Anthropic Expands Claude for Startups: A Free Year of Team, $1,000 in API Credits
TechCrunch reported on October 6: Anthropic used SF Tech Week to announce an expanded Claude for Startups program — eligible startups get a free year of Claude Team (up to 5 seats), $1,000 in API credits, and up to $45,000 in third-party partner perks, packaged as the "Claude Startup Stack."

What Happened
The numbers first: one free year of Claude Team, up to 5 seats; $1,000 in API credits; up to $45,000 in third-party partner perks, bundled as the "Claude Startup Stack"; announced at SF Tech Week; reported by TechCrunch on October 6.
This is Anthropic subsidizing developers directly: free Team seats for daily work, API credits for product integration, partner perks for the surrounding toolchain.
Why it matters
Eligible startups get a free year of Claude Team (up to 5 seats), $1,000 in API credits, and up to $45,000 in third-party partner perks.
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