Announcing the YC AI Student Starter Pack

We've partnered with nearly two dozen companies to offer students who attend YC events a suite of over $25,000 in free credits for AI devtools.


Feb 12, 2026 - 03:12
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Announcing the YC AI Student Starter Pack
Announcing the YC AI Student Starter Pack

This year, YC has partnered with nearly two dozen companies to offer students who attend YC events a suite of free credits for AI devtools.

The YC AI Student Starter Pack includes over $20,000 in cloud credits on Azure and AWS, over $5,000 in credits for GPT/Claude/Grok, and generous credits for AI devtools in voice, browser automation, web search, video generation, databases, web crawling, and more. We’re especially happy that 14 YC companies are represented in this starter pack.

Announcing the YC AI Student Starter Pack
Announcing the YC AI Student Starter Pack

We would love to see students use these to experiment with the latest AI tools without worrying about paying for them out of pocket. Many of the best ideas are built on top of these technologies. For example, you could build a market research tool using Firecrawl and Exa, a voice assistant using Vapi and Browser Use, or a legal aide using Reducto and Gumloop.

At the moment, students who attend a YC university event starting in Fall 2025 are eligible to redeem a deal. You will receive an email shortly after your eligible event confirming your access to the program. We’re excited to work with our partners to continue rolling this out to more students in the upcoming year. Looking forward to seeing what you all build with this.


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mayankrajkumarofficial Mayank Rajkumar Sambare, from Nagpur, Maharashtra is a Young Cyber Security Expert, Entrepreneur, Public Speaker, and a Brilliant Author. He Owns a Cyber Security Company Named CODELANCER CYBER SECURITY AND FORENSICS which is located in Nagpur, Maharashtra also the Founder of the Cyber Volunteer Organisation India.