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Offer on record
Scale plan free for 12 months
Accepted startups receive the Polar Scale plan free for 12 months, normally $400 per month, with 3.40% plus $0.30 transaction fees, prioritized ticket support and a dedicated Slack channel.
Apply at polar.shWhat you get
- Free service12 monthsThe Scale plan at no monthly cost for 12 months, normally $400 per month, carrying the vendor's lowest transaction fees of 3.40% plus $0.30.
- Also on recordPrioritized ticket support and a dedicated Slack channel with the Polar team.
- Cost variescostTransaction fees of 3.40% plus $0.30 continue to apply during the free period. After 12 months the account can keep Scale at the standard $400 per month, switch to Pro or Growth, or move to the Starter tier with no commitment; Polar sends a 30 day notice before the program ends.
Who qualifies
All of the following, in Polar's own words. Conditions markedcheckable use facts you can state about your company; the vendor verifies the rest.
- Applicant must be an early stage startup building digital products such as SaaS, AI or developer tools.vendor decides · not machine evaluable
- Polar typically looks for teams under 50 people.vendor decides · not machine evaluable
- Polar typically looks for startups that have raised less than $5 million.vendor decides · not machine evaluable
- Applications are reviewed case by case.vendor decides · vendor discretion
How to apply
- AvailabilityPublic. Anyone who meets the conditions can apply.
- MethodApplication form at polar.sh/startup-program
- Operated byPolar sets the terms and handles access.
- TermsNo separate terms page on record.
- On record since
Where this comes from
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Offered by
Polar is a billing and monetization platform and merchant of record for software and AI products, handling payments, subscriptions and sales tax.
In this program
A year of free Scale tier billing for AI and SaaS startups, with the lowest transaction fees, prioritized support and a dedicated Slack channel.
This is the only offer on record in the program.