--- title: Anthropic is giving startups a free year of Claude Team... description: Anthropic expanded its Claude for Startups program, now offering eligible companies a free year of Claude Team (up to five premium seats), $1,000 in API... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/anthropic-is-giving-startups-a-free-year-of-claude-team-and-1-000-in-credits-drybhoi2h twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Anthropic is giving startups a free year of Claude Team and $1,000 in credits | daily.dev og:description: Anthropic expanded its Claude for Startups program, now offering eligible companies a free year of Claude Team (up to five premium seats), $1,000 in API... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/anthropic-is-giving-startups-a-free-year-of-claude-team-and-1-000-in-credits-drybhoi2h og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/drYBhoi2h.png og:image:alt: Anthropic is giving startups a free year of Claude Team and $1,000 in credits og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Anthropic is giving startups a free year of Claude Team and $1,000 in credits **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Anthropic expanded its Claude for Startups program, now offering eligible companies a free year of Claude Team (up to five premium seats), $1,000 in API credits, access to Claude Marketplace for building plugins, and virtual office hours with Anthropic's Applied AI team. Companies qualify if founded within the last five years or funded within the last two years. The program was announced at Anthropic's SF Tech Week event, and companies can apply through the Claude for Startups page. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What do startups get from Anthropic's Claude for Startups program? Eligible startups get a free year of Claude Team (Anthropic's paid plan for groups) with up to five premium seats, plus $1,000 in API credits for building with Claude. They also gain access to Claude Marketplace for building plugins and can book virtual office hours with Anthropic's Applied AI team. _Startups weighing AI platform perks can track Anthropic and Claude program updates on daily.dev._ ### Who is eligible for Anthropic's Claude for Startups program? Companies qualify if they were founded within the last five years or received funding within the last two years. Interested companies apply through the Claude for Startups program page. The expanded program was announced during Anthropic's SF Tech Week event. _Founders comparing AI vendor incentives can follow Claude and Anthropic news on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Anthropic rolls out up to $250 in free Claude Code credits, but only for cloud sessions](https://daily.dev/posts/anthropic-rolls-out-up-to-250-in-free-claude-code-credits-but-only-for-cloud-sessions-09xrdatai) · BleepingComputer · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Anthropic invests $100 million into the Claude Partner Network](https://daily.dev/posts/anthropic-invests-100-million-into-the-claude-partner-network-xnvep0idi) · Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Anthropic is spending $150M to embed 1,000 AI fellows inside nonprofits. No degree required.](https://daily.dev/posts/anthropic-is-spending-150m-to-embed-1-000-ai-fellows-inside-nonprofits-no-degree-required--iccfo9rna) · The Next Web · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Anthropic is thinking about removing Claude Code from its cheapest plan](https://daily.dev/posts/anthropic-is-thinking-about-removing-claude-code-from-its-cheapest-plan-p9nzg797t) · The New Stack · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#startup](https://daily.dev/tags/startup), [#claude](https://daily.dev/tags/claude), [#anthropic](https://daily.dev/tags/anthropic) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/anthropic-is-giving-startups-a-free-year-of-claude-team-and-1-000-in-credits-drybhoi2h) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Anthropic is giving startups a free year of Claude Team and $1,000 in credits","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/anthropic-is-giving-startups-a-free-year-of-claude-team-and-1-000-in-credits-drybhoi2h","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/anthropic-is-giving-startups-a-free-year-of-claude-team-and-1-000-in-credits-drybhoi2h"},"datePublished":"2026-10-06T16:04:49.319Z","dateModified":"2026-10-06T20:10:59.697Z","description":"Anthropic expanded its Claude for Startups program, now offering eligible companies a free year of Claude Team (up to five premium seats), $1,000 in API...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/124ef20ef1e84b017ac665e08feea538?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/124ef20ef1e84b017ac665e08feea538?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"TechCrunch","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TechCrunch","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tc","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/anthropic-is-giving-startups-a-free-year-of-claude-team-and-1-000-in-credits-drybhoi2h","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"startup,claude,anthropic","timeRequired":"PT1M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"TechCrunch","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Anthropic is giving startups a free year of Claude Team and $1,000 in credits"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/anthropic-is-giving-startups-a-free-year-of-claude-team-and-1-000-in-credits-drybhoi2h#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What do startups get from Anthropic's Claude for Startups program?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Eligible startups get a free year of Claude Team (Anthropic's paid plan for groups) with up to five premium seats, plus $1,000 in API credits for building with Claude. 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