Startup program

Get up to 12 months of Customer.io free

We’re passionate about supporting startups because not too long ago, we were one. Build, launch, and scale your customer messaging, all in one platform.

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Requirements

Startup program requirements

To be eligible for Customer.io’s startup program, all businesses must meet the following qualifications:

Funding

Your business has raised less than $10 million in total funding.

Contact lists

They must be obtained through standard methods, not purchased.

Service

Your business is currently not and has never been a customer of Customer.io.

Pricing

Plans and pricing

Join hundreds of startups that use Customer.io for their customer engagement needs.

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Startup

starts at

for up to 12-months based on application eligibility

Startup includes all Essentials features with additional user profiles

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Billed monthly
Limited support
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Startup Partner Program

Empower your startups with Customer.io

Join 150+ accelerators, venture firms, and founder communities that give their startups a growth advantage: complimentary access to Customer.io.

Our Startup Partner Program enables your portfolio companies to launch and scale with the same engagement tools trusted by thousands of startups worldwide.

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Some of our startup partners include:

Y Combinator
Techstars
Segment
Secret
Mercury
GAN
F6S
Seedcamp
Tech for Black Founders
Tiny Seed
TechCrunch
and more

Resources

Startup marketing strategies

Explore use cases and best practices to drive product-led growth.

Faqs

Frequently asked questions

Startup Program gives eligible startups access to Customer.io’s customer engagement platform, including Journeys, Data Pipelines, Messaging, and our AI Agent.

With Customer.io, you can create personalized customer journeys, send omnichannel messages, unify customer data, and use AI to help build, analyze, and optimize campaigns faster.

Eligible startups receive up to 12 months in the program, including up to 30,000 customer profiles at no cost.