IKI by HOPE CORP accepted into Anthropic's Claude Startups program
To our partners, investors and the IKI community,
On behalf of the management of HOPE CORP, the company behind IKI, we are pleased to announce that the IKI project has been officially accepted into Claude Startups, the startup program of Anthropic, the company that develops the Claude AI models.
Confirmed after an application re-review
According to the confirmation email from the Claude Startups team, the program recently received 21 times more applications than in the previous five months, so Anthropic re-reviewed applications to confirm eligibility. IKI's application was confirmed as eligible after this re-review.
Technology resources IKI receives
According to the confirmation email and published information about the program, the benefits include:
- US$1,000 in Claude API credits to build AI features.
- One free year of Claude Team for 5 members (Premium seats at US$125 per seat per month): US$625/month × 12 months = US$7,500.
- Startup Stack perks from independent technology partners, worth up to US$45,000 according to Unite.AI, including Firecrawl (web data collection and processing), ElevenLabs (AI audio), ClickHouse (analytics database), plus Hex, Moda, Linear, Retool and others.
Total package value of up to about US$53,500 (~VND 1.4 billion): US$7,500 Claude Team + US$1,000 API credits (about US$8,500 in direct value over 12 months) + Startup Stack perks worth up to US$45,000. Startup Stack perks come from partner companies; the value realised depends on how much IKI uses them. Claude Team value is based on Anthropic's monthly-billing price.
A foundation for the next stage of growth
For IKI, this support helps the team upgrade its AI-powered operations: customer data analysis through our CRM, market research, content production and customer care, so we can serve the IKI community faster and with more care.
Claude Startups is a program that provides AI tools to startups. It is not an investment, nor a certification of IKI products.
We thank the Anthropic team and the Claude Startups program. We are also deeply grateful to our investors, partners and Board of Directors, who have shared IKI's vision since the very beginning.
With a stronger technology foundation and the resources in place, IKI is entering a stage of accelerated growth to bring more value to our community.
Sincerely,
Board of Directors, HOPE CORP (IKI project)
October 10, 2026