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Guest post: Epsagon announces support of microservice environments running on Microsoft Azure

Wednesday, June 24, 2020 By Daniel Sevitt

Epsagon is expanding support for applied observability to companies running on Microsoft Azure and microservice-based environments.

Guest Post: Fridai – the first AI-powered gamer assistant

Monday, June 22, 2020 By Daniel Sevitt

Fridai gaming AI

Today we have a guest post from Mark Englehardt, CEO &co-founder at Fridai, an AI-powered voice assistant for gamers.

Guest post: Skuchain boosts global COVID-19 response with innovative solutions

Thursday, June 18, 2020 By Daniel Sevitt

COVID-19 Skuchain blockchain supply chain logistics

Skuchain provides an end-to-end platform called EC3 for global value chains, empowering participants with control, visibility, financing, and logistical tools that reduce friction and boost efficiency.

Microsoft Reactor: new initiative to support the ecosystem of startups and developers is launched in Brazil

Wednesday, June 17, 2020 By Microsoft for Startups

São Paulo Reactor Brazil

Microsoft launched the first Microsoft Reactor in Latin America. São Paulo was the city chosen to host the center of learning and technical sharing, where developers and technology professionals can connect with the local community and develop new skills to boost innovation in their organizations.

Microsoft for Startups and Yazamiyot’s Acceleration Program for Women Entrepreneurs

Thursday, June 4, 2020 By Daniel Sevitt

Yazamiyot Female Entrepreneurs Women In Startups Women In Tech

Yazamiyot teamed up with Microsoft for Startups to deliver an intensive 10-week acceleration to provide Yazamiyot members with a program of curated content backed by Microsoft’s resources, to help each startup improve their POC opportunities with potential corporate customers.

InfoTiles aims to improve decision making during the pandemic

Thursday, May 28, 2020 By Daniel Sevitt

Covid-19 Machine Learning Saas PaaS InfoTiles ProVenture

InfoTiles normalizes input regardless of the source — IoT-sensors, SCADA systems, open data or other software — allowing continuous, real-time analysis and modelling.

World Hackathon Day seeks top talent for virtual contest

Thursday, May 28, 2020 By Daniel Sevitt

Hackathon Covid-19 Entrepreneurs Developers

This weekend sees the launch of World Hackathon Day, a 24-hour virtual event to “battle the world’s biggest challenges.”

Microsoft for Startups Canada Launches Partnership with Dream Legacy Foundation

Thursday, May 21, 2020 By Daniel Sevitt

Dream Legacy Foundation Canada underrepresented founders LGBTQ+

Microsoft for Startups Canada is excited to announce a new partnership with Dream Legacy Foundation a philanthropic organization focused on accelerating growth and innovation within underrepresented startup groups.

ApisProtect leverages technology to save the honey bees

Wednesday, May 20, 2020 By Daniel Sevitt

ApisProtect World Bee Day bees

Honey bees play an essential role in global food production. This urgency prompted Dr. Fiona Edwards Murphy to found ApisProtect, bringing the power of advanced sensors and machine learning technology into the hive.

Startups appearing at Microsoft Build

Tuesday, May 19, 2020 By Microsoft for Startups

Microsoft Build is finally here! Microsoft for Startups is excited to be participating in 11 different sessions in various formats including live interviews, sessions with demos and Q&As across three time zones throughout the two days.