AWS Credits for AI Startups

Amazon Web Services·United States

Invite-only credit tier above Activate Portfolio, accessed through an AWS Account Manager rather than an application.

What you get

from $200,000Credits

“$200,000+ in AWS Credits”

Can you apply

VC backingnot stated

Referral or partnerRequired

Registered companynot stated

Individualsnot stated

Open sourcenot stated

CountriesOpen worldwide

Before you applyMust already have gone through AWS Activate Portfolio and have an AWS Account Manager.

Invite only for startups ready to scale post Activate Portfolio. Talk with your Account Manager.

When

Always open, applications reviewed on a rolling basis.

What Amazon Web Services funds

AWS gives pre-Series B startups promotional cloud credits through AWS Activate so they can build infrastructure, data services and AI/ML workloads on AWS before they have revenue. Credit size is set by funding stage and by whether an accelerator or investor vouches for the company.

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Read off the Amazon Web Services page on 29 Aug 2026. Funders move amounts and eligibility without announcing it, so confirm any figure here before you count on it.