Linear for Startups - up to 6 months free
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+ 1 Linear's Startup Program gives qualifying early-stage startups up to 6 months of free access to Linear's paid plans (currently Basic at $10/user/mo or Business at $16/user/mo). Access is gated behind a partner referral code — you have to come in through one of Linear's 900+ partner accelerators, VCs, or incubators (a16z, Sequoia, Y Combinator, Techstars, Antler, Seedcamp, Entrepreneur First, and many more).
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+ 3 Note: the program landing page says "Basic and Business" plans. Older third-party write-ups still reference "Standard and Plus" — those are the previous plan names; Linear renamed the tiers. Same offer, just updated branding.
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+ 9 1. Get a partner code from your VC, accelerator, or incubator. If your investor is a Linear partner, they will either send you a unique code or a direct partner link. If you don't already have one, ask your point of contact (founder relations, platform team) for the Linear partner code.
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+ 10 2. Confirm partner status — check the official list at linear.app/startups/partners. If your firm is not listed, this offer is not accessible to you (no public application form, no exceptions).
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+ 11 3. Sign up / log in to Linear at linear.app. You must be a workspace admin of a non-paying workspace (Free plan).
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+ 12 4. Go to linear.app/startups and submit the partner code in the form on the page (or click the partner link your VC sent you).
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+ 13 5. Pick the plan you want activated — Basic (most teams) or Business (if you need guest accounts, private teams, Zendesk/Intercom integrations, Triage Intelligence).
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+ 14 6. Discount applies to your workspace immediately; you'll see Basic/Business unlocked for up to 6 months before billing kicks in.
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+ 16 Important:
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+ 17 • Only one redemption per workspace.
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+ 18 • The offer is for non-paying Linear users — if you're already paying for Basic/Business, you can't apply this discount retroactively.
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+ 19 • After the 6 months, the workspace rolls over to the paid plan automatically at the standard rate. Set a calendar reminder to downgrade or cancel if you don't want to be billed.
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+ 25 • Fewer than 50 employees at the time of application. If you're bigger, Linear sales handles it separately.
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+ 26 • Affiliated with an official Linear partner (VC, accelerator, incubator). No partner = no offer.
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+ 27 • Non-paying Linear user — Free plan only at time of redemption.
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+ 28 • Workspace admin role required to redeem.
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+ 30 No company-age cap, no funding cap (beyond headcount), no region restrictions — this is a partner-perk play, not a stage-gated VC program like Neon/PostHog/Datadog.
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+ 36 Linear's partner network is huge (900+ orgs as of mid-2026). A non-exhaustive sampling of who qualifies you:
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+ 39 • a16z (Andreessen Horowitz)
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+ 40 • Sequoia Capital
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+ 41 • Accel
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+ 42 • Bessemer Venture Partners
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+ 43 • Bain Capital Ventures
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+ 44 • Greylock
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+ 45 • Kleiner Perkins
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+ 46 • Lightspeed Venture Partners
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+ 47 • Index Ventures
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+ 50 • Y Combinator
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+ 51 • Techstars
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+ 52 • Antler
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+ 53 • Alchemist Accelerator
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+ 54 • 500 Global
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+ 55 • Entrepreneur First
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+ 56 • Station F (France)
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+ 57 • Seedcamp (Europe)
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+ 58 • Startup Wise Guys (CEE)
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+ 59 • gener8tor
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+ 60 • Launch Academy
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+ 61 • AI2 Incubator (AI-focused)
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+ 62 • Intel Ignite
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+ 65 • Precursor Ventures
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+ 66 • Initialized Capital
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+ 67 • CRV
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+ 68 • Homebrew
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+ 69 • Lowercarbon Capital
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+ 70 • Hustle Fund
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+ 71 • TinySeed
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+ 72 • On Deck
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+ 74 Full list (with regional/specialized partners): linear.app/startups/partners.
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+ 81 • Unlimited issues (Free is capped at 250)
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+ 82 • Up to 5 teams
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+ 83 • Unlimited file uploads (Free is 10 MB)
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+ 84 • Admin roles
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+ 85 • All Free features (Agent platform, Linear Agent beta)
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+ 88 • Everything in Basic
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+ 89 • Unlimited teams
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+ 90 • Private teams
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+ 91 • Guest accounts (give designers, contractors, advisors limited access)
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+ 92 • Zendesk + Intercom integrations
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+ 93 • Triage Intelligence (AI-assisted issue routing)
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+ 94 • Linear Agent automations (beta)
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+ 96 Source: linear.app/pricing.
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+ 102 • Enterprise plan — not part of the startup program. SAML/SCIM, IP restrictions, audit logs, account management require a sales conversation.
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+ 103 • No partner = no access — there's no "general application" path. If your investor isn't on the list, you're stuck on Free (which is honestly fine for many small teams up to ~250 issues).
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+ 104 • No retroactive discount for existing paying customers.
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+ 110 • Linear Free plan — 250 issues, 2 teams, unlimited members. Genuinely usable for solo founders and tiny teams. No CC required.
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+ 111 • Ramp Rewards — Ramp customers can occasionally redeem a free Linear paid plan via Ramp's perks marketplace (ramp.com/rewards/linear). Requires a Ramp business card.
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+ 112 • Aurelia Ventures / Subscribed.fyi / Freelance Stack / joinsecret — third-party perk platforms that sometimes resurface partner codes; quality varies, not officially endorsed.
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+ 113 • Stripe Atlas perks — if you incorporated through Stripe Atlas, check the Atlas perks dashboard; Linear has appeared there historically.
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+ 119 • The 6-month clock starts when you redeem, not when your investor signs you up. Don't redeem until your team is actually ready to use Linear daily — otherwise you're burning months on a quiet workspace.
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+ 120 • Linear is per-seat billed — invite carefully during the free period so you don't shock yourself when billing kicks in. Use guest accounts (Business plan) for occasional collaborators instead of full seats.
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+ 121 • If your accelerator hosts a perks portal (YC's Bookface, Antler's Perks, etc.), search "Linear" there first — the code may already be listed.
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+ 122 • The startup discount is separate from the YC-specific deal Linear has historically run; YC founders should check Bookface for the better offer.
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+ 126 Sources:
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+ 127 • Linear for Startups
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+ 128 • Linear Startup Program Partners
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+ 129 • Linear Pricing
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+ 130 • Linear Billing & Plans Docs
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+ 131 • Aurelia Ventures - Linear partner perk
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+ 132 • Ramp - Linear reward
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