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Any early-stage founder or startup building with Claude can join the Startups program. To qualify for Claude credits and extras, your company must have received equity funding from institutional investor, been founded within the last four years, and not previously received Anthropic startup credits. You'll need a Claude Console account, a company email, your website, and a short description of what you're building.
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Fill out the application on this page. It takes about two minutes. You'll need a Claude Console account (the API console, not the Claude app) and a company email address.
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