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E2B for
STARTUPS
One-time $20,000 in E2B credits and the Pro tier for early-stage teams building AI agents. Open to startups under three years old that have raised less than $5M.
In YC, a16z Speedrun, or Antler? Apply through your program's portal for additional E2B credits.
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Program benefits
The
Pro
tier,
and
$20,000
to
spend
on
it.
Our
partners
$20,000 in credits
One-time. Spend it on coding agents, data analysis, computer use, or app generation.
A full machine for your agent
Shell, filesystem, network, and an optional desktop. One isolated microVM per session.
Works with any agent stack
Any model, any framework. The runtime is Apache-2.0, so there is no lock-in.
Custom sandbox CPU and RAM
Pick the CPU and RAM per sandbox. The default is 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
100 concurrent sandboxes
For parallel agents, evals, and test runs. Expandable to 1,100 with an add-on.
Sessions up to 24 hours
Long tasks stay alive. Pause a sandbox for free and resume it from the same state.
Members
Startups
in
the
program
Featured
members
YC P26
YC S24
A16Z SR006
YC S25
YC W26
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YC S24
YC W21
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YC F25
YC W25
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YC S25
YC S24
YC S25
YC S24
YC P25
YC F25
YC S24
YC W23
YC W25
YC W26
YC W26
YC W26
YC S23
Eligibility
Program
requirements
Raised under $5M
Under 3 years old
First-time E2B users
FAQs
Who can apply?
Early-stage startups, and research teams at universities, public research institutes, or nonprofit research organizations. Both programs are for teams building or studying AI agents: coding agents, data analysis, evals and benchmarks, computer use, deep research, general agents. The eligibility criteria are listed above.
What do approved teams receive?
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