From their kickstarter
£25 500 credits - default start - default ship
£32 1,000 credits - Imperial Colony - Imperial Eagle Mk II Fighter
£37 1,000 credits, 1,000 cargo - Federal border system - basic Cobra Mk III
£42 100 credits - anarchic Frontier system - stolen upgraded Cobra Mk III
£55 100 credits - Lave system - basic Cobra Mk III
£70 3,000 credits - edge of explored space - long range version of the Cobra Mk III
£85 4,000 credits - any starter ship
Also Alpha backers get a discount on insurance costs.
So yea same setup as SC but I guess not as overblown as the hollywood style of alpha backing that is SC