Moving to AWS?A partner can file MAP funding for the move.
Off Heroku, GCP, Azure or your own servers. We match you with a vetted AWS partner that has done your kind of move. If it qualifies, the partner files MAP (Migration Acceleration Program) funding. For a startup that can be $50K to $150K. It depends on the workload, and AWS approves.
The case for moving is clear. The move is the hard part.
The math is rarely the blocker. Finding someone who has done the move on your stack is.
Your platform bill grows faster than you do.
Heroku and similar platforms are simple to start on. At scale the bill grows, and the move takes time your team does not have.
You are leaving GCP or Azure.
A customer wants AWS, you joined an AWS company, or you want Amazon Bedrock. You need someone who has done this move before.
Your own servers are due for a refresh.
A hardware refresh or data center renewal is coming. Moving to AWS turns that into a monthly cost, and MAP exists for moves like this.
MAP is AWS funding for migrations. A partner files it.
The Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) is how AWS funds moves onto AWS. Only an AWS partner can request it, as part of a real migration plan. Your matched partner assesses the move, files MAP when it qualifies, and AWS decides.
Your partner writes the migration plan and files MAP as part of it. You do not fill in AWS forms. AWS reviews the plan and approves or declines. Your partner explains what AWS will ask for before anything is filed.
Moving anyway? Plan for AI on AWS at the same time.
A move is a good time to set up Amazon Bedrock. If you want to test an AI feature, the partner can file POC funding for that test, separate from MAP. Both need AWS approval.
- 01Amazon Bedrock set up as part of the new architecture
- 02Claude and other models behind one AWS API
- 03Search over your own data, planned with the move
- 04The AI test scoped as a POC, not added later
Ready when you are.
Tell us what you're building. We find the funding route that fits and a vetted AWS partner who can file it. No technical knowledge needed.
Apply in 90 seconds.Free for startups.
- 90-second formtell us what you're building. No technical questions, no AWS knowledge needed.
- 24-hour replya person reads it and replies within 24 hours. Your matched partner reaches out within 5 business days.
- Free for startupspartners pay CloudRoute a membership plus 10% of AWS-approved funding. You never get an invoice from us.
What happens after you fill in the form.
One example, step by step. It shows the process, not a result.
How a match works (example)
Example: a startup wants to move off another cloud, test an AI feature, or launch new work on AWS. These are the steps every match follows.
- The founder fills in the form.
Cloud, stage, monthly spend and what they are building. It takes about 90 seconds. No AWS knowledge needed.
- We reply within 24 hours.
A person at CloudRoute reads the inquiry and checks which route fits: MAP for a move to AWS, POC for a test, IW for new work on AWS. VC-backed founders also hear how to apply for Activate themselves.
- We pick one vetted partner and say who.
We choose an AWS partner by region, stack and funding route, and tell the founder why.
- The partner reaches out within 5 business days.
They run a discovery call and write a short scope: the work, the funding route they would file, and what AWS will ask to see.
- The partner files. AWS decides.
If the workload qualifies, the partner files MAP, POC or IW funding. AWS reviews it and approves or declines. Nothing is promised before AWS approves.
- The founder decides.
Hire the partner or not. There is no obligation. Startups pay CloudRoute nothing. Partners pay CloudRoute a monthly membership of $5K, $7.5K or $10K plus 10% of AWS-approved funding.
When you don't need us.
We would rather tell you now than waste your time. Skip CloudRoute if one of these is true.
Your move is small.
If you run a few small services, your own team and the AWS guides may be enough. You may not need a partner or MAP.
You only want Activate credits.
Apply yourself at aws.amazon.com/startups/credits. Founders get $1K, up to $5K. If a VC firm, accelerator or angel investor backs you, ask them for their Activate Org ID: Portfolio goes up to $200K. No partner is needed, and none can file it for you.
You already work with an AWS partner.
Ask them about MAP, POC or IW funding directly. They can file it, and you do not need a second introduction.
90 seconds. Three steps. A reply within 24 hours.
We use this to pick the right partner and the funding route that fits, before the discovery call. We reply within 24 hours; your matched partner reaches out within 5 business days.
Things founders ask.
Is CloudRoute a middleman? Why is it free?
Yes. CloudRoute is a referral service between startups and AWS partners. It is free for startups because partners pay us: a monthly membership of $5K, $7.5K or $10K, plus 10% of AWS-approved funding. We are not part of AWS and do not issue credits.
How does MAP funding work?
MAP is AWS funding for migrations. An AWS partner requests it as part of a migration plan. AWS reviews the plan and approves or declines it. You do not fill in AWS forms; the partner does. The amount depends on the workload, and nothing is certain before AWS approves.
How long does a migration take?
It depends on your stack, your data and how much downtime you can accept. Your partner gives you a plan with dates after the discovery call. We reply within 24 hours, and the partner reaches out within 5 business days.
What if we are already part way through a move?
Tell us in the form. A partner can look at where you are and tell you straight whether MAP still applies.
Do I have to work only with you?
No. You can talk to anyone, and you never have to hire the partner we introduce.
Who files the funding, and who applies for Activate?
Your matched partner files MAP, POC or IW funding when the workload qualifies, and AWS approves or declines it. You apply for Activate yourself. AWS Activate Founders: apply at aws.amazon.com/startups/credits, no investor or partner needed. AWS Activate Portfolio: apply with the Org ID or invite from your Activate Provider (a VC firm, accelerator or angel investor), within 12 months of your latest funding. AWS Credits for AI Startups: invite only, through your AWS account manager. No partner, and not CloudRoute, can file Activate for you.