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Jumpstart growth with the only cloud-native CAD tool in the industry. Join the startup program, and get Onshape Professional or Onshape Government at no cost*.
Accelerate Your Startups’ Time to Market
The best hardware startups move fast. Onshape offers enterprise-grade design tools from day one—without installs, IT headaches, or delays. Partner with us to give your clients a product development advantage.
Why Partner With Us
We work with top VCs, accelerators, and incubators to equip startups with design tools they need – for free.
As an Onshape partner, each of your startups can receive:
- Free access of up to 5 Onshape Professional licenses (for 1+ year)
- Full CAD, PDM, CAM, rendering, simulation and more—on any device
- Personalized onboarding, training, and technical support
- Preferred application status
- Co-marketing opportunities with Onshape and PTC
Onshape Startup Program Partners
Refer Your Startups
If your portfolio includes startups working on physical products, we’ll give them priority access to the Onshape Startup Program.
Send them to our application page, and ensure they mention your organization as Name of Lead Investor or Incubator*.
Become a Partner
If you're part of a VC firm, incubator, or accelerator supporting hardware innovation, let’s talk.
We’re growing a global network of partners committed to helping startups bring better products to market, faster.