Notion for Startups gives eligible early-stage companies free credits toward Notion’s paid plans (often including Notion AI) for a period, plus onboarding resources. It’s accessed through Notion’s network of accelerator and VC partners.
- Potential value:
- $12k in credits
- Provider:
- Notion
- Referral needed:
- Yes (VC / accelerator)
Why this could be a strong fit
Best for early teams standardizing their docs, wiki, and project management on Notion.
What you need to qualify
- Be a new, non-paying Notion customer with a valid work email (no Gmail, Outlook or other personal address)
- Have not received any previous Notion promotion
- Have fewer than 100 employees
- Provide a public company website and a company domain email address
- Six months free is for non-paying customers under 100 employees who are affiliated with one of Notion’s select startup partners
- Three months free is for non-paying customers under 100 employees with a valid business website and a company domain email address
- One month free is for non-paying customers under 10 employees (SMBs), or startups who provided incomplete business information during application
- The offer may only be applied once, cannot be combined with any other offer, and cannot be applied to Enterprise plans
Eligibility
- Eligible stages
- Idea, Pre-seed, Seed
- Countries
- Global, subject to the provider’s eligibility and approval
- Referral
- Requires an accelerator / VC referral
How to apply
- 1
Get a partner code if you have one
The six month tier is only granted to startups affiliated with one of Notion’s select startup partners (Notion lists more than a thousand VCs, accelerators, communities and tech platforms). Request the code from your partner first, because it is entered in the application.
- 2
Set up a Notion workspace on a company email
Apply as a new, non-paying customer using a company domain email address. Personal addresses such as Gmail or Outlook are not accepted, and you need a valid Notion domain.
- 3
Submit the application
Use the "Unlock your startup offer" button on notion.com/startups, which opens the form at notion.com/startups-apply. Supply your public company website and, if you have one, the partner code.
- 4
Wait for the review
Notion states processing takes up to 3 to 5 business days. Approval depends on verifying the company website, business legitimacy, employee count and startup classification.
- 5
Redeem the offer
On approval Notion emails a confirmation and the Business plan upgrade takes effect on your workspace immediately.