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PostHog for Startups

Young, lightly-funded startups get up to $50,000 in PostHog credits for a year across analytics, session replay, feature flags, experiments and surveys.

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PostHog for Startups is a developer tools perk from PostHog, offering $50,000 in PostHog credits, exclusive merch, and partner perks worth $12,000+, for startups under 2 years old that have raised under $5M.

Value
$50K
Who qualifies
Any startup
Benefit type
Credits
Apply at PostHog (opens the program details)

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What you get

Inside PostHog for Startups

Up to $50,000 in PostHog credits valid for 12 months across product analytics, session replay, feature flags, experiments, error tracking and surveys, plus ~$12,000 in partner benefits and $1,000 of merch.

Source: The provider's official program page (posthog.com/startups) · as of Nov 14, 2026

Eligibility

Who it's for

Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Funding / backing
Any startup
Startup stage
Pre-seed, Seed, Series A
Funding-raised cap
Under $5.0M raised
Company age
Under 2 years old
Geography
Global
Recurring / expiry
Credits valid for 12 months from approval.
Other requirements
Company less than two years old and raised less than $5M in total funding; must create a PostHog account first.
How to claim

How to apply for PostHog for Startups

What to have ready
  • Proof you have raised under $5.0M
  • Confirmation you were founded within the last 2 years
Steps to apply
  1. 1Sign up for PostHog
  2. 2apply at posthog.com/startups; applications are auto-approved
  3. 3manually reviewed, and credits offset usage automatically.
Good to know: Merged duplicate listings; eligibility (under 2 years, under $5M) confirmed via PostHog handbook and official page.
Apply at PostHog (opens the program details)

Source: The provider's official program page (posthog.com/startups) · as of Nov 14, 2026

Confirmed on : the page still states “$50,000 in PostHog credits, exclusive merch, and partner perks worth $12,000+”

Value is the headline maximum PostHog 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.
Outside PostHog's limits?

Product analytics programs with a free year or free plan

PostHog wants a company under 2 years old with under $5m raised. These analytics tools publish a free year or a free plan with different limits.

  • Mixpanel for StartupsFreeAny startup

    Mixpanel gives eligible startups their first year free on its Startup Plan. It takes companies incorporated less than five years ago that raised no more than $8 million, and they must start sending data within the first 90 days.

    Source: Mixpanel startup program docs (docs.mixpanel.com/docs/pricing/startup-program)

  • Amplitude Startup Scholarship1 year freeAny startup

    Amplitude's Startups plan gives qualifying startups one year of its Growth plan at no cost. The listed criteria are less than $10 million in funding and fewer than 20 employees.

    Source: Amplitude billing and plans FAQ (amplitude.com/docs/faq/startup-scholarship-plan)

  • Pendo for Startups (Pendo Free)FreeNo funding needed

    Pendo Free gives startups product analytics, in-app guides, roadmaps and NPS for up to 500 monthly active users, free forever with no credit card.

    Source: Pendo for Startups (pendo.io/pendo-for-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

PostHog for Startups: what founders ask

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

How much is the PostHog for Startups credit?

$50,000 in PostHog credits for 12 months, $12,000 in benefits from partners and exclusive PostHog merch. Credits cover most PostHog products but, since September 14, 2026, not the AI tools: PostHog Desktop, the PostHog Slack app, Replay Vision, PostHog AI and Inbox.

PostHog says you can mix and match the credits across most PostHog products. They also cannot be used to claim a BAA under the Boost plan, which PostHog says is due to legal risk.

Source: PostHog for Startups page (posthog.com/startups)

What are the requirements for PostHog for Startups?

Your company must be less than 2 years old and have raised less than $5m in funding. You must have signed up to PostHog on or after Jan 1st 2023, and your account must use your company email domain: personal addresses like gmail.com or outlook.com are not accepted.

PostHog issues startup credits only once per founder and once per organization, whichever comes first, and at its own discretion. It also says it has a separate deal for Y Combinator companies and that the two do not stack.

Source: PostHog for Startups page (posthog.com/startups)

How do I apply for PostHog for Startups?

Sign up to a paid plan in PostHog (you are only charged for usage), then fill in the form on the startups page from a PostHog account that uses your company email address. PostHog applies the credit automatically if you are eligible and emails you if you are accepted.

You need a company domain to apply but no credits to start. Every PostHog product has a monthly free allowance, so you can build on PostHog for free first and apply once you have a company domain.

Source: PostHog for Startups page (posthog.com/startups)

What partner perks come with PostHog for Startups?

The page lists $1,500 off Incident.io, 50% off Speakeasy for 6 months and $5,000 of Depot credit, plus exclusive founder swag. PostHog emails the details on how to get the partner benefits once you are accepted.

Source: PostHog for Startups page (posthog.com/startups)

What happens when the PostHog credits run out?

If you use up the $50,000 or reach the end of the 12 months, you move onto another PostHog plan. You stay part of the startup program for invites to office hour events and other perks.

Startup-plan organizations get normal priority and community support only, with no dedicated account manager, even if the credits go toward a platform package. PostHog sells a 30-minute onboarding call separately, and credits cannot pay for it.

Source: PostHog for Startups page (posthog.com/startups)

Terms history

PostHog for Startups's terms over time

We have read PostHog's page for it (posthog.com/startups) 3 times since August 16, 2026, most recently on November 4, 2026. No read has found a different figure or a change in whether it takes applications.

Every startup program change we found this quarter
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