Microsoft for Startups: $200 now, up to $150,000 only as a higher tier
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$200 starter credits
The application page says $200 in starter credits after a personal LinkedIn check, with no investor code, and $1,000 with a 10-character investor code. A payment card is required. Work, school, and company-domain emails are not accepted. You need a personal Microsoft account with no prior Azure account. It says you might be eligible for higher-tier benefits, including up to $150,000 in Startup credits. It does not print a $5,000, $25,000, and $50,000 step ladder. Eligibility on the page: privately held and for-profit, a software product the company owns, headquartered where Azure is available, not more than $350,000 in lifetime free Azure credits, not Series C or later, and not an educational institution, government organization, consultancy, agency, or cryptocurrency mining company. B2B, AI, and not a subsidiary are not printed.
- Who
- A privately held, for-profit company with a software product it owns, headquartered where Azure is available. Not more than $350,000 in lifetime free Azure credits. Not Series C or later. Not an educational institution, government organization, consultancy, agency, or cryptocurrency mining company. Sign-up uses a personal Microsoft account with no prior Azure account.
- Price after
- Pay-as-you-go after the credits. The application page does not print milestone deadlines.
- Last checked
- Nov 9, 2026
- Expires
- No end date stated