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.
80%
of the fastest growing software companies run on 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.
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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 free access to Linear’s Business plan.
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.