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Confirm your startup meets these requirements before submitting your application.
Your company must have been founded less than 10 years ago. AWS Activate is designed for early-stage and growth-stage startups only.
RequiredYour company must be privately held. Publicly traded companies are not eligible for AWS Activate credits under any tier.
RequiredYou must have or create a free AWS account at aws.amazon.com. A 12-digit AWS Account ID is mandatory to complete the application.
RequiredYour AWS Account ID (found in the top-right menu of AWS Console under your account name) must be provided at time of application.
RequiredYou cannot have previously received AWS Activate credits from the same provider tier. You may still be eligible through a different tier.
RequiredUp to $1,000 — Founders / Self-apply tier
Up to $100,000+ — Through Provider / VC / Accelerator (ROSTAN qualifies)
Access high-value AWS Activate credits to run EC2 compute, S3 storage, RDS databases, Lambda serverless, and more — at zero upfront cost.
Developer-tier AWS Support plan access, giving you 24/7 system impairment support and AWS Trusted Advisor checks for your account.
Our AWS-certified architects review your cloud architecture, design your VPC, IAM roles, CI/CD pipeline, and help you deploy on AWS correctly from day one.
AWS Activate includes AWS training credits for Skill Builder, giving your team access to hundreds of AWS-certified courses and practice labs.
Monthly AWS cost reviews by ROSTAN's cloud team to ensure your credits are used efficiently, with recommendations on Reserved Instances and Savings Plans.
ROSTAN handles the full AWS Activate application on your behalf — submission, follow-up, and credit activation. We've done this for 20+ startups.
Fill in all required fields. Our team will review and guide you through the credit activation process.
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