Anthropic's free year for startups filled up within days.
Startups founded in the last five years, or funded in the last two, can apply to Anthropic's Claude programme. Members get partner discounts worth up to $45,000, plus office hours and events. The headline offers, a free year of the Claude Team plan and $1,000 in credits, are already over capacity. Apply at claude.com/startups, where Anthropic sets no deadline and aims to answer within a week.
Why it mattersAnthropic says hundreds of thousands applied in days and it will re-review every application. Apply for the discounts, but do not budget around free seats until you get a yes.
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