Grow your startup with AWS

Join AWS Activate, the leading startup program, helping you bring your idea to market - backed by the most trusted cloud platform.

 Join AWS Activate, the leading startup program, helping you bring your idea to market

Join AWS Activate, the leading startup program, helping you bring your idea to market - backed by the most trusted cloud platform.

Home to over 250,000 startups

For over 15 years, AWS has helped more startups launch, build, and succeed than any other cloud provider.

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Innovation powered by AWS

Millions of customers, including thousands of the fastest-growing startups, use AWS to build fast, keep costs low, and prove what’s possible.

Largest community

Largest community

AWS has the largest and most dynamic community, with millions of active customers every month and more than 100,000 partners from over 150 countries.

Most functionality

Most functionality

AWS has more services and features, than any other cloud provider, making it faster, easier, and more cost effective to build nearly anything you can imagine.

Most secure

Most secure

Trusted by the most high-sensitivity organizations, AWS is architected to be the most secure cloud computing environment available today.

Reduce build costs

Reduce build costs

Increase your speed to market with AWS credits to start building. AWS Activate members can unlock up to $100,000 in credits.

Exclusive offers

Exclusive offers

Reduce management costs with up to $800,000 worth of exclusive offers and services from startup partner and vendors like Hubspot, Canva, DataDog, and more.

Improved success rate

Improved success rate

83% of the 1,000 unicorns around the world (listed by Pitchbook) run on AWS. Find out how customers like Stability AI, Wiz, and Airbnb use AWS to power their startup.

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Accelerate your speed to market

Through AWS Activate, we’ve invested billions of dollars to enable businesses solving the world’s biggest problems to prove what’s possible with the power of cloud technology. Join now to access credit offers, premium resources, curated accelerator programs, and exclusive deals from AWS partners.

Support at every stage

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Turn your idea into a business

You have a big idea that solves a problem. But that's just the start. Learn the fundamentals of turning your idea into a successful startup. Explore articles, videos, and more built for early-stage startups, from new to experienced AWS users.

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Build your minimum viable product

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Extend your reach

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Find product market fit

Support at every stage

1

Turn your idea into a business

You have a big idea that solves a problem. But that's just the start. Learn the fundamentals of turning your idea into a successful startup. Explore articles, videos, and more built for early-stage startups, from new to experienced AWS users.

2

Build your minimum viable product

3

Extend your reach

4

Find product market fit