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Linear for Startups

Up to 6 months free on Linear for partner-affiliated early-stage teams.

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Linear for Startups is a developer tools perk from Linear, offering up to 6 months free (Business plan), for startups with a partner referral.

Value
Up to 6 months free
Who qualifies
Referral required
Benefit type
Discount
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What you get

Inside Linear for Startups

Up to 6 months of free access to Linear's Business plan for startups affiliated with an official Linear partner, with fewer than 50 employees and not yet paying for Linear.

Source: The provider's official program page (linear.app/startups) · as of Nov 15, 2026

Eligibility

Who it's for

Pre-seedSeedReferral required
Funding / backing
Referral required
Startup stage
Pre-seed, Seed
Geography
Global
Recurring / expiry
Up to 6 months free.
Other requirements
Fewer than 50 employees; must be affiliated with an official Linear partner (no open/self-serve path).
How to claim

How to apply for Linear for Startups

What to have ready
  • An Organization ID or referral code from your accelerator, angel, or VC
Steps to apply
  1. 1Obtain a partner code from an affiliated accelerator, investor, or incubator and submit from an admin account.
Good to know: Partner affiliation is mandatory, not just funding.
Apply at Linear (opens the program details)

Source: The provider's official program page (linear.app/startups) · as of Nov 15, 2026

Value is the headline maximum Linear advertises. What your company actually receives depends on your eligibility and how you use the program, and terms can change. A comparison, not endorsed by the programs listed. A program labeled Same owner comes from the company that runs StartupPerks. Confirm current terms on the provider's page.
Through your bank or card

Other ways to get a deal on Linear

Mercury and Ramp give their customers deals on Linear. They are separate from Linear for Startups, each with its own conditions, and partners usually allow one startup deal per company, so compare who qualifies before you apply.

Read from each platform's own perks page on or after October 28, 2026.

No Linear partner?

Project management programs with free months or credits for startups

Linear's offer needs a partner. These work tools publish startup offers of their own, and the first does not need a partner.

  • Shortcut for Startups12 months freeAny startup

    Shortcut, project management for software teams, gives startups 12 months free on its Business plan with SAML SSO. It says it is open to all startups with fewer than 50 employees, regardless of VC fund or accelerator affiliation.

    Source: Shortcut for Startups (shortcut.com/startups)

  • ClickUp for Startups$3KVC / accelerator-backed

    ClickUp says qualifying startups receive $3,000 in ClickUp credit with an upgraded Enterprise workspace. Like Linear it goes through partners: you must be affiliated with an approved funding partner, have raised at most a Series B and be incorporated less than 5 years ago.

    Source: ClickUp for Startups (clickup.com/startup-program)

  • Asana for StartupsDiscountVC / accelerator-backed

    Asana gives early-stage startups (Series A or earlier) a discount on its Starter or Advanced annual plan for the first 12 months, redeemed with a discount code from an existing Asana partner.

    Source: Asana for Startups (asana.com/startups)

Each value is the one its own program page shows today. The reasons were read on the linked pages on October 29, 2026.

Questions

Linear for Startups: what founders ask

Each answer restates what Linear and the pages linked under it say, read on October 29, 2026; every quoted line was still on those pages on November 14, 2026.

Can I apply for Linear for Startups directly?

No. Linear says only companies affiliated with an official Linear partner can take part, so you redeem the offer through your investor, accelerator or startup community, not on a form of your own.

Linear describes the program as partnering with “venture capital firms, startup accelerators, and communities” that give the startups they support a dedicated link.

If your investor is not a partner, Linear says to ask them to fill out its partner form and it will get back to them.

Source: Linear for Startups page (linear.app/startups)

How many free months does Linear for Startups give?

Up to 6 months of free access to Linear's Business plan, according to Linear's billing docs. Linear's pricing page lists Business at $16 per user/month billed yearly, so that is the plan the free months stand in for.

Business adds unlimited teams, private teams and guests, Triage Intelligence, Code Intelligence, Linear Insights and Linear Asks on top of the Basic plan. The startups page itself says partner-affiliated startups receive free access to the Business plan and does not give the length.

Source: Linear billing and plans docs (linear.app/docs/billing-and-plans), Linear for Startups page (linear.app/startups), Linear pricing page (linear.app/pricing)

What are the requirements for Linear for Startups?

Your company must be affiliated with an official Linear partner, have fewer than 50 employees and be a non-paying Linear user. You also need to be an admin of your Linear workspace, logged in, to redeem.

The page sets no funding stage or company age. Its rule is size and partner affiliation, and it calls the program one for early-stage startups. If your company is larger than 50 employees, Linear sends you to its sales team.

Source: Linear for Startups page (linear.app/startups)

Which investors and accelerators are Linear startup partners?

Linear's page lists VC firms such as a16z, Accel and Sequoia, accelerators and programs such as 500 Global, Techstars and Antler, and startup-tool companies such as Stripe Atlas, Mercury, Brex and Ramp.

Partners get “Dedicated partner link after approval” and “No codes to manage or distribute”, and eligible startups redeem directly with Linear. The list is long, so check the page for your own investor or program before assuming you are covered.

Source: Linear for Startups page (linear.app/startups)

How do I redeem Linear for Startups and what happens when it ends?

Follow the redemption link from your partner, or enter your partner code when prompted, while logged in as a workspace admin. When the free period ends, your Business subscription renews automatically at the standard rate unless you switch plans or cancel first.

Source: Linear for Startups page (linear.app/startups)

What if I have no Linear partner?

Linear's Free plan is $0 and includes unlimited members, 2 teams and 250 issues, and Linear says it includes all major features. The Basic plan is $10 per user/month billed yearly.

Linear points companies without a partner to that free plan, which it calls generous, and says archived issues are unlimited.

Source: Linear for Startups page (linear.app/startups), Linear pricing page (linear.app/pricing)

Terms history

Linear for Startups's terms over time

We have read Linear's page for it (linear.app/startups) twice since October 3, 2026, most recently on November 15, 2026. No read has found a different figure or a change in whether it takes applications.

Every startup program change we found this quarter
Free project management, comparedBefore you apply: what Linear and other project management tools give away freeWhat each project management tool gives you free today, its main limit and what the first paid plan costs, read from each tool's own page.
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