AWS Activate (Portfolio)

AWS Activate (Portfolio) is a cloud infrastructure and resource program administered by Amazon Web Services that provides early-stage companies with promotional credits, AI models, and technical support. Operating on a rolling basis with no fixed deadlines, the program awards between $5,000 and $100,000 in zero-equity cloud computing credits alongside up to $10,000 in business support credits. Eligible applicants must be founded within the last ten years, have raised under $100 million in total funding, and hold an active paid-tier AWS account. Startups cannot apply directly but must instead secure a specific Organization ID through approved venture capital firms and accelerators, such as Y Combinator, Techstars, 500 Global, and Andreessen Horowitz. The resource is intended for pre-Series B startups seeking to reduce operational costs while building, scaling, and optimizing their core software applications on enterprise cloud architecture.