Linear for Startups
Offers Linear startup credits to streamline work tracking and shipping for early teams.
Linear for Startups is an in-kind product-credits program operated by Linear, a project management and issue-tracking SaaS platform founded in 2019 and used by more than 25,000 companies including OpenAI, Coinbase, and Ramp. The program provides partner-affiliated early-stage startups with up to six months of free access to Linear's paid plans — either the Basic or Business tier — covering the full feature set of those plans for the duration of the benefit period. No cash is disbursed; benefit is delivered as a plan credit.
Eligibility is gated on three conditions: the applying company must have fewer than 50 employees, must currently be on Linear's free tier (non-paying), and must be affiliated with one of Linear's official partner organizations — accelerators, venture capital firms, or ecosystem partners that have a formal relationship with Linear. There is no public open-call application form; access to the program is through the partner channel only. Startups not affiliated with a Linear partner cannot apply directly.
Linear is backed by Accel and Sequoia Capital and operates as a distributed team across North America and Europe. The co-founders are Karri Saarinen (CEO), Jori Lallo (CPO), and Tuomas Artman (CTO). The startup program functions as a customer-acquisition and ecosystem-building channel rather than a research or innovation grant, and Linear does not operate a competitive grant process, issue RFPs, or provide any form of cash funding to external companies.
Provides partner-affiliated early-stage startups with up to six months of free access to Linear's paid project management plans, available through accelerator, VC, and ecosystem partner referrals.
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