Linear for Startups
A shared system for planning, building, and reviewing
product work as your team grows.
One system for
product work
Your team and your agents take work from first idea to shipped code together, with the context behind every decision carried the whole way.
Capture context across your stack
Customer requests, support tickets, and product feedback stream from integrations into Linear so you can build with context at hand.
Plan from idea to launch
Write specs with Linear Agent based on your context and codebase. Pull in information from other tools by adding their MCP servers.
Agents drive work forwards
Delegate your issues to agents and coding tools. Linear keeps context, decisions, and follow-ups connected for the team.
Review and ship in context
Review PRs and agent output alongside the issue, project, and customer signal behind every change.
Built to scale
with you
From frontier AI labs to supersonic jets, the world’s most ambitious companies plan, build, and scale with Linear.
45%
of YC companies build with Linear
66%
of the top AI startups use Linear
Become a Startup
Program partner
Linear partners with venture capital firms, startup accelerators, and communities to provide dedicated offers to the startups they support.
a16z
Accel
Sequoia
Index Ventures
Kleiner Perkins
NEA
General Catalyst
Greylock
Bessemer Venture Partners
Thrive Capital
First Round Capital
Redpoint Ventures
CRV
Initialized
Felicis
Lux Capital
Bain Capital Ventures
8VC
FirstMark
500 Global
Techstars
Antler
STATION F
Founders Factory
On Deck
South Park Commons
Neo
AI2 Incubator
Stripe Atlas
Brex
Clerky
Ramp
Point Nine
Seedcamp
LocalGlobe
Creandum
Cherry Ventures
Speedinvest
Project A
HV Capital
Octopus Ventures
firstminute capital
Kima Ventures
La Famiglia
Lifeline Ventures
Molten Ventures
Visionaries Club
Madrona Ventures
Forum Ventures
Peak XV
Z47
Nexus Venture Partners
Kae Capital
3one4 Capital
Titan Capital
Blackbird Ventures
Airtree
Square Peg
Startmate
Icehouse Ventures
Latitud Ventures
VentureFriends
Pear VC
Startup Wise Guys
Le Wagon
10x Founders
1752vc
20VC
360 Capital
40Jemz Ventures
434
50 Partners
6AM Accelerator
Aalto Entrepreneurship Society
Afore Capital
Agentic Builders Inc
Agoranov
AI Startup Factory
AJVC
AlbionVC
Can’t find your partner? Ask them to join the Linear Startup Program.
Questions
and answers
The Linear Startup Program is designed to help early-stage startups discover a better, faster way to build and ship great products. Startups affiliated with a partner in Linear’s Startup Program receive up to 6 months of free access to Linear’s Basic and Business plans.
To redeem the offer you must be affiliated with an official Linear partner. The offer is only valid for non-paying Linear users with less than 50 employees.
Only companies affiliated with an official Linear partner can participate in the program. Linear does, however, offer a generous free plan that includes all major features, allows unlimited workspace members, and 250 issues (plus unlimited archived issues). If your investor is not part of the program and you think they should be, ask them to apply.
The Linear Startup Program is designed for early-stage startups. Only companies with fewer than 50 employees are eligible to participate. If your company is larger, please contact our sales team.
You can see all participating partners of the Linear Startup Program on this page. If your partner is not part of the program, you can ask them to apply to become a partner.
Yes. Ask your investor or accelerator to fill out this form to apply to become a Linear partner and we’ll get back to you.
Follow the redemption link provided by your partner, or enter your partner code when prompted. You need to be an admin of your Linear workspace and logged into your account to redeem the offer.
When your free period ends, your workspace moves to Linear’s free plan unless you choose to upgrade. You keep all of your data and can pick a paid plan at any time.
Please contact our support team.