google Cloud and Cloudflare up to $200K–$350K). We may earn a commission when you sign up through some links. It never changes your price, and we only list tools we'd use.
Member-only codes, as partners approve them
Some partner programs unlock extra discounts for communities: Apollo for Startups (50% off for a year), Papermark (up to 50%) and Secret Premium. As each one approves the Club, members get the codes first.