Scaleway Startup Program: Founders, Early Stage and Growth credits

What you get

• Founders Program: a one-time €1,000 cloud credit voucher, valid for 12 months
• Early Stage: €1,500 per month for 6 months, a total of €9,000 in credits, with technical guidance from a CSM on request
• Growth Stage: €3,000 per month for 12 months, a total of €36,000 in credits, with a dedicated CSM and events
• Private Slack community, masterclasses, early access to beta products and co-marketing

Eligibility

• Less than 5 years old
• Fewer than 50 employees
• Not yet a Scaleway client
• Early Stage typically starts at €500/month of consumption and Growth at €1,500/month. You cannot move from Early Stage to Growth

How the Scaleway startup program works

Credit types and validity

• Founders Program: one-time €1,000 voucher, valid 12 months
• Early Stage: €1,500/month for 6 months (€9,000 total) plus CSM guidance on request
• Growth Stage: €3,000/month for 12 months (€36,000 total) plus a dedicated CSM
• Private Slack, masterclasses, beta access and co-marketing

How the credits are applied and when they expire

Submit the single Startup Program form; Scaleway's admission committee places you in a stage. On acceptance credits are activated and run for 6 months (Early) or 12 months (Founders, Growth) from activation. Early and Growth credits are monthly amounts; any usage above your voucher is billed to you. You cannot move from Early Stage to Growth.

Approval time

Not published as a fixed time; applications are reviewed weekly on a rolling basis

For founders in India

No India-specific terms published and the form accepts companies from any country, but Scaleway's regions are in Europe, so latency to Indian users and EUR billing should be factored in.

How to apply, step by step

1. Open scaleway.com/en/startup-program and read the three programmes (Founders, Early Stage, Growth Stage)
2. Use the single 'Startup Program' application form that covers all programmes
3. Scaleway's admission committee reviews applications every week on a rolling basis
4. If accepted, credits are activated and the programme runs 6 or 12 months from activation, depending on stage
5. Questions go to startup-program@scaleway.com

Documents and details to keep ready

• Not published. Have ready your company age, headcount and expected monthly cloud spend, since eligibility and stage depend on these

Common reasons applications are declined

• Company older than 5 years or with 50+ employees
• Already a Scaleway client

Tips before you apply

• Estimate monthly cloud spend honestly: Early Stage typically starts at €500/month and Growth at €1,500/month
• Pick the right stage first, since Early Stage cannot be upgraded to Growth
• Monitor usage so you don't exceed the monthly credit and get billed
• Email startup-program@scaleway.com with questions

Terms to know

• Credits are time-boxed: 6 months (Early) or 12 months (Founders and Growth) from activation
• Usage above your voucher amount is billed to you