AWS credits for Hub71 startups: ask for the Org ID, then apply yourself.

IHow Activate works for Hub71 startups

Activate Portfolio is not a program benefit you get automatically. It is an AWS application you submit yourself, with an Org ID from an Activate Provider.

AWS Activate Providers are VC firms, accelerators, incubators and angel investors. A provider gives each startup it backs a one-time Org ID or an email invite. See AWS Activate Providers.

The directory's non-US founder playbook lists Hub71 among the regional accelerators that are Activate Providers. Ask your Hub71 contact for the Org ID or an invite.

With an Org ID, apply on the AWS credits page yourself. The amount depends on the provider's offer, up to $200,000. Apply within 12 months of your latest funding date. Each Org ID works once.

With no provider behind you, apply for Activate Founders ($1,000 to start, up to $5,000). You do not need a partner for Activate, and a partner cannot file it for you.

IIAWS Regions for UAE workloads

AWS runs a Region in the UAE: Middle East (UAE), me-central-1. Middle East (Bahrain), me-south-1, is a separate Region. Both are opt-in Regions: turn them on in your account before you use them. See the AWS Regions list.

For the wider picture, read AWS credits for startups in the UAE.

IIIWho files each kind of AWS funding

A startup can get two kinds of AWS money. You apply for Activate credits yourself. Only an AWS consulting partner can request MAP, POC and incremental workload (IW) funding.

IVWhat a vetted AWS partner can file for you

For most startups with no VC behind them, partner-filed funding is the larger route: $50K to $150K for startups, against $1,000 to start, up to $5,000 from Activate Founders. Depends on the workload; AWS approves.

• MAP (Migration Acceleration Program): You are not on AWS yet and want to move. Your matched partner scopes the migration and files MAP funding when it qualifies.
• POC (proof of concept) funding: You want to test something, on AWS or not. Your matched partner scopes the test and files POC funding when it qualifies.
• IW (incremental workload) funding: You are already on AWS and are launching new work: an AI feature, a new customer or a new contract. Your matched partner files IW funding when the new workload qualifies.

AWS reviews every request and decides. CloudRoute is free for startups. Partners pay CloudRoute a monthly membership plus 10% of AWS-approved funding. Sources: the AWS MAP page and the AWS partner funding page.

VHow to apply for AWS Activate yourself

You do not need anyone to file Activate for you, and a consulting partner cannot.

• Check the rules on the AWS credits page: pre-Series B, founded in the last 10 years, and an AWS account on a paid plan.
• No investor behind you: apply for Activate Founders ($1,000 to start, up to $5,000). It is self-serve.
• Backed by a VC, accelerator, incubator or angel group: ask it for its Activate Provider Org ID or an invite. Then apply for Activate Portfolio (up to $200,000). Apply within 12 months of your latest funding date.
• AI startup ready to scale: AWS Credits for AI Startups ($200,000 or more, by invitation) is arranged through your AWS account manager.
• AWS says you hear back within 5 to 10 business days. Credits usually expire within 1 to 2 years, so apply when you have work to run.