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Microsoft for Startups celebrates female founders on International Women’s Day 2020

Sunday, March 8, 2020 By Jeana Jorgensen

At Microsoft, and in the Microsoft for Startups program, the themes of #generationequality and #genderequality are absolutely part of our guiding principles. Happy International Women’s Day to all of us. We’re only just getting started!

Interview a Founder – M.H. Lines of Automaton

Thursday, March 5, 2020 By Daniel Sevitt

With International Women’s Day coming up this weekend, we continue our series of interviews with female founders of startups and the impact they are having on the tech ecosystem. This time I had the…

Landlord Studio brings professional property management services to DIY landlords

Wednesday, February 26, 2020 By Daniel Sevitt

Landlord Studio Microsoft for Startups mobile apps

Charles Chan, CEO of Landlord Studio, was looking for simpler and less time-consuming ways to manage his own rental property. So, he set out to design his own app. He custom-built Property Buddy, but, like compound interest, it dramatically grew into the one-stop web and mobile app now called Landlord Studio.

Microsoft Ignite the Tour Hosts Leading Startups in Copenhagen

Wednesday, February 26, 2020 By Daniel Sevitt

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On February 27-28, Microsoft Ignite the Tour, our premier IT technical readiness customer event, arrives in Copenhagen, Denmark. We’re hosting a Startup Gallery at the event where we have invited five innovative startups from across our portfolio to showcase their solutions to attendees.

Microsoft Ignite the Tour Hosts Leading Startups in Prague

Monday, February 24, 2020 By Daniel Sevitt

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On February 24-25, Microsoft Ignite the Tour, our premier IT technical readiness customer event, returns to Europe, touching down in Prague, Czech Republic.Microsoft Ignite the Tour is designed for…

One month on from NRF 2020 – the return of Uncrowd

Tuesday, February 18, 2020 By Daniel Sevitt

Following up his preview post, Richard Hammond, CEO of Uncrowd returns to offer some of the highlights of this year’s NRF conference. RF was all about a number of retail tides turning; chief among these tides is the one that washes up 30% returns across the beaches of ecommerce.

Microsoft for Startups Unlocks $1B in Sales Opportunities for B2B Startups

Thursday, February 13, 2020 By Microsoft for Startups

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To celebrate the second anniversary of Microsoft for Startups we announce some exciting new additions to the program and reflect on the achievements of the past couple of years.

Updated: Sunday, February 23, 2020

Microsoft Ignite the Tour Hosts Leading Startups in Sydney

Wednesday, February 12, 2020 By Daniel Sevitt

Ignite the Tour Startups

This week on February 13-14, Microsoft Ignite the Tour our premier IT technical readiness customer event, goes down under in Sydney, Australia.

SIMBA Chain aims to democratize blockchain

Monday, February 10, 2020 By Daniel Sevitt

SIMBA Chain blockchain Startups

SIMBA Chain built a point-and-click solution that developers with little or no specific experience can use to design and build blockchain solutions. SIMBA Chain is a cloud-based, “smart contract as a service” platform that makes it easy to build, deploy, and integrate blockchain DApps (Decentralized Applications).

Microsoft Ignite the Tour Hosts Leading Startups in Dubai

Friday, February 7, 2020 By Daniel Sevitt

Coming soon on February 10-11, Microsoft Ignite the Tour, our premier IT technical readiness customer event, makes its way to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.Microsoft Ignite the Tour is designed…