Up to $250,000 in credits for Developer Platform, Workers, R2, and enterprise security
About this credit
Cloudflare for Startups offers four credit tiers based on funding stage: $5K for bootstrapped startups, $25K for those with up to $1M in funding, $100K for $1M–$5M funded startups, and $250K for high-growth or AI-focused startups with Tier 1 VC/accelerator backing. Credits are valid for one year and cover the full Developer Platform — Workers (serverless compute), Pages (frontend hosting), R2 (object storage, capped at $10K), D1 (serverless SQL), Durable Objects, and Queues. All tiers include enterprise-level security for up to 3 domains with WAF, DDoS protection, DNS, Zero Trust, Argo Smart Routing, and Load Balancing.
Over 4,000 startups have received credits, with $370M+ distributed. The Workers Launchpad Program provides additional bootcamp sessions, architect office hours, and VC introductions — 175 startups from 23 countries have participated. Bootstrapped startups under $50K in funding can apply using the promo code BOOTSTRAPPED.
Notable participant: Creditas (Brazilian fintech, $4.8B valuation) reduced app deployment times from 4 weeks to 2 days.
What's included
Eligibility requirements
- 01Software-based startup, founded within last 5 years
- 02$5K tier: Bootstrapped (use promo code BOOTSTRAPPED if under $50K funding)
- 03$25K tier: Up to $1M in funding
- 04$100K tier: $1M–$5M in funding + Cloudflare-approved VC or accelerator
- 05$250K tier: High-growth or AI-focused + Tier 1 VC/accelerator membership
- 06Valid LinkedIn profile, active website, and company email required