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Google Cloud startup credits and deals
Google for Startups Cloud Program (Start tier)
Funded startups: up to $100K (up to $250K for AI) in year 1 plus 20% up to $100K in year 2
Funded startups: up to $100K (up to $250K for AI) in year 1 plus 20% up to $100K in year 2
- Credit type
- Cash-value credits
- Bootstrapped value
- $2,000 on the Start tier
- Max value
- $2,000
- Duration
- not stated on page
- Verification
- Verified on company page · 2026-10-24
Eligibility
Pre-funded, founded within 2 years, working MVP, plans to seek venture funding. Needs a live business website matching your email domain and a billing account ID
The catch
Grants, loans and friends and family money do not qualify for the Scale tier. First-party Google Cloud pay-as-you-go products only
How to apply
Apply on the Google for Startups Cloud Program page with a business email
Details
Aggregators lead with the big numbers. A bootstrapped founder realistically gets the $2,000 tier.
Sources
- creditforstartups
- startup-perks
- newline