Start and scale your startup, on us
Program tiers to help startups build quickly and thrive
Start tier
Scale tier
Eligibility requirements
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Technology startup not yet funded by an institutional investor
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Founded within the last 5 years
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Not yet received Google Cloud credits (beyond the free trial)
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Received startup equity funding* from pre-seed to series A (if series A, raised within the last 12 months) by an institutional investor or common Web3 funding sources
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Founded within the last 10 years
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Not yet received more than $5,000 in Google Cloud credits
Google Cloud credits
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Up to $2,000 USD in Google Cloud credits, valid for one year [1]
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Google Cloud and Firebase usage covered in:
Year 1: 100% up to $100,000 USD in Google Cloud credits [1]
Year 2: 20% up to an additional $100,000 USD in Google Cloud credits [1]
Training
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$200 Google Cloud Skills Boost credits for online courses and hands-on labs
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$500 Google Cloud Skills Boost credits for online courses and hands-on labs
Technical support
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Apply Google Cloud credits to a Customer Care plan for unlimited access to technical support
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$12,000 USD in Google Cloud Enhanced Support credits for one year
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Access to Google Cloud Startup Customer Engineers
Business support and networking
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Access to our global Google Cloud Startup Community
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Access to a Startup Success Manager, our global Google Cloud Startup Community, and co-marketing opportunities for select startups
Google-wide discounts and perks
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12 months of free Google Workspace Business Plus for new signups [2]
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$200 usage every month at no charge on Google Maps Platform [3]
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12 months of free Google Workspace Business Plus for new signups [2]
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$600 monthly credits on Google Maps Platform for 12 months for new signups [4]
New: AI benefits
(learn more)
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Access to AI webinars and content
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Including access to up to $350,000 in Google Cloud credits, dedicated AI training, resources, and experts
New: Web3 benefits
(learn more)
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Access to Google Cloud events at global Web3 conferences like Paris Blockchain Week, Consensus, and TOKEN2049 Singapore
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Invite-only access to our gated Discord channel
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Input on our Web3 product roadmap
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Exclusive grants and benefits from Alchemy, Aptos, base, Celo, Flow, Hedera, Nansen, NEAR, Polygon, Solana, and thirdweb
Eligibility requirements
-
Technology startup not yet funded by an institutional investor
-
Founded within the last 5 years
-
Not yet received Google Cloud credits (beyond the free trial)
Google Cloud credits
-
Up to $2,000 USD in Google Cloud credits, valid for one year [1]
Training
-
$200 Google Cloud Skills Boost credits for online courses and hands-on labs
Technical support
-
Apply Google Cloud credits to a Customer Care plan for unlimited access to technical support
Business support and networking
-
Access to our global Google Cloud Startup Community
Google-wide discounts and perks
-
12 months of free Google Workspace Business Plus for new signups [2]
-
$200 usage every month at no charge on Google Maps Platform [3]
New: AI benefits (learn more)
-
Access to AI webinars and content
New: Web3 benefits (learn more)
-
Access to Google Cloud events at global Web3 conferences like Paris Blockchain Week, Consensus, and TOKEN2049 Singapore
Eligibility requirements
-
Received startup equity funding* from pre-seed to series A (if series A, raised within the last 12 months) by an institutional investor or common Web3 funding sources
-
Founded within the last 10 years
-
Not yet received more than $5,000 in Google Cloud credits
Google Cloud credits
-
Google Cloud and Firebase usage covered in:
Year 1: 100% up to $100,000 USD in Google Cloud credits [1]
Year 2: 20% up to an additional $100,000 USD in Google Cloud credits [1]
Training
-
$500 Google Cloud Skills Boost credits for online courses and hands-on labs
Technical support
-
$12,000 USD in Google Cloud Enhanced Support credits for one year
-
Access to Google Cloud Startup Customer Engineers
Business support and networking
-
Access to a Startup Success Manager, our global Google Cloud Startup Community, and co-marketing opportunities for select startups
Google-wide discounts and perks
-
12 months of free Google Workspace Business Plus for new signups [2]
-
$600 monthly credits on Google Maps Platform for 12 months for new signups [4]
New: AI benefits (learn more)
-
Including access to up to $350,000 in Google Cloud credits, dedicated AI training, resources, and experts
New: Web3 benefits (learn more)
-
Invite-only access to our gated Discord channel
-
Input on our Web3 product roadmap
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Exclusive grants and benefits from Alchemy, Aptos, base, Celo, Flow, Hedera, Nansen, NEAR, Polygon, Solana, and thirdweb
1. Credits can be applied towards Google Cloud Platform Services and Select Google Cloud offerings.
2. Company domain must not have been subscribed to a paid Google Workspace plan from within 31 days of applying to the Google for Startups Cloud Program, to the day the benefit is requested.
3. All Google Maps Platform accounts receive $200 of free monthly usage. This is not an exclusive offer of the Google for Startups Cloud Program, and there is no need to apply separately for this offer.
4. In addition to the $200 monthly free usage provided to all Google Maps Platform accounts.
Acceptance into this program is at the discretion of Google Cloud. We are unable to accept companies that have IPO’d or been acquired, educational institutions, government entities, nonprofits, personal blogs or content, dev shops, consultancies, or agencies, cryptocurrency mining company or a company distributing tokens contrary to regulatory guidance in your jurisdiction.
*Qualifying investment types include equity investment vehicles that support startup growth from institutional investors and venture capital firms. Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE) Agreements are eligible. To support the Web3 community, we accept verifiable token raises and blockchain foundation grants.
Funding via private equity, government innovation grants, prize funding, crowdfunding, angel, and friends & family funding will not qualify a startup for Scale but will be evaluated for other program tiers.