Mux is offering startups at least $500 in Video credits to access its platform for free. The initiative includes specific credit packages through leading incubators and venture firms such as Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz, Pioneer Square Labs, Sweat Equity Ventures, Techstars, and AWS Activate. Mux aims to help startups build video into their products by handling encoding, storage, delivery, and scaling while they focus on other aspects of their business. The $500 in credits can cover significant usage for a startup, depending on the application. Startups can apply at mux.com/startups or find Mux through various platforms such as AWS Activate Console, Andreessen Horowitz Marketplace, and Retool for Startups page.