AWS Activate Credits
Review as an infrastructure option when idea, pre-seed, seed teams in AI, cloud, developer tools already use or plan to evaluate Amazon Web Services tooling, credits, or technical support.
Terms
Up to $200K in AWS Activate Credits (Activate Founders self-funded: up to $5K starting at $1K; Activate Portfolio pre-Series B with Org ID: up to $200K; AI Startups invite-only: $200K+)
No equity stated on the official credits page
Credits can apply to eligible AWS services including Amazon Bedrock model usage
AWS credits, technical resources, and startup infrastructure support
Founder fit
Founders who need immediate AWS infrastructure, AI service, or cloud spend relief.
Eligibility and maximum credits vary between founder and portfolio paths.
Global, subject to AWS Activate availability and provider requirements.
Online application; portfolio path requires a provider organization ID.
Verification note
Maximum credits substantially increased since last check: previously recorded as $1K-$100K, now up to $200K for the Portfolio tier and $200K+ for AI Startups (invite only). Founders tier starts at $1K with select participants up to $5K. Portfolio tier requires an Org ID from an Activate Provider (VC, accelerator). The previous applicationUrl and sourceUrl both redirect to https://aws.amazon.com/startups/credits/. A separate Kiro Startup Credits program is available for eligible startups without current Activate Credits.
Source quality: official AWS Activate Credits page scraped directly on 2026-06-14. Status confidence: high.