Fly.io Startup Credits: up to $15,000 to run your app

What you get

• Up to $15,000 in credits added to your Fly.io organisation
• Credits apply to Machines, Sprites, Managed Postgres, volumes and bandwidth
• A shared Slack channel with the Fly.io team

Eligibility

• Seed or Series A startups backed by a venture firm or accelerator
• Not previously received Fly.io startup credits
• Fly.io may ask for a quick email intro to your investor or accelerator to verify funding

Fly.io only gives this offer to startups referred by one of its partner investors, accelerators or communities. Check with your investor or accelerator for a referral code first.

How Fly.io startup credits work

Credit types and validity

• Up to $15,000 in usage credits added to your Fly.io organisation
• Applies to Machines, Sprites, Managed Postgres, volumes and bandwidth
• Shared Slack channel with the Fly.io team

How the credits are applied and when they expire

Fill the ~2-minute form on fly.io/startups (work email, company website, funding stage, lead investor or accelerator, Fly.io org name and what you'll run). Fly.io may ask for a quick email intro to your investor to verify funding. Credits are added to your Fly.io organisation and apply to usage; they expire one year after being added and don't cover support plans, compliance packages or Machine reservations. When they run out, apps keep running at standard per-second pricing.

Approval time

Within a week (by email)

For founders in India

No India-specific terms published. Indian startups qualify if Seed/Series A and backed by a VC or accelerator; be ready for an investor email intro.

How to apply, step by step

1. Fill in the ~2-minute 'Apply for Credits' form on fly.io/startups
2. Give name, work email, company, website, funding stage (Seed/Series A/Other), lead investor or accelerator, Fly.io org name and what you'll run
3. A human reviews it; you hear back by email within a week
4. Credits land in your Fly.io organisation (create one if you don't have it)

Documents and details to keep ready

• Work email
• Company website
• Lead investor or accelerator name
• Fly.io organisation name (needed before credits can be added)

Common reasons applications are declined

• Not Seed or Series A
• Not backed by a venture firm or accelerator
• Previously received Fly.io startup credits

Tips before you apply

• Create your Fly.io organisation first and put its name in the form so credits can land
• Name your lead investor or accelerator precisely — Fly.io may verify via an email intro
• Describe what you'll run in detail; Fly.io says more detail speeds a yes
• Use credits within a year; they expire 12 months after being added

Terms to know

• Credits expire one year after they are added
• Not covered: support plans, compliance packages, Machine reservations