Founder resource platform

Aiven for Startups helps early- and growth-stage companies build and scale AI and data products on fully managed open-source technologies including Kafka, PostgreSQL, OpenSearch and ClickHouse. Includes dedicated technical guidance, architecture support and access to the Aiven startup ecosystem.

node.vc is an official AWS Activate Provider. Portfolio companies that meet the Activate Portfolio eligibility criteria get $25,000 in credits valid for two years, members-only offers and access to the Activate Console.

Credits expire six months from the grant date and apply to the first-party Claude API only — not AWS Bedrock, GCP Vertex or Microsoft Azure. They cannot be applied to subscriptions.

The ElevenLabs Grants Program gives early-stage teams 12 months and 33 million characters of free access to their AI audio platform — over 600 hours of audio — across text-to-speech and conversational agents.

Year one of Google Cloud and Firebase usage covered with credits up to $100,000, then 20% of year-two usage covered up to a further $100,000. Includes a dedicated Startup Success Manager, Google expert introductions, exclusive events, and expanded access to Workspace discounts and Google Maps Platform credits.

Azure credits start at $100,000 with the opportunity to increase to $150,000, alongside Azure AI infrastructure, GitHub Enterprise (20 seats for a year), LinkedIn Recruiter Lite and Sales Navigator, Visual Studio Enterprise, 24/7 Azure Standard Support and unlimited pairing sessions with Azure engineers. Credit grants run in four levels; most startups start at Level 3 ($25,000) and level up after using around half a grant. Credits expire after a year and reset on level-up.

A special hosting offer negotiated for node.vc and recommended by one of our investors. Details are in the file on the resource page — contact Johan Greger to take it up.

Support on your upcoming rounds — story, materials, target lists and process — plus the node fundraising guidebook.

PR support tailored to each portfolio company, for impactful exposure both locally and internationally.

Hiring guidance for portfolio companies, from first hires to HR policy, plus HR wisdom from Henrik Tellving and a library of helpful articles.

Introductions and guidance on corporate legal work — company documents, agreements and financing paperwork.

IP and patent guidance from Mårten, who co-founded his first company in 1999 and has hands-on experience taking products and IP portfolios to market. Covers patent strategy and protecting non-patentable information with NDAs when talking to investors, partners and employees.

A network of advisors node can connect you with on specific operational and commercial questions.

The shared Slack for node portfolio founders and teams, including #founders-to-node-vc for anything you want to raise with the node team directly. If someone on your team isn't in yet, ask and we'll add them.

A collection of free templates and resources for startups — the documents you would otherwise build from scratch.

Portfolio company success is closely tied to founder well-being. Starting and scaling is demanding, and this is the support and material node offers around staying well while doing it.

Scaleway is the European leader in public cloud and AI infrastructure and a sovereign alternative to the US hyperscalers. Four programmes by stage: Founders (1K credits for a year), Early stage (9K over six months), Growth (36K over twelve months with events and personalised support), and Next Stage for anything that doesn't fit.

Board meetings and shareholders' meetings are a legal requirement and a real administrative load. Startup Tools' board portal handles notices, agendas, minutes and signatures in one place. node portfolio companies receive a 20% discount on the price.

A digital share register where every shareholder gets an account showing their holdings. node portfolio companies receive a 20% discount on the price.