Akamai Cloud Rise startup credits
Apply for $500–$120,000 in first-year Akamai cloud credits, followed by discounted services in years two and three.
Verified 19 Oct 2026
Who can get this
Requires an incorporated company
Does not require funding
Does not require a partner referral
Be a for-profit company under seven years old with external users, initial revenue, non-founder employees, or VC backing.
Plan to scale workloads using Akamai Cloud as a primary infrastructure provider.
Create an Akamai Cloud account with a work-domain email and valid card, then apply and attend the review call.
- Available in
- Worldwide
- Company stage
- Bootstrapped, Pre-seed, Seed, Series A
- Company age
- Under 84 months
For-profit company under seven years old, new to Rise, with a plan to scale on Akamai Cloud. Needs at least one of: paid non-founder staff, active external users, initial revenue, or VC funding. Existing customers with no more than $3,000 prior infrastructure credits may be considered.
How to redeem
- 1
Create your company cloud account
Use a live company website, matching business email, and valid credit card.
Open provider page - 2
Apply to Rise
Describe growth and infrastructure plans; await review, discovery call, and written allocation confirmation.
Worth knowing
- Allocations vary from $500 to $120,000 in year one; the maximum is not guaranteed.
- Credits have monthly limits and do not roll over between months or years. Usage above the monthly allocation is charged.
- Years two and three have discounted services, not the same free-credit grant. Confirm the rates in your approved terms.
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