Voice, SMS, and video communications API credits for early-stage startups, no VC backing required.
- Potential value:
- $75k in credits
- Provider:
- Vonage (Ericsson)
- Referral needed:
- No
What you need to qualify
- Early-stage, from Pre-Seed to Series A.
- Founded in the past 5 years.
- Have a company website and associated emails.
- Have a Vonage API account.
- Not be an existing managed customer: a startup that already has a Vonage account manager assigned does not qualify.
- Recommended before applying: a LinkedIn company page with background, posts and engagement; a public product signal such as a demo, waitlist, docs or GitHub repo; and a clear path to product usage such as early users, pilots or a defined go to market plan tied to communications APIs.
Eligibility
- Eligible stages
- Pre-seed, Seed
- Countries
- Global, subject to the provider’s eligibility and approval
How to apply
- 1
Create a Vonage API account
An existing Vonage API account is one of the published eligibility criteria, so create it before applying.
- 2
Prepare the signals Vonage asks for
A LinkedIn company page, a public product signal (demo, waitlist, docs or GitHub repo), and a clear path to product usage tied to communications APIs.
- 3
Submit the Vonage for Startups form
The programme page links out to a form headed Vonage for Startups, hosted on forms.monday.com. The published short link wkf.ms/3YpFywo resolves to it with a 301 redirect.
- 4
Go through onboarding
The page states that as part of the onboarding process Vonage will identify the best mix of resources to meet your needs, which is where the credit allocation and support are set.
- 5
Ask questions by email
The programme page directs all questions to startups@vonage.com.