You must attend a qualifying YC university event from Fall 2025 onward. YC sends an email after the event confirming access.

Sign in with the same Hacker News account used to RSVP. YC detects eligibility automatically; access lasts one year from the qualifying event.

The currently listed credits are $10,000 AWS, $10,000 Azure, $1,000 OpenAI and $500 Anthropic. Redeem each partner deal separately.

YC currently lists 16 AI devtool partners, including Firecrawl, Supabase, Deepgram, Browser Use, Langfuse and Roboflow. Individual deal values and requirements are shown after eligible sign-in and may change.