Partners Perks
We partner with some of the biggest names in tech to help you on your way.
Our Partner Perks are with some of the biggest companies in tech to provide free services and support for startups in our community. When you’re a member of Cohort Programs or our coworking space, you don’t just get access to facilities, events and community – but you can benefit from the generous partner perks outlined below.
As a startup who’s part of the Cohort community, you’re eligible for the following AWS benefits: $5,000 USD in AWS Activate Credits valid for 2 years, 1 year of AWS Business Support (up to $1,500) and 80 credits for self-paced labs.
Whether you’re creating a subscription service, marketplace, or e-commerce store, Stripe’s payments platform helps you build and scale your business online. As a startup affiliated with the Cohort Innovation Space, Stripe will waive the processing fees of your first $10,000 AUD worth of transactions processed on Stripe – and give you priority beta and special event access.
If you’re a Cohort member, and a startup with under $2 mil funding, you are eligible for up to 90% off Hubspot software in your first year, 50% off in your second, and 25% off ongoing.
If your startup has already raised over $2 million in named funding up to and including Series A, you’re eligible for up to 50% discount in year one, and 25% off ongoing.
As part of Google Cloud for Startups, you can get financial, business, and technology support, including a minimum of $2,000 in initial startup credits, with opportunities to receive additional credits based on investor backing and the scope of your infrastructure needs.
Airwallex’s Global Accounts feature helps businesses set up US, UK and Europe bank accounts at the click of a button, with zero extra paperwork, so you can easily sell overseas and collect in the local currency. Cohort has partnered with Airwallex so our startups can get their first $20,000 of foreign exchange free – that’s 0% margin, $0 sign up and $0 ongoing monthly fees.
SendGrid provides and manages an email server on your company’s behalf, so your communications with customers are reliably sent and delivered as needed. Send newsletters with powerful list segmentation, A/B testing, engagement features, and marketing email performance. Cohort members receive US$1,000, education and support.
Cake supercharges companies equity, making it simple and fast, and freeing CEOs up to concentrate on what matters most, not pushing paper around and dealing with ASIC. If you’re a Cohort member, you’ll receive a 50% discount for Cake’s products and services for the first year, so you can kick start your equity journey with more bucks in your back pocket!
Notion is a new tool that blends your everyday work apps into one. Thousands of startups use this plan to run a wiki, manage projects, share documents, and more — all in one highly customizable workspace.
Cohort Innovation Space has partnered with Notion to offer our Startup community $1,000 off their Team Plan.
We believe that Miro can help startup teams collaborate faster and more clearly, inspire new ideas during interactive meetings, and design products that keep user research front and centre.
That’s why we’ve partnered with Miro to be part of their Startups Program, meaning all of our startups new to Miro will get $1,000 in credits to grow their business.
Zendesk gives you the tools you need to deliver a better experience for your customers and prospects. Join the Zendesk for Startups program with your Cohort partner referral code and recieve six months of Zendesk Suite and Zendesk Sales CRM for free!
Plus, access online office hours with our startups success team, invites to partner and community events.
With Twilio, you can reach customers in the ways they prefer, and engage with them effectively using capabilities like voice, video, and messaging. Cohort members receive US$500 in Twilio credits, education and support, plus access to the Twilio Startups team.
The TorFX Partner Program provides startups and SMEs with access to a leading and globally recognised International Foreign Exchange (FX) and Payments Provider.
To learn more about the typical transactions that TorFX can help with, and the partner benefits that you can use as part of your Cohort membership, get in touch today.