Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub
Provides early-stage startups with up to one hundred fifty thousand dollars in cloud credits and software access.
Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub is a rolling, continuously open in-kind support program that provides early-stage technology startups with up to $150,000 in Microsoft Azure cloud credits, tiered based on startup stage and investor referral status. In addition to Azure credits — which cover compute, storage, AI and ML services, and access to OpenAI models on Azure — participants receive free ac…
Startups building technology products on Microsoft Azure; pre-seed through Series B typical scope.
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