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Cloudflare for Startups

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Cloudflare's program of up to $350,000 in credits for a year, starting at $10,000 for companies that have raised under $1 million.

  • Apply even if bootstrapped: the first tier has no minimum funding.
  • Credits last a year, so time your application.
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The question it answers

  1. How do I get free credits and non-cash support (AWS, Google, Microsoft, NVIDIA) that stretch my runway like a grant?

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