Amazon Web Services (AWS) Activate Credits

Created by Amelia Farmer, Modified on Tue, 9 Jul, 2024 at 10:23 AM by Amelia Farmer

Credits for Amazon Web Services (AWS) are available for all companies that meet the following criteria:

  • Have not previously used AWS Activate credits

  • Self-funded or funded pre-series B

  • Have a fully functioning company website

  • Founded in the past 10 years


AWS can be used for a number of cloud computing purposes, ranging from data storage and processing power, to API creation and financial tools. Credits can be used to reduce the costs of using these services as you begin to scale and grow your company and online presence. If you'd like to learn additional information about these credits and their uses, please check out this website.


If you'd like to apply for credits, you can go ahead and follow this step-by-step guideBakar Labs is an Activate Provider, which makes you eligible for up to $100,000 in credits. You can take advantage of this by selecting "Portfolio Tier" during Step 3, and entering the Organizational ID 0rdYs when prompted.


If you run into any issues while applying for your credits, feel free to reach out to Becky Troelstra (rtroels@amazon.com) for help and cc Amelia (amyfarmer@berkeley.edu).

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