GitHub for Startups
GitHub is the world's largest AI-powered developer platform, founded in 2008 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. It enables developers to create, store, manage, and share code using Git for distributed version control.
Company facts
| Founded | 2008 (18 years) |
| Latest funding | Other |
| Employees | 6,900 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, United States |
| Trusted networks on Proven | 148 investor, bank and government networks offer GitHub for Startups to their members |
| Member offers on Proven | 2 |
| Member redemption clicks | 844 |
Company facts from Apollo.io company data. Network, offer and redemption data from the Proven platform. A Proven Score is published once publicly named clients are verified with sources.
Discounts for Proven network members
$10,000 in Flexible GitHub Platform Credits · Up to $10,000 value
About GitHub for Startups . GitHub is the complete AI-powered developer platform to build, scale, and deliver secure software with speed, at scale, and for the agent-driven future. Eligible VC-funded companies can access $10,000 in GitHub credits through the GitHub for Startups program to help build, ship, and scale software on GitHub. These credits can be used flexibly across the entire GitHub product suite, including GitHub Enterprise licenses and add-ons such as GitHub Copilot (including premium models and agentic workflows), Advanced Security, Codespaces, larger runners, and more - giving startups the freedom to use the tools that best support their development workflow. Eligibility guid
20 seats free in Year 1, 50% off in Year 2 for GitHub Enterprise. 50% off in Year 1, 25% off in Year 2 for GitHub Advanced Security.
See GitHub for Startups deals on Proven Deals
Members redeem through their investor or bank's Proven marketplace. Terms vary by network.
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Source: Proven platform data, public records and vendor websites. Vendors cannot pay to change a score. Methodology. Updated 2026-10-21.