Linode launches program to provide cloud infrastructure for start-ups

Linode has launched Rise, a start-up program built to give bootstrapped and venture capital-backed start-ups a route to infrastructure credits.

The start-ups designed around capital-efficient business models and the use of open-source and third-party applications to reduce cloud lock-in.

The participants in the program will receive,

• A three-year discount program
• Lifelong discounts based on usage
• Access to technology consultants to help build an infrastructure growth strategy
• Guidance on architecture, migrations, and software deployments
• Membership to a rich community of members, alumni, and advisors
• Free customer support

“We created Rise to address a serious challenge for startups who often get locked-in to the big three cloud providers with the enticement of never ending infrastructure credits,” Jonathan Hill, vice president of revenue operations, Linode, said.