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Convex for Startups

Up to 1 year of Convex Professional free (no seat fees) plus 30% off usage fees for early-stage startups under $3M raised.

VerifiedLast verified Nov 3, 2026Official source

Worth

1 year of Convex Professional free + 30% off usage fees (up to $30k)

The $30k figure is the cap tied to the 30% usage discount; Convex's two pages word it differently (fees vs savings), so it is not recorded as usd_max.

Quick facts

Value
1 year of Convex Professional free + 30% off usage fees (up to $30k)
Type
Credits + discount
Duration
1 year
Stages
Pre-seed, Seed, Series A
Regions
Global
Max funding raised
$3,000,000
Max company age
3 years
Last verified
Nov 3, 2026 · Verified

Ways to get it

  1. Apply directly

    Apply directly

    • Series A or earlier, raised less than $3M
    • Fewer than 20 employees and less than 3 years old
    • Live, functioning website or product in the MVP stage
    • Convex Starter plan or higher with a card on file; company profile on LinkedIn, Crunchbase, PitchBook or similar
    Open program page

  2. Via Convex for Startups partner network (accelerators and VCs)

    Via VC or accelerator partner

    • Portfolio company of a Convex startup partner; enter the partner's referral code on the application

    Partners can grant portfolio companies complimentary access to Convex plus additional perks; how a referral code changes the offer is not published.

    Open program page

  3. Via Y Combinator

    Via VC or accelerator partner

    • Be a Y Combinator company

    The Convex apply page says 'Are you in Y Combinator? Apply for the Convex YC deal instead' and links to YC's deals directory; the YC deal terms are not published on convex.dev.

    Open program page

Eligibility

Requirements

  • Fewer than 20 employees
  • Valid company profile on a recognized deal-flow platform
  • At least the Convex Starter plan with a card on file

Not eligible

  • Projects already enrolled in the Open Source or Claw programs (one program per project)

How to apply

  1. 1

    Create a Convex team, upgrade it to at least the Starter plan and add a payment card in billing settings.

  2. 2

    Open convex.dev/startups/apply, sign in with Convex and select the eligible team (YC companies: use the Convex YC deal on deals.ycombinator.com instead).

  3. 3

    Submit the form with your pitch, funding raised, team size and links to your company profile and traction; add a partner referral code if you have one.

  4. 4

    Wait for the human review (rolling basis); benefits start on the team once approved.

Gotchas

  • A card on file and a paid-tier (Starter) team are prerequisites even though the Professional year is free.
  • Seat fees are waived but usage-based fees are only discounted 30%, up to the $30k cap.
  • Company must be under 3 years old and under $3M raised; a LinkedIn/Crunchbase/PitchBook profile is required.
  • The 2024 launch terms (6 months free seats, 30% off for 2 years) no longer apply.

About the Convex program

Convex for Startups lets early-stage teams apply for up to 1 year free of Convex Professional. The program page states: "Eligible teams can get up to 1 year free of Convex Professional, including no seat fees and 30% off usage-based fees up to $30k." The application page phrases it as "up to 1 year free, including savings on usage-based fees up to $30k".

Who qualifies: startups at Series A or earlier with fewer than 20 employees, less than 3 years old, pre-seed to Series A companies that have raised less than $3 million, with a live functioning website or product in the MVP stage, and a valid company profile on LinkedIn, Crunchbase, PitchBook or another recognized deal-flow platform (include links to traction or funding announcements).

Before applying you must be on at least the Convex Starter plan with a card on file (set up in billing settings); you then sign in with Convex on the apply page and select an eligible team. Every application is reviewed by a human on a rolling basis. Y Combinator companies are told to apply for the Convex YC deal through YC's deals directory instead. Accelerators, VCs and startup hubs can join the partner network to grant their portfolio complimentary access to Convex plus additional perks.

Convex also runs a separate Open Source program; funded teams are directed to the Startups program and each project qualifies for one program. The 2024 launch terms (six months of no seat fees, 30% off usage for up to two years) have been superseded.

Frequently asked questions

What does Convex for Startups include?

Up to one year of Convex Professional free with no seat fees, and 30% off usage-based fees up to $30k.

What are the eligibility limits?

Series A or earlier, less than $3 million raised, fewer than 20 employees and less than 3 years old, with a valid company profile on a deal-flow platform.

Do I need a referral partner?

No. The referral partner code is optional; accelerators and VCs in Convex's partner network can add perks for their portfolio companies.

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Verification. Checked by our automated checker on Nov 3, 2026 against https://www.convex.dev/startups. Status: verified.

Live pages convex.dev/startups and /startups/apply re-fetched 2026-11-03 (HTTP 200). Quoted verbatim: 'up to 1 year free of Convex Professional, including no seat fees and 30% off usage-based fees up to $30k', eligibility (Series A or earlier, <20 employees, <3 years old, raised <$3M, live website/MVP, deal-flow profile), Starter-plan-with-card prerequisite, human rolling review, YC deal pointer to deals.ycombinator.com and the partner network. Verified via percent_off=30; usd_max left null because the $30k is the cap on the discounted usage fees, not a credit amount.