Qovery Joins the Amazon Activate Program to Help Startups Scale Faster
What is the AWS Activate Program?
The AWS Activate program is a program offered by Amazon Web Services that supports startups with free tools, resources, content, and expert support to accelerate their growth at every stage. The program is divided into two tiers: AWS Activate Portfolio and AWS Activate Founders. AWS Activate Portfolio is for startups that have received seed, angel, or venture capital funding, while AWS Activate Founders is for pre-seed or bootstrapped startups. Both tiers offer the same benefits, including access to AWS credits, AWS expert support, and training.
Benefits for Qovery Users
As a Qovery customer/user, there are numerous benefits to joining the AWS Activate program. These benefits include:
- Free AWS Credits: The AWS Activate program offers free credits to eligible startups to cover their AWS service usage. Startups can apply for up to $100,000 in AWS Activate credits, which they can use to access various AWS services.
- Access to AWS Solutions Architects: AWS Activate members have access to AWS Solutions Architects who provide expert guidance on architecture best practices, cost optimization, and security. This expert support can help startups accelerate their development and deployment processes.
- AWS Training: The AWS Activate program provides startups with access to free online training, including self-paced courses, labs, and webinars. This training can help startups build their technical skills and knowledge and use AWS services effectively.
- Access to AWS Partner Network (APN) Benefits: The AWS Activate program offers startups access to exclusive offers and discounts from AWS partners. These benefits can help startups accelerate their growth and scale their businesses.
Eligibility for the AWS Activate Program with Qovery
To be eligible for the AWS Activate program with Qovery, a startup must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a startup or early-stage business.
- Must have a viable business idea.
- Must not have received more than $10 million in funding.
- Must not have exceeded $1 million in annual revenue.
- Must be a Qovery customer/user.
How to Apply to the AWS Activate Program with Qovery
Applying to the AWS Activate program is easy, and the process only takes a few minutes. Here's how to apply:
- First, create a free AWS account if you don't already have one. If you have an AWS account, skip to step two.
- Navigate to the AWS Activate Console.
- Log in with your AWS account credentials and select ‘Portfolio Package.’
- Complete the form and enter this case-sensitive code into the ‘Organization ID’ field (the Qovery OrgID - which we will communicate to you).
- Fill out the Activate application, providing details about your startup, including your business idea, funding, and revenue.
- Apply for up to $100,000 in AWS Activate credits, and receive notification of the outcome within 7-10 days.
Conclusion
As an official AWS Activate Provider, Qovery proudly supports startups and early-stage businesses as they build and scale their companies on Amazon Web Services (AWS). By offering access to AWS credits, valuable tools, resources, and expert support, Qovery and the AWS Activate Program provide an all-in-one solution that helps startups overcome common technical and financial obstacles. With Qovery's end-to-end DevOps automation and infrastructure provisioning platform, startups can now get their products to market even faster and more efficiently. Our platform streamlines the development process and simplifies infrastructure management, allowing teams to focus on innovation and growth instead of complex infrastructure. Together, Qovery and AWS Activate Program offer a powerful combination of resources and support that can help startups of all sizes overcome the technical and financial hurdles often associated with cloud infrastructure and accelerate their path to success.
If you'd like to know more about this program and how to begin, feel free to reach out to us by emailing perks{at}qovery.com.
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