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Render for Startups
Deploy apps, APIs, and AI workloads in minutes
Render is purpose-built for the fastest-growing AI and web apps that require persistent compute, workflows, and dynamic scaling. Reduce DevOps overhead and accelerate your ability to ship, iterate, and scale.
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Trusted by over 6 million builders
Right-sized for startups
Stateful by default — persistent processes and data, not just functions.
AI-ready — patterns for inference and agents.
Faster to ship than AWS — no DevOps team required at start.
More scalable than Vercel — with full-stack capabilities.
More powerful and modern than Heroku — the simplicity you love, updated for today.
Explore the tiers
Credit amounts are based on your funding stage and investors. Our Build, Scale, and AI tiers unlock higher credits for startups that apply through a registered accelerator or VC partner. You'll find details on becoming a partner below.
Note:
All credits are valid for 1-year from time of approval
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Prototype
All qualified startups are eligible for our Founder credit offer
Benefits
$500 in startup credits
Startup-specific onboarding resources
Eligibility
New customer
Have seed funding (min $25K)
Less than 5 years in operation
Raised less than $100M
Pre-Series B
Build
Added benefits for startups building with our network of partners
Benefits
$2,500 in credits for startups from a partner
$5K in credits for startups from select partners
Startup-specific onboarding resources
Access to exclusive startup events
Eligibility
New customer
Applied through enrolled partner
Less than 5 years in operation
Raised less than $100M
Pre-Series B
Scale
Maximal runway for all startups scaling with funding from the top VCs in our network
Benefits
$10K in startup credits for startups with less than $1M in funding
$25K in startup credits for startups with $1M in funding or more
Startup-specific onboarding resources
Access to exclusive startup events
Eligibility
New customer
Funding from enrolled top tier VC
Less than 5 years in operation
Raised less than $100M
Pre-Series B
AI
Maximum compute for AI‑native, data‑heavy, or agent/LLM‑driven products from our top VC partnerships
Benefits
$100K in startup credits
1:1 onboarding & migration session
Free dedicated support Slack for 1-yr
AI case study eligible for co‑marketing
Access to exclusive startup events
Eligibility
New Customer
At least $2.5M in funding from enrolled top tier VC
Less than 5 years in operation
Raised less than $100M
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$5,000 in Sentry credits
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20% off 1st year of Vanta Software
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When you make something easy, people do more of it. Render benefits from this inordinately, helping more people (and increasingly, non-developers) deploy production-grade applications instantly.
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,
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Frequently Asked Questions
How can I qualify for the Build, Scale or AI tiers?
Our Build, Scale and AI tiers require that you apply through one of our partners. Your accelerator or VC should have a perks program for portfolio companies and can provide you a link to apply through their program. The majority of VCs and accelerators qualify for our Build tier and $5k in credits. The Scale tier is available for startups that are rapidly scaling with funding from top tier VCs. Startups with less than $1M in funding qualify for $10k in credits, while startups with $1M or more will qualify for $25k in credits. AI and other compute-intensive data-heavy startups in the Scale tier with $2.5M in funding or more qualify for $100k in credits.
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How will the credits be applied to my account and how long do I have to use them?
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