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Cloudways Startup Program

Helping Startups Through Managed Hosting, Growth Tools, and Mentorship

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About the Program

Whether your startup is bootstrapped or funded, Cloudways Startup Program is your one-stop solution for mentorship, growth tools, and discount on Cloudways platform. Our startup program enables sustainable growth, advocates agility and keeps you focused on what you do best.

Note: As we are focusing on growing our existing cohort of startups, we have temporarily closed the new applications of the Startup Program. However, you can join the waitlist to be the first to know when we will resume the application process.

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Helping Your Startup Succeed

Managed Cloud Hosting Discounts

Get upto 20% off on your monthly Cloudways invoice.

Premium Growth Tools

Get Startup growth tools at exclusive discounts from Cloudways Partners.

Extended Technical Support Team

Get 24x7x365 Priority Technical Support and Consultation. Just as if you have hired your extended team!

Mentorship & Growth Resources

Get access to growth resources and personalized mentoring for steady startup growth.

From Idea to Success

Helping Your Startup Build, Grow and Expand

BUILD

  • Cloudways Platform credit $15,000. Get 15% off on monthly invoice. (Discounted amount will be deducted from the offered credits)
  • 24×7 Priority Technical Support
  • Access to a community of fellow founders and experts
  • Startup-focused Resources
  • Free access to Advance Support Add-on (Worth $1200/year)
  • Personalized mentorship from Startup experts
  • Startup Toolkit Build
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Grow

  • Cloudways Platform credit worth $25,000. Get 20% off on monthly invoice. (Discounted amount will be deducted from the offered credits)
  • 24×7 Priority Technical Support
  • Access to a community of fellow founders and experts
  • Startup-focused Resources
  • Free access to Premium Support Add-on (worth $6000/year)
  • Personalized mentorship from Startup experts
  • Startup Toolkit Grow
  • Interview of Startup Founders
  • Case study of your Startup
  • Product Spotlight
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EXPAND

  • Cloudways Platform credit worth $50,000. Get 20% off on monthly invoice. (Discounted amount will be deducted from the offered credits)
  • 24×7 Priority Technical Support
  • Access to a community of fellow founders and experts
  • Startup-focused Resources
  • Free access to Premium Support Add-on (worth $6000/year)
  • Personalized mentorship from Startup experts
  • Startup Toolkit Expand
  • Interview of Startup Founders
  • Case study of your Startup
  • Product Spotlight
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Check Your Eligibility

See If You Meet the Minimum Requirements for Cloudways Startup Program

BUILD

  • Must have a business website and domain associated email address
  • Cloudways trial Account
  • Has less than $1 million in funding or bootstrapped
  • Must not be an agency (Agencies can apply as a partner)

GROW

  • Must have a business website and domain associated email address
  • Cloudways trial Account
  • Has reached Series-A funding stage/Bootstrapped who have achieved product market-fit
  • Must not be an agency (Agencies can apply as a partner)

EXPAND

  • Must have a business website and domain associated email address
  • Cloudways trial Account
  • Has reached Series-B funding stage/Bootstrapped who are seeking market expansion
  • Must not be an agency (Agencies can apply as a partner)
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Startup Toolkit

Set of Essential Tools and Resources for Your Startup Growth

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Our Startups

Disruptive Startups We Helped Grow and Scale

Startup Program Partners

Who Should Join?

Whether you are launching, growing or expanding, our program offers you the mentorship and consistent support to take your startup to the next level.

If you share our vision of supporting startups, become a partner of Cloudways Startup Program to help them grow from ideation to expansion stage.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything You Need to Know About Our Startup Program

The Cloudways Startup Program offers three tiers, Build, Grow, and Expand, tailored for different startup stages. Each tier provides Cloudways credits (up to $50,000), discounts on invoices, priority support, mentorship, and co marketing opportunities to help startups scale efficiently.
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Yes, bootstrapped startups can apply to a suitable package of their choice

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No. Cloudways Startup Program is a next generation support platform designed to assist startups during launch and scaling stages.

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After you fill the form, we will analyze your application based on the eligibility criteria.

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Cloudways Startup Program credits will expire when all the credited amount is consumed through your selected plan.

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At the time of joining our Startup program, you will get a fixed amount of hosting credits depending on the package you choose.

Once the monthly invoice has been generated, the discount offered by your package is deducted from the invoiced amount and credited to the allocated credit.

For instance, if you have selected the ‘Build’ package that offers a 15% discount and your monthly invoice is $1000, you only have to pay $850 The remaining $150 will be adjusted in the credits.

Please note that this amount cannot be encashed or used as hosting credit with any of our infrastructure partners (i.e. DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services, and Kyup) directly.

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You should be a user of the Cloudways platform but you don’t necessarily need to be a paying customer to join the Cloudways Startup Program.

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You are only eligible for the Startup Program if you are not availing any other Cloudways offer. However, do contact us to see what we could do in your case.

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Once, Cloudways was a startup that experienced all the hurdles that a startup faces during its growth stage. Now that we are a success, Cloudways would like to give back to the community by empowering startups through Cloudways Startup Program.

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Cloudways Startup Program provides a launchpad for startups to grow faster through intensive consultancy and support. We provide comprehensive mentorship, free platform credits, technical trainings and opportunities to connect with investors so that startups can get up and running quickly and easily.

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Startup toolkit helps you run operations with minimum cost. It has a variety of tools with their respective discounts from our proud partners for the eligible startups of Cloudways Startup Program

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