Our latest newsletter is here with big updates for the AI community! 🍂 This month, learn how we’re pushing AI innovation forward with exciting new partnerships, resources, and events. We’re partnering with NVIDIA, NVIDIA for Startups and USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy to drive advancements in health tech and support future AI leaders. Discover how BRIA AI and sync. (YC W24) are leading the way in ethical content creation, expand your expertise with our Responsible AI blog series and YouTube playlist, and check out Annie Pearl's keynote on the future of AI and startups at The AI Conference. Plus, dive into Mr. Maeda’s Cozy AI Kitchen with Marco Casalaina as he explores multi-agent AI. Join us at events like Microsoft Ignite, Launching and Scaling AI Startups, and AI Camp Meetups, and learn more about Red Bull Basement’s global AI competition for young innovators. Read the latest issue here.
Microsoft for Startups
Technology, Information and Internet
Redmond, Washington 112,484 followers
Providing all founders, at any stage, with free resources to build a successful startup.
About us
Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub is a digital ecosystem removing barriers to building a company with free access to technology, coaching, and support for founders in any stage of development. Let us accelerate your startup journey from idea-to-exit. Find out more here: https://startups.microsoft.com/
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- Technology, Information and Internet
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- 10,001+ employees
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- Redmond, Washington
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- Public Company
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- Scale-Up, Accelerator, Co-Sell, Strategy, Investor Relations, Bus Dev, Cloud, ScaleUp, Startup, entrepreneur, founder, Female Founder, Venture Capital, AI, IoT, Machine Learning, startups, technology, and Azure
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Employees at Microsoft for Startups
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Micah Baldwin
Leadership Coach | Senior Executive | Serial Founder
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Ben Hickman
I help retail leaders transform complexity into growth | Sales Leader - Retail & Consumer Goods Industries at Microsoft | Retail technologist focused…
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Craig Miller
Growth & AI solutions for business owners and CEOs | Business advisor, investor, board member
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Najat Messaoud
Cybersecurity EMEA Executive @ Microsoft | Securing EMEA with Cloud, Data & AI Expertise
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What happens when a founder aligns their mission with market demand? 💡 Christina Cacioppo’s journey with Vanta provides some answers. Join her fireside chat with Startup Grind’s Derek Andersen to hear her take on AI, innovation, and startup growth. Register now: https://msft.it/6046oBYlM
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Ready to learn how startups are scaling with Microsoft Azure? 💡 On December 12, 2024, join Microsoft for Startups Discovery Day to explore how to integrate AI-powered solutions using Azure AI Foundry. Discover how the Founders Hub offers up to $150,000 in Azure credits, expert guidance, and a community to accelerate your time to market. Register now! 👇 📍 Asia-Pacific: https://msft.it/6048W7hXE 📍 Europe, Middle East, and Africa: https://msft.it/6043W7hXJ 📍 Americas: https://msft.it/6045W7hXz
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Welcome to the Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub, Olabode Soetan, CSM! 🚀 With access to Azure credits, cutting-edge AI tools, expert advisors, and more, we’re thrilled to see the impact you’ll have in empowering others to optimize user engagement and extend their content’s reach to new heights. Here’s to building the future with OptimizeHQ! 🤝
Big news: OptimizeHQ is now backed by Microsoft. OptimizeHQ is now part of Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub!
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Say goodbye to fragmented workflows.👋 The Azure AI Foundry SDK offers a unified way to manage models, prompts, and agents, seamlessly integrating with tools like GitHub and Visual Studio. It simplifies the process of evaluating, debugging, and deploying AI-powered applications—all within the tools you already use. Learn more: https://msft.it/6046WNmmu
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Congratulations on this incredible milestone, Mathias Lichy! 🚀 AIguidedDialog is a game-changer for professional collaboration, and we’re proud to support visionary projects like yours. It’s inspiring to see how you’re using AI to tackle key challenges in expert knowledge management and project insights. Looking forward to seeing how your startup continues to revolutionize the way we work! #MicrosoftForStartups #AIInnovation
Introducing AIguidedDialog: Transforming Professional Life with AI-Guided Dialogues Today is an incredible milestone—not just for me personally as I launch AIguidedDialog, but for everyone ready to revolutionize their professional journey. My mission is to reshape how we work by unlocking untapped potential through AI-guided dialogues. The Challenges I Address 🔍 Expert Knowledge Management Reimagined • Moving Beyond Manual Efforts: Traditional expert knowledge management is often self-initiated and manual, providing little added value to companies. Valuable expertise gets lost when it’s not efficiently captured. 📝 Redefining Lessons Learned from Projects • Turning Insights into Action: Conventional Lessons Learned sessions rarely lead to the right insights that generate real value. Discussions often lack focus, resulting in minimal actionable outcomes. Our Solution: AIguidedDialog • 🤖 AI-Powered Interviews: AIguidedDialog replace inefficient methods with AI-guided interviews that target the most relevant topics. • 🎤 Every Voice Amplified: Ensuring every perspective is heard, AIguidedDialog capture and structure key insights effectively. • 🚀 Immediate Value Creation: The AI summarizes collective interviews, providing direct recommendations that drive tangible results for your organization. Experience the Future Today It’s live—unbelievable but true! Visit aiguideddialog.com now to try it out for free and experience the power of AIguidedDialog firsthand. 🔥 Join Our Beta Program: I’m thrilled to invite you to participate. Spaces are limited, so reach out soon! What’s Next? We’re already expanding AIguidedDialog into new realms. Stay tuned and follow me for exciting updates. Special Thanks A heartfelt thank you to the Microsoft Startup Program for their invaluable support in bringing this vision to life #microsoftforstartups
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Calling all startup founders, engineers, and decision-makers in Europe, Middle East, and Africa! 🌟 Join us on December 12, 2024, for Microsoft for Startups Discovery Day, a free online event designed to help you build and scale AI-powered applications with confidence. Learn how Azure AI Foundry, including its unified portal and SDK, and Founders Hub benefits—like up to $150,000 in Azure credits—can accelerate your startup’s success. Don’t wait—register now: https://lnkd.in/e94pH9FD A special thank-you to our amazing speakers who will be sharing their insights and expertise during this event: Amy Kate Boyd | Vinayak Hegde
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Calling all startup founders, engineers, and decision-makers in the Asia-Pacific region! 🌟 Join us on December 12, 2024, for Microsoft for Startups Discovery Day, a free online event designed to help you build and scale AI-powered applications with confidence. Learn how Azure AI Foundry, including its unified portal and SDK, and Founders Hub benefits—like up to $150,000 in Azure credits—can accelerate your startup’s success. Don’t wait—register now: https://lnkd.in/erH-WbYt A special thank-you to our amazing speakers who will be sharing their insights and expertise during this event: Aishwarya Srinivasan | Vinayak Hegde | Atul Harkisanka
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Calling all startup founders, engineers, and decision-makers in the Americas! 🌟 Join us on December 12, 2024, for Microsoft for Startups Discovery Day, a free online event designed to help you build and scale AI-powered applications with confidence. Learn how Azure AI Foundry, including its unified portal and SDK, and Founders Hub benefits—like up to $150,000 in Azure credits—can accelerate your startup’s success. Don’t wait—register now: https://lnkd.in/ekqMsMJj A special thank-you to our amazing speakers who will be sharing their insights and expertise during this event: Aishwarya Srinivasan | Gabriela de Queiroz |
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Last week, #MSIgnite showcased the power of collaboration and innovation! 💡 From sitting down with Six Five Media to behind-the-scenes moments with Holistic AI and D-ID, and inspiring fireside chats and sessions featuring leaders from Dataloop AI, Oasis Security, Devicie, Ema Unlimited, Unilever, and Penfield.AI, it’s clear the future of tech is bright. A huge thank you to all the startups and speakers who joined us and shared their insights—your contributions are shaping the future of innovation! Stay tuned for more insights and on-demand content from these amazing sessions. Annie Pearl | Adriano Soares Koshiyama | Tahseen S.| Gil Perry | Sam Hahm | Kevin Magee | Heena Purohit | Sam D. | Shlomi Avigdor | Tom Davis | Adam Ochayon | Eli Cohen | Colin Britton | Surojit Chatterjee