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Who can claim the Linear startup program offer?
The Linear startup offer is available to eligible FounderPass Premium members through the FounderPass partner route.
The offer includes:
- 6 months of Linear Business free
- Access to Linear’s startup program via FounderPass
- Product planning, issue tracking and project management tools
- Features for engineering, product, design and support workflows
- Support for AI and agent-assisted product work
Linear’s startup program is designed for early-stage startups. Linear states that eligible companies must be affiliated with an official Linear partner, have fewer than 50 employees and be non-paying Linear users. You may need to be a workspace admin to redeem the offer.
How to redeem the Linear startup program offer
You can claim the Linear startup offer through FounderPass Premium.
- Log in to your FounderPass Premium account.
- Open the Linear deal page.
- Follow the FounderPass redemption instructions.
- Create or log in to your Linear workspace.
- Make sure you are an admin of the workspace.
- Redeem the Linear startup program offer and confirm 6 months of Business access has been applied.
What is Linear for Startups?
Linear for Startups gives eligible early-stage teams a cleaner way to run product work while they are still moving fast, changing direction and learning from customers. Through the program, startups affiliated with an official Linear partner can get free access to Linear’s Basic or Business plans for up to 6 months.
The goal is simple: give startups one shared system for planning, building and reviewing product work before everything starts living across five different tools and half-remembered Slack threads.
A shared system for product work
Linear helps teams take work from first idea to shipped code. Customer requests, support tickets and product feedback can flow into Linear from other tools, so the context behind a decision stays attached to the issue or project.
That is useful for founders because early product teams are usually juggling feedback, bugs, roadmap ideas, investor priorities and engineering trade-offs at the same time. Linear keeps the work structured without making the process feel heavy.
Built for startup teams and AI workflows
Linear is built for software teams, but its startup program is especially relevant for founders using AI agents and coding tools. Linear can help write specs with context, connect work to code, review pull requests alongside the original issue and keep agent output tied back to the product decision behind it.
The Business plan adds useful growing-team features such as unlimited teams, private teams and guests, Triage Intelligence, Loops, Code Intelligence, Linear Insights, Linear Asks, Zendesk and Intercom integrations. For startups trying to ship quickly without losing track of why work is happening, that extra structure can make a real difference.
Linear startup program FAQs
What is the Linear startup program offer?
FounderPass Premium members can get 6 months of Linear Business free through the Linear startup program offer.
Who is eligible for the Linear startup program?
Linear states that eligible startups must be affiliated with an official Linear partner, have fewer than 50 employees and be non-paying Linear users.
Is there a Linear promo code?
The Linear offer is redeemed through the FounderPass Premium deal route. If a Linear promo code or partner code is required, FounderPass will show the instructions to eligible members.
What happens after the 6 months free ends?
Linear states that when a startup program free period ends, the workspace moves to Linear’s free plan unless the team chooses to upgrade. You keep your data and can choose a paid plan at any time.
What is Linear used for?
Linear is used for issue tracking, product planning, roadmaps, cycles, customer feedback, bug tracking, support intake and project management for software teams.
Deal change log
- 24th August 2026 - Deal updated to 6 months business free