At a glance
- Credit
- Up to 350,000 USD of credit by tier
- Who qualifies
- Startups incorporated within 10 years, funded no later than Series B and within the last 12 months, with a live website and a company email; first-time applicants only.
- Time to claim
- About 30 minutes
- Approval odds
- Low: Reviewed by hand and needs funding in the last 12 months; our own application was declined on 2026-10-26.
- Offer ends
- No end date published
- Credit lasts
- one year or until used
- 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: Not needed
- Registered company: 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
Check the criteria and your tier on the Cloudflare startups page.
Open the application page (cloudflare.com/lp/startups) and apply.
Wait for the email decision, usually within 48 hours.
If approved, use your Cloudflare account and add a payment method.
Start the claim at www.cloudflare.com/startups/.
What we hit when we claimed it
- Cloudflare declined our application on 2026-10-26. The program is for startups funded in the last 12 months.
- Our team applied on 2026-10-26 and was declined (claim run at-claim-pr244).
Limits
- Tiers are 10,000, 100,000 and 350,000 USD.
- R2 is capped at 10,000 USD and Workers AI is capped by tier.
- Credits are one-time and cannot be extended or cashed out.
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.