GitHub for Startups
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No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
US$10,000 in GitHub credits for up to 12 months, usable across GitHub Enterprise licences and eligible add-ons including GitHub Copilot and Advanced Security.
GitHub (Microsoft)
private · supranational
Deadline: Open all year — Apply through a GitHub for Startups partner; no deadline stated.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Up to 100 employees
- Stage: pre-seed, seed and Series A
Must be affiliated with a GitHub for Startups partner; have outside funding (Series B or earlier; non-equity credits do not count); be new to GitHub Enterprise (no plan in the past six months) and never previously have received GitHub credits or Enterprise licences. Enterprise Cloud on GitHub.com only.
Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work
Source. https://github.com/enterprise/startups
"$10,000 in GitHub credits to use across the full GitHub Enterprise platform for up to 12 months."
Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: github.com
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