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AWS Activate Portfolio

The largest credit package most startups will ever qualify for, and the easiest thing in this index to apply for.

Amount
$100,000 in credits
Issuer type
Cloud credits
Decision time
7–10 days
Effort
Light — one form

Key facts

Key facts for AWS Activate Portfolio
Amount$100,000 in credits — credits only, no cash component
Funding typeInfrastructure credits — non-dilutive
IssuerAmazon Web Services
Who can applyStartups associated with an approved accelerator, VC or incubator
SectorsAny
PayoutApplied to the account, 2-year expiry
DeadlineNo fixed deadline

Eligibility criteria

5 criteria · 4 are hard requirements

  • Company less than 10 years oldRequired
  • Raised less than a Series ARequired
  • Associated with an AWS Activate Provider for the $100K tierRequired
  • Has not previously received Activate creditsRequired
  • Founders tier open to bootstrapped companies at $1,000Preferred

Rewritten from the official page into yes/no checks. Nothing here is summarised away — if the source states it, it is on this list.

What you have to submit

  • Company website
  • Provider organisation ID
  • AWS account ID

Update history

Source: aws.amazon.com/activate ↗

✓ checked yesterday

  1. yesterdayagentFull re-crawl of the official page — no changes detected
  2. 11 days agoagentDeadline and amount confirmed against the issuer's page
  3. 01 Jul 2026humanHuman review — criteria rewritten into yes/no checks

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