Claude for Startups

Who qualifies

• Claude Startups is our program for early-stage founders
• Claude Startups is Anthropic’s program for early-stage founders building on Claude
• You may be eligible to receive up to $100K in additional API credits, claimed through your VC

What you need

• Funding / accelerator / VC referral
• Mentioned on the official page; exact requirements may vary.

Typical approval time

• Not stated on the official page — check the claim page.

Step by step

1. Apply through a participating VC partner on Claude's startups page.
2. Login Contact sales Try Claude
3. What is the Claude Startups program and can I apply?
4. While we didn’t have space for more members this cohort, we encourage you to apply when applications open for the next one
5. Members redeem each offer with a code in the Claude Console
6. Members get a link to register by email and in the Claude Startups portal
7. Claude Startups credits apply to the first-party Claude API through Claude Console

Common rejection reasons

• Not stated on the official page — check the claim page.

Tips & fine print

• Not stated on the official page — check the claim page.