Cloudflare
Cloudflare for Startups Tier 3
$10,000 in Cloudflare credits for one year, the entry tier of Cloudflare for Startups.
What you get
$10,000 in Cloudflare credits for one year, the entry tier of Cloudflare for Startups. Cloudflare Funded Tier provides essential web infrastructure for early-stage startups. Get CDN for faster page loads, DDoS protection against attacks, DNS management, and WAF for security. Features include SSL certificates, caching, and performance analytics. The foundation of web security and performance for startups just getting started
Eligibility
Founded within the last 10 years; raised funding within the last 12 months; building a technology product, with a live website.
- Founded within the last 10 years
- Raised funding within the last 12 months
- Building a technology product, with a live website
- Public social presence on LinkedIn, X or GitHub
- First-time applicants only
- For-profit, with a business email on the company's own domain
- Tier 3 ($10,000): bootstrapped or self-funded, under $1M raised
- Tier 2 ($100,000): under $5M raised, funded by an affiliated partner
- Tier 1 ($350,000): $5M or more raised, funded by an affiliated partner
- Expiry: 12 months from the confirmation email; normal billing applies afterwards
Stages
Bootstrapped to Series B
Approval time
Usually within 48 hours, by email
Duration
One year or until the credits run out, whichever is first; no extensions
Exclusions
- Credits do not cover AI Gateway, Registrar, enterprise add-ons or premium network services such as Magic Transit, Spectrum, Dedicated IPs and China Network. Educational institutions, personal blogs, consultancies, agencies, MSPs and resellers are not eligible.
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