AWS Activate credits for Connecticut Innovations portfolio companies

About this program

Amazon Web Services, in partnership with Connecticut Innovations, offers AWS Activate benefits to CI portfolio startups—CI-linked applicants can receive $15,000 in AWS credits applied over two years plus up to $5,000 in business support, while broader AWS Activate Portfolio options may provide up to $25,000 (two years) or up to $100,000 (one year) in credits and larger support credits; a Migrate Campaign can supply up to three months’ credits based on current spend plus a $5,000 business-support credit for qualifying migrations. Eligibility is limited to Connecticut Innovations portfolio companies that obtain a case-sensitive CI OrgID (contact Tamyra Davis), sign into the AWS account where credits should be applied, and meet AWS Activate requirements (live company website or public startup profile, matching application/AWS account email); companies that previously received Activate credits via another investor are ineligible through the CI link. Migrate Campaign applicants must be venture/accelerator-backed, not exited or public, fast-growing with at least six months of communication history and typically charging ≈$25,000/month on their current provider; processing usually takes about 7–10 business days and one-on-one AWS expert support is available.