Startups will be matched with the tier and benefits that best suit their stage. Startups eligible for Scale tier must:
- Have received startup equity funding* from pre-seed to Series A (if Series A, raised within the last 12 months) by an institutional investor or common Web3 funding sources
- Have been founded within the last 10 years
- Have not received more than $5,000 in Google Cloud credits
Take advantage of your benefits
Google Cloud credits | Get your Google Cloud usage covered in: Year 1: 100% up to $100,000 USD in Google Cloud credits [1] Year 2: 20% up to an additional $100,000 USD in Google Cloud credits [1] |
Use existing credits on Google Gemini and our Vertex AI open models. Receive an additional $10,000 USD to be used exclusively on partner LLM model credits through Model Garden including Anthropic, Mistral, and AI21. | |
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Get exclusive access to benefits and discounts from partners like Elastic, GitLab, MongoDB, and others from the Google Cloud ecosystem | |
Training | Get $500 Google Cloud Skills Boost credits for online courses and hands-on labs |
Google Cloud credits
Get your Google Cloud usage covered in:
Year 1: 100% up to $100,000 USD in Google Cloud credits [1]
Year 2: 20% up to an additional $100,000 USD in Google Cloud credits [1]
Use existing credits on Google Gemini and our Vertex AI open models. Receive an additional $10,000 USD to be used exclusively on partner LLM model credits through Model Garden including Anthropic, Mistral, and AI21.
- Receive an invite-only membership to our gated Discord channel
- Provide input on our Web3 product roadmap
- Receive exclusive grants and benefits from Alchemy, Aptos, Base, Celo, Flow, Hedera, Nansen, NEAR, Polygon, Solana, and thirdweb
Technical support
- Receive $12,000 USD in Enhanced Support credits for one year
- Get access to Google Cloud Startup Customer Engineers ensuring you're receiving the best technical guidance from our experts
Business support
- Receive enhanced assistance from a Startup Success Manager to help you get the most out of your credits
- Get access to our global Google Cloud Startup Community and co-marketing opportunities for select startups
Google discounts
- Obtain 12 months of free Google Workspace Business Plus for new signups [2]
- Receive $600 monthly credit for any Google Maps service, in addition to free usage of up to $3,250 distributed across Maps products
Get exclusive access to benefits and discounts from partners like Elastic, GitLab, MongoDB, and others from the Google Cloud ecosystem
Training
Get $500 Google Cloud Skills Boost credits for online courses and hands-on labs
Additional programs and offers
- Join a Google for Startups Accelerator ProgramEach accelerator features a cohort of 10-15 top startups that come together to tackle specific technical challenges that can help grow their businesses through a mix of remote and in-person, 1-to-1, group learning sessions, and sprint projects.
- Kickstart growth with Google Cloud ISV Startup SpringboardISV Startup Springboard is a 12-week program designed to help emerging AI startups accelerate their business growth through bespoke technical guidance and GTM resources. Register your interest for early access to apply.
- Go further with Google Developer Program PremiumInvest in your development journey with exclusive benefits and resources designed to help you learn, build, and grow with Google.
- Credits can be applied toward Google Cloud services and select Google Cloud offerings.
- Company domain must not be subscribed to a paid Google Workspace plan, or subscribed from within 90 days of applying to the Google for Startups Cloud Program, to the day the benefit is requested. This benefit cannot be applied toward annual Google Workspace Business Plus plans.
Acceptance into this program is at the discretion of Google Cloud. We are unable to accept companies that have IPO'd or been acquired, educational institutions, government entities, nonprofits, personal blogs or content, dev shops, consultancies, or agencies, cryptocurrency mining companies, or a company distributing tokens contrary to regulatory guidance in your jurisdiction.
*Qualifying investment types include equity investment vehicles that support startup growth from institutional investors and venture capital firms. Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE) Agreements are eligible. To support the Web3 community, we accept verifiable token raises and Blockchain foundation grants.
Funding through private equity, government innovation grants, prize funding, crowdfunding, angel, and friends and family funding will not qualify a startup for scale but will be evaluated for other program tiers.