Claude for Startups (Anthropic Startup Program)
Claude for Startups
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
Anthropic API credits and priority rate limits, not cash. No dollar figure is published on the programme page or in the official terms, so the amount is recorded as null; the terms state only that 'Selected Awardees may receive Anthropic API credits, priority rate limits, and/or access to certain resources'. Third-party blogs quoting specific figures are not authoritative. Note the programme now lives on claude.com (anthropic.com/startups 302-redirects there).
Anthropic PBC
private · supranational
Deadline: rolling — Rolling applications; no published deadline.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Moderate — a form and supporting documents.
Who can apply
- Under 4 years old
- Sectors: ai, any
- Stage: pre_seed, seed, series_a
To qualify for credits a startup must have 'Received equity funding from institutional investor', have 'Been founded within the last four years', and 'Not previously received Anthropic startup credits'. The wider community programme (hackathons, Founder Days, meetups) is 'open to any early-stage founder or startup with or without VC backing'.
How to apply
- Create a Claude Console (API console) account, not a Claude app account. — link
- Complete the application form on the Claude for Startups page using a company email address. — link
- Anthropic reviews and, if selected, applies API credits and raised rate limits to the organisation.
What you will need
- Claude Console account
- Company email address
- Evidence of institutional equity funding
Source. https://claude.com/programs/startups — checked 2026-08-14
"Received equity funding from institutional investor"