"Is there any way for another AI coding tool to worm it's way into the hearts of startup founders - and past Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Gemini Code Assist, GitHub CoPilot, the many other AI-wrapped VSCode forks, and vibe-coding phenoms like Replit and Lovable? Amazon wants to try using the tried-and-true method of giving its tool away for free. The cloud giant says it will grant qualified early-stage startups a free year"
"of credits to its competitor, Kiro Pro+, AWS CEO Matt Garman announced during his keynote speech at the re:Invent 2025 conference. These startups can request free credits for up to 100 users. But there are restrictions. Only startups that have secured VC funding ranging from pre-seed to Series B funding are eligible. U.S.-based startups are eligible, but the offer is not available in every country. Geographic restrictions include France, Germany, and Italy, much of South"
Amazon will grant qualified early-stage startups a free year of Kiro Pro+ credits, allowing requests covering up to 100 users per startup. Eligibility requires startups to have secured venture capital between pre-seed and Series B stages. The offer applies to U.S.-based startups but excludes several countries, including France, Germany, Italy, much of South America, and trade-sanctioned nations. Applications for the free credits must be received by December 31. The promotion aims to attract startup developers to Kiro Pro+ through free access while enforcing funding-stage and geographic limits on eligible recipients.
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