Cloudflare for Startups - Tier 1

Cloudflare·United States

Up to $350,000 in Cloudflare credits for one year for startups with at least $5 million raised and funding from a Cloudflare-affiliated partner.

What you get

up to $350,000Credits

“Up to $350,000 in credits for one year. Workers AI usage is capped at $50,000 and R2 usage at $10,000 for Tier 1.”

Credits valid for1 year, then they lapse

Equity takenNone, non-dilutive

Time to decisionwithin 2 days

Strings attachedCredits expire after one year or when fully consumed. The program is available once per startup. Usage beyond the credits and product-specific caps is billed to the payment method on file.

Can you apply

VC backingRequired

Referral or partnerRequired

Registered companyRequired

IndividualsNot eligible

Open sourceNot required

Latest stage acceptedseries b

CountriesOpen worldwide

Before you applyAt least $5 million raised, funding from a Cloudflare-affiliated partner, a valid public website, an active LinkedIn, X or GitHub presence, a business email matching the company domain, a Cloudflare account and a valid payment method.

Tier 1 criteria: $5M or more raised and funded by an affiliated partner. General program criteria: incorporated within the last 10 years, funded up to Series B, actively building a technology product, a valid public website and social presence, first-time applicant, for-profit business and a business email matching the company domain.

When

Always open, applications reviewed on a rolling basis.

What Cloudflare funds

Cloudflare for Startups gives early-stage technology companies one year of credits across its developer platform, storage, delivery and security products. Bootstrapped companies can apply directly, while the two larger tiers require funding from an affiliated partner.

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Details

This tier includes three Enterprise domains, an account manager, priority technical support and biweekly Solutions Architect office hours. R2 usage is capped at $10,000 and Workers AI usage at $50,000. AI Gateway, registrar services and several premium network products are excluded.

Apply on Cloudflare

Read off the Cloudflare page on 25 Aug 2026. Funders move amounts and eligibility without announcing it, so confirm any figure here before you count on it.