Microsoft for Startups
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Type of business | Information Technology Services |
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Type of site | For Entrepreneur |
Area served | Worldwide |
Owner | Microsoft |
Industry | Entrepreneur |
Services | Azure Credit, other Perks |
URL | startups |
Launched | February 2018 |
Current status | Active |
Microsoft for Startups,formerly known as Microsoft BizSpark, is aMicrosoftprogram that provides support,Azurecredits, and free licenses to selected Microsoft products, which are then also provided tosoftwareentrepreneurs and start-ups,[1]providing the benefits and the perks to the selected members of this program for a term of 3 years. Microsoft launchedBizSpark Onein 2009 as an enhanced service for selected startups.[1]The BizSpark program was discontinued on February 14, 2018[2]and was replaced by the Microsoft for Startups program.[3]In October 2021, a new hub for Founders was added, providing improved oversight of benefits and the startup company profile.
References
[edit]- ^abMurphy, Shannon."Corporate Partnerships for Entrepreneurship: Building the Ecosystem in the Middle East and Southeast Asia"(PDF).Harvard Kennedy School.Retrieved23 June2012.
program offers software resources and technical support to software start ups
- ^"BizSpark Program Update".trainingsupport.microsoft.com.Retrieved2018-02-22.
- ^"FAQ | Microsoft BizSpark".portal.startups.microsoft.com.Retrieved2021-12-26.
External links
[edit]- Microsoft for Startups site
- Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub
- Microsoft BizSpark site
- news reporton Microsoft Malaysia investing in BizSpark
- Commerce Guys wins Microsoft BizSpark start-up competition
- Socmedtech Partner of Microsoft BizSpark
- Microsoft BizSpark FAQ