Grants & Perks
Money, credits and access, with every condition in plain sight.
180 grants, accelerators, regulatory sandboxes and vendor credits across the US, MENA, Europe, Africa and Asia. Every entry states what a founder receives and who sits in the redemption path, and links to the provider’s own page.
| Programme | Type | Category | Region | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADGM RegLabAbu Dhabi Global Market Financial Services Regulatory AuthorityConditions apply | Regulatory sandbox | Fintech | MENA | Controlled live testing under a tailored regulatory framework, with regulator engagement and proportionate conditions; no cash award. |
| Algolia Startup ProgramAlgolia | Credits | AI and data | Global | US$10,000 in Algolia credits for the first 12 months. |
| Amplitude Startup Scholarship FundAmplitude | Free period | AI and data | Global | Amplitude Growth plan free for 1 year, covering the startup package of analytics, experimentation, session replay and activation capabilities. |
| Tech for Black Founders ScholarshipAmplitude | Discount | AI and data | North America | Free unlimited Amplitude Growth plan while the company remains eligible, followed by stated lifetime discounts. |
| Atlassian for StartupsAtlassianConditions apply | Support programme | Cloud and dev | Global | 12 months of eligible Atlassian Premium products at US$0: up to 50 users for Jira, Confluence, Loom Business + AI and Bitbucket; up to 10 agents/users for service-management products; Jira Product Discovery includes up to 10 creators plus unlimited contributors. Rovo is included where available. |
| Aspire Rewards: Brew InteractiveBrew InteractiveVia Aspire Rewards | Discount | Growth | Asia-Pacific | Up to 1 month of free digital ads |
| CMA Rwanda FinTech Regulatory SandboxCapital Market Authority Rwanda | Regulatory sandbox | Fintech | Africa | Controlled testing and direct regulatory engagement for novel capital-market products and services; no cash funding. |
| FinTech LabCapital Market Authority, Saudi ArabiaConditions apply | Support programme | Fintech | MENA | Testing of innovative securities-related products and business models under simplified, defined regulatory standards, timelines and CMA supervision; no cash award. |
| CMA Regulatory SandboxCapital Markets Authority Kenya | Regulatory sandbox | Fintech | Africa | A tailored, proportionate regulatory environment for live testing of innovative capital-market products, solutions or services before mass-market launch, with CMA supervision and guidance; no cash funding. |
| Carta LaunchCarta | Credits | Workplace | Multi-region | Cap-table management, equity issuance and fundraising tools free while the company remains within Launch eligibility; no credit card required. |
| CBB Regulatory SandboxCentral Bank of Bahrain | Regulatory sandbox | Fintech | MENA | Up to 12 months of controlled testing, extendable case by case, with possible tailored regulatory relaxation; complete applications are targeted for a decision within 15 calendar days. Typical testing limit is up to 100 volunteer customers unless otherwise approved. |
| CBE Regulatory SandboxCentral Bank of EgyptConditions apply | Regulatory sandbox | Fintech | MENA | Cohort-based live testing in a controlled environment with defined parameters and CBE regulatory engagement; no cash award. |
| FinTech Regulatory SandboxCentral Bank of Oman | Regulatory sandbox | Fintech | MENA | Controlled live testing under tailored regulatory conditions with CBO supervision and feedback; no cash award. |
| ClickHouse × Y Combinator DealClickHouse | Credits | AI and data | Global | US$10,000 in ClickHouse Cloud credits valid for 24 months. |
| ClickHouse Startup OfferClickHouseConditions apply | Credits | AI and data | Global | US$5,000 in ClickHouse Cloud credits for 12 months, Basic Support, and potential co-marketing/speaking benefits. |
| ClickUp for StartupsClickUpConditions apply | Credits | Workplace | Global | US$3,000 credit toward an upgraded ClickUp Enterprise workspace, plus onboarding resources. |
| Cloudflare for Startups: Bootstrap tierCloudflareConditions apply | Credits | Cloud and dev | Global | US$10,000 in usage credits for 1 year across eligible Cloudflare developer and security products. |
| Confluent for StartupsConfluentConditions apply | Credits | AI and data | Global | Free Confluent product credits for up to 1 year, plus two one-hour expert sessions and access to biweekly office hours/community; current page does not disclose the credit amount. |
| Aspire Rewards: CryptoworthCryptoworthVia Aspire Rewards | Discount | Fintech | Asia-Pacific | Rewards valued up to US$1,870 |
| CSIRO Kick-StartCSIROConditions apply | Support programme | Cross-sector | Asia-Pacific | AUD 20,000 to AUD 60,000 in dollar-matched funding; project length up to 12 months |
| Aspire Rewards: CysenseCysenseVia Aspire Rewards | Discount | Cloud and dev | Asia-Pacific | 20% discount, capped at US$1,200 |
| Startup India Seed Fund SchemeDepartment for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Government of IndiaConditions apply | Financing support | Cross-sector | Asia-Pacific | Up to INR 20 lakh as grant for proof of concept, prototype development or product trials; up to INR 50 lakh through convertible debentures, debt or debt-linked instruments for market entry/commercialisation/scaling. |
| Aspire Rewards: DeskimoDeskimoVia Aspire Rewards | Credits | Workplace | Asia-Pacific | 80% off the first credit purchase |
| DigitalOcean for StartupsDigitalOceanConditions apply | Credits | Cloud and dev | Global | Selected startups receive DigitalOcean cloud credits for 12 months; the amount varies by tier/application. Standard support is listed free for 15 months. |
| Aspire Rewards: Earlybird AIEarlybird AIVia Aspire Rewards | Discount | Fintech | Asia-Pacific | 3 months free access |
East Bridge Global does not run these programmes, is not paid to list them and cannot influence a decision on your application. Every entry was checked against the provider's own page, and terms move without notice. Read the provider's page before you spend time on an application.
Not everything listed is non-dilutive. A small number of these are convertible, repayable or equity-linked, and the cost line on each listing says which. 13 further records are researched but withheld: their intake, value or access evidence was incomplete, and they stay off this page until they are rechecked rather than being published with a guess.
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