AWS Activate credits are redeemable on third-party models on Amazon Bedrock, our fully-managed service that offers a choice of high-performing foundation models (FMs) from leading AI companies. Startups building on AWS Trainium and AWS Inferentia may be eligible for up to $300,000 in additional credits. Join today to activate your ultimate startup advantage.

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AWS offers the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud services, offering over 200 fully featured services from data centers globally. You can use your AWS Activate Credits for eligible AWS services and support from infrastructure technologies like compute, storage, and databases–to emerging technologies, such as machine learning and artificial intelligence, data lakes and analytics, and Internet of Things. For a comprehensive list of eligible services, please review the lowermost section of the <a href="https://console.aws.amazon.com/billing/home#/credits" target="_blank">credits page</a> after receiving your AWS Activate Credit approval email. Note that the <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/activate/terms/" target="_blank">AWS Activate Terms &amp; Conditions</a> provide additional information regarding the eligible services.&nbsp;

AWS Activate Credits cannot be applied to any fees or charges for Amazon Mechanical Turk, AWS Managed Services, Ineligible AWS Support, AWS Marketplace (with the exception of charges incurred through the use of third-party foundation models available on Amazon Bedrock), AWS Professional Services, AWS Training, AWS Certification, Amazon Route 53 domain name registration or transfer, any Services for mining for cryptocurrency, or any upfront fee for any Services such as Savings Plans and Reserved Instances. For information regarding eligible and ineligible services, please visit the <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/awscredits/" target="_blank">AWS Promotional Credit Terms &amp; Conditions</a> and the <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/activate/terms/" target="_blank">AWS Activate Terms &amp; Conditions</a>. Any other service not listed in the <a href="https://console.aws.amazon.com/billing/home?#/account" target="_blank">AWS Billing and Cost Management Console</a> is not covered by AWS Activate Credits.

No action is required from you to activate your AWS Activate Credits. AWS Activate Credits offset eligible AWS Services fees and charges incurred during or following the billing cycle in which you receive the AWS Activate Credits. You can view, track, and monitor your AWS Activate Credits in the <a href="https://console.aws.amazon.com/activate" target="_blank">AWS Activate Console</a> and the <a href="https://console.aws.amazon.com/billing/home?#/account" target="_blank">AWS Billing and Cost Management Console</a>.

An organization ID is a numeric code used to identify Activate Providers that are affiliated with Activate credits. If you are a startup interested in applying for the Activate Portfolio package (up to $100,000 USD credits) an organization ID is required. To apply for the Activate Founder package ($1,000 USD credits) an organization ID is not required. You can get this code by asking your Activate Provider. 

AWS Activate works with hundreds of accelerators, angel investors, seed/venture capital firms, and startup enabling organizations across the world, whom we call Activate Providers. Some notable providers include Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, Greylock Partners, Carta, Brex, and more. Startups associated with an Activate Provider are able to apply for the Activate Portfolio package using the provider’s organization ID. 

You can find details about your AWS Activate credits including the exact credit amount, their expiration date, remaining balance, and the applicable AWS services on the lowermost section of the credits page on the <a href="https://console.aws.amazon.com/billing/home?#/account">AWS Billing and Cost Management Console</a> and the credits section of the <a href="https://console.aws.amazon.com/activate">AWS Activate Console</a>. Startups are informed via email when 1) credits are expiring (60 days prior expiration, 30 days prior expiration, expired) and 2) Account credits are exhausting (75% credits exhausted, 100% exhausted).

AWS Activate credits are applied to Reserved Instances and Saving Plans the same way as other AWS Services. Upfront fees for Reserved Instances and Savings Plans are not covered by AWS Activate credits.

AWS helps startups bring their ideas to life through AWS Activate. As you build and scale your business, Activate Credits grow with you to support your changing needs. If you’re an AWS Activate member, you may be eligible for up to $100,000 in credits to help offset your AWS bill.

Apply for up to $100,000 in AWS Activate credits and unlock access to our partners’ tools and services.

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Credit eligibility is based on your startup funding stage and affiliation with <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/startups/lp/aws-activate-provider" target="_blank">Activate Providers</a>, which are thousands of accelerators, angel investors, venture capital firms, and startup enabling organizations around the world. Review the requirements below to select the package that’s right for your startup today.

*All AWS Activate Credits are in USD and subject to the&nbsp;<a href="https://aws.amazon.com/activate/terms/">AWS Promotional Credit Terms &amp; Conditions</a>.

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