# Anthropic — We’re expanding the Claude Startups program to help founders build

- Company: Anthropic (anthropic.com)
- Announced: 2026-10-06
- Category: not stated
- Coverage: not counted
- Announcement: no
- Group: routine
- Source: https://claude.com/resources/articles/were-expanding-the-claude-startups-program-to-help-founders-build
- Record: https://forck.live/items/16586-we-re-expanding-the-claude-startups-program-to-help-founders-build
- Subject: Claude

Anthropic expanded its Claude Startups program, increasing benefits for founders building on Claude. Members can now receive up to $7,000 in Claude products and credits, including a free year of the Claude Team plan (up to five Premium seats) and a $1,000 API credit. The program also introduces the Claude Startup Stack, offering discounts and credits worth up to $45,000 from partner companies, along with office hours with Anthropic's Applied AI team and access to Claude Marketplace.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://claude.com/resources/articles/were-expanding-the-claude-startups-program-to-help-founders-build:

> Claude Startups members can get up to $7,000 in Claude products and credits to build*: A free year of Claude Team: up to five Premium seats for companies new to Team. A one-time API credit of $1,000 to start building: available as soon as you’re approved, so you can get started right away—wire up the API, test a few ideas, and run early evals.

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