Credits and tools
Cloudflare for Startups
Cloudflare
At a glance
- Deadline
- Open. No closing date published.
- Fee
- No fee to apply
- Who may apply
- You have an incorporated, for-profit tech startup founded within the last 10 years, with a business email on your own domain, a live website and a public social presence
- Funded up to Series B (the 10,000 dollar Tier 3 accepts bootstrapped or self-funded startups with no minimum funding), and a first-time applicant to the programme
- Where
- Global, remote
Credits to spend on Cloudflare, not cash. Cloudflare's startup programme gives an early-stage tech company up to 350,000 US dollars in Cloudflare credits for a year, with a 10,000 dollar tier for bootstrapped startups and no minimum funding. It covers compute, storage, AI and delivery on Cloudflare's platform.
The facts
- What you get
- Up to 350,000 US dollars in Cloudflare credits; a 10,000 dollar tier for bootstrapped startups
- Where
- Global, remote
- How long
- Credits valid for one year
Where you stand
This one is free. There is no fee to apply, and nobody should ask you for money at any point.
What they ask for
- a bank or credit card to put on file: Cloudflare bills it for any use beyond the credits, and when the credits run out
- You have an incorporated, for-profit tech startup founded within the last 10 years, with a business email on your own domain, a live website and a public social presence
- Funded up to Series B (the 10,000 dollar Tier 3 accepts bootstrapped or self-funded startups with no minimum funding), and a first-time applicant to the programme
Get ready to apply
Built only from what this listing states.
A short application, by our reading.
1. What to get ready
The listing does not say what it needs. When you open their page, write down everything it asks for before you start.
2. Dates
- No closing date is stated.
- Openings with no closing date can close once they have enough people, so sooner is safer. Our advice
Download checklist (.txt) Send to WhatsApp
The download is a small text file. You can read it later without data. It also lists each condition they set, so you can tick yourself against them. WhatsApp sends the same list to you, or to somebody helping you.
No CV yet? Make a plain one from your answers. Nothing you type is kept.
Tips for applying for credits and tools
General advice from us, the same for every tools. It is not what this organisation says; that is above.
- Check what the credits cover, how long they last, and what happens when they run out.
- Check whether you need a registered business or a project to apply.
- Say what you will build with them.
All our tips and messages to copy. Practise answering, with nothing kept. Received an offer? Check whether it is real, then read before you say yes.
How to apply
You apply on Cloudflare's own website, not here. We never send an application for anybody and we never ask you for anything to pass on. Check their page for anything not shown here.
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How we checked this
This was opened and verified at Cloudflare's own website on 23 September 2026: it was real, still open, and open to people from African countries. If anything here is wrong, tell us.