--- source_url: https://aws.amazon.com/startups/offers/confluent title: "Empowering the Next Generation of Startups to Scale with Real-Time Data" --- ## Empowering the Next Generation of Startups to Scale with Real-Time Data ### Estimated offer value: $20,000.00 ### Up to $20,000 in Confluent Cloud credits Deploy the power of Apache Kafka and Apache Flink while maintaining the speed and agility that early-stage businesses need. The Confluent for Startups program combines up to one year of Confluent Cloud alongside technical help to get you up and running with our simple, fully-managed service. Interested in learning more about our program? Check out our video [on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htwL_gOqaBQ&t=4s). Utilize free product credits along with expert technical help to deploy the power of Apache Kafka and Apache Flink while maintaining the speed and agility that early-stage businesses need. ### Customer Testimonials Check out these startup testimonials from [Allium](https://www.confluent.io/blog/blockchain-integration/), [Busie](https://www.confluent.io/blog/busie-building-a-charter-platform/), [Atomic Tessellator](https://www.confluent.io/blog/computational-chemistry/) and how they use Confluent. ### Ideal Startup Profile Early stage venture-backed startups (Seed or A Round preferred) with great [data streaming use cases](https://www.confluent.io/use-case/) and new to the Confluent Data Streaming Platform.