At a glance
- Credit
- 1,000 USD of credit to start, up to 5,000 USD
- Who qualifies
- Self-funded or bootstrapped startups before Series B, at most 10 years old, with a paid-tier AWS account.
- Time to claim
- About 30 minutes
- Approval odds
- Medium: Reviewed by hand in 5 to 10 business days, and the AWS account must already be on the paid tier.
- Offer ends
- No end date published
- Credit lasts
- Not stated on the official page
- Last checked
- 2026-10-27
Before you start
What the claim asks of you, from the official pages and our own claim run. Not stated means the official page does not say.
- Card on file: Needed
- Paid-tier account: Needed
- Registered company: Not needed
- Company email: Needed
- LinkedIn profile: Not asked for
- Country limits: None stated
- Solo developer, no company: Not open to a solo developer with no company
How to claim
Create and verify an AWS Builder ID with a work email and complete your profile.
Select the Activate Founders tier.
Enter product, funding stage and company details.
Link your AWS account and submit.
Wait about five to ten business days for a decision.
Start the claim at aws.amazon.com/startups/credits.
What we hit when we claimed it
- Activate Founders needs a paid-tier AWS account; a free-tier account cannot apply.
Limits
- The 5,000 USD top amount is for select participants only.
- Credits follow AWS promotional credit terms.
- A paid-tier AWS account, which needs a card on file, is required before you apply.
Sources
Every fact above comes from these official pages, last checked on 2026-10-27. Offers change: read the official page before you claim, and trust it where it differs from this page.