France
16 local programs and 566 in total, including global perks.
EIC Accelerator
European Innovation Council
Up to €2.5M grant + up to €10M equity
Europe's flagship deep-tech funding: blended grant and equity plus coaching.
GrantGovernment Grants
Crédit d'Impôt Recherche (CIR)
French Government
30% R&D tax credit
One of Europe's most generous R&D tax credits; refundable for young SMEs.
Gov. schemeTax Incentives
Y Combinator
Y Combinator
$500k investment + $1M+ perks
Standard deal plus a large bundle of partner credits (cloud, AI, SaaS) for every batch company.
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🌍Google for Startups Cloud Program
Google Cloud
Up to $200,000 (up to $350,000 for AI-first startups)
Google Cloud and Firebase credits over two years, technical training, Google Workspace Business Starter discounts and access to startup experts.
AWS Activate
Amazon Web Services
Up to $100,000 in credits (up to $300,000 for generative-AI startups)
AWS credits, technical support, training and Business Support for early-stage startups. Founders tier is self-serve; Portfolio tier comes via an Activate…
Cloudflare for Startups
Cloudflare
Up to $250,000 in credits
Credits for Workers, R2, Workers AI, security and performance products across tiers.
NEWDatabricks for Startups Program
Databricks
Up to $200,000 in credits
Qualifying startups can receive up to $200K in credits for Databricks and Neon.
NEWDatabricks Startup Program - Venture-Backed
Neon
Up to $200,000 in credits for 1 year
Up to $200K in Neon and Databricks credits, onboarding support, feature access, and co-marketing opportunities for VC-backed or accelerator startups.
Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub
Microsoft
Up to $150,000 in Azure credits
Azure credits, GitHub Enterprise, Microsoft 365, LinkedIn Premium, Azure OpenAI access and mentorship. No funding required to join.