What is Cloudflare?
Cloudflare provides a global cloud platform to build and run applications and websites. It offers compute, storage, databases (relational and analytics), video streaming, and more, all delivered on a globally distributed network. Cloudflare also delivers industry-leading performance, reliability, and security, including products such as the Web Application Firewall (WAF) and Bot Management (Super Bot Fight Mode).
Cloudflare for Startups
Cloudflare for Startups helps early-stage companies connect, protect, and build Internet and SaaS applications without cost being a barrier.
Eligible startups can receive up to $250,000 in Cloudflare credits to build and scale their products across Cloudflare’s compute, storage, database, performance, and security services. Credits are valid for up to one year from activation or until fully used, whichever comes first.
Eligibility criteria
To qualify for the Cloudflare for Startups program, companies must meet all of the following requirements:
- Building a software-based product or service
- Founded within the last five years
- Funded up to Series B
- Have a valid website and business email address
- Not currently a Cloudflare Enterprise customer under contract
- Have not previously participated in the program
- Note: As a Startup Plan participant, you will only be able to use up to $10,000 of Credits for any R2 and Cache Reserve services, and $50,000 of Credits for any Workers AI services.
- $250,000
- Up To
What is Cloudflare?
Cloudflare has a full cloud tech stack to build apps and websites with storage, compute, database, relational database, analytic database, video streaming, and more. Cloudflare also offers superior speed, performance, and security tools (such as our WAF and SuperBot Fight Mode products).
Cloudflare for Startups offers up to $250,000 in credits to use with all of these storage*, compute, database, speed, performance, and security products. All benefits will expire within 1 year of starting on the Startup Program or when all the credits are used up--whichever happens first.
*storage R2 product is capped at $10k
Eligibility Criteria: Who can access the Cloudflare for Startups program?
- Companies building a software-based product or service
- Founded within the last 5 years (2020-2025)
- Have a LinkedIn profile, valid website, and email address
- Not currently a Cloudflare contract / enterprise customer
- Have not accessed the program before
- $250,000
- Up To
