Microsoft for Startups perk – Redeem link broken, Affiliate Partner Code missing

Need help
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Hi everyone,

I’m trying to activate the Microsoft for Startups (Founders Hub) perk for Bubble, but the redeem flow is broken.

Here’s the issue:

  • In the Microsoft Founders Hub dashboard, I click Redeem for the Bubble perk.

  • The link does not open any page on Bubble’s side.

  • Because the redirect fails, the Affiliate Partner Code is never passed to the Bubble perk application form.

  • The form then requires the “Affiliate Partner Code” field, but Microsoft does NOT provide any manual code.

  • Support keeps telling me to “ask Microsoft for the code”, but Microsoft confirmed that the code is only transmitted through the redirect URL — and that they do not issue codes manually.

So I’m stuck in a loop where:

  • Bubble needs the code

  • Microsoft doesn’t provide one

  • The redirect link is broken

  • And I cannot submit the perk application

I created a brand‑new Bubble account specifically for this perk, so eligibility is not the issue.

Could someone from the Perks Team please help by either:

  1. Manually applying the Microsoft for Startups perk to my account, or

  2. Providing the correct affiliate partner code that should have been included in the redirect URL?

This seems to be a technical issue on Bubble’s side, not a Microsoft issue.

Thanks in advance for your help this is blocking my activation.

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cc @theo.goldberg

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@kdiop You’re correct, the issue isn’t on Microsoft’s side, it’s the redirect from their dashboard to Bubble that’s failing, so the affiliate code never reaches your application. The only way to fix it right now is for the Bubble Perks team to either apply the Microsoft perk manually to your account or provide the missing affiliate code. Without that, the form can’t be submitted.

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@kdiop thank you for flagging - I’ll share this with our partnerships at Microsoft for Startups to look into and fix.

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@kdiop Microsoft team confirmed everything should be working as expected. Feel free to DM me if you’re eligible and still unable to get access.