Microsoft India offers Unified Solution for All Start-up Offerings

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Microsoft India offers Unified Solution for All Start-up Offerings 
In order to reinforce its commitment to entrepreneurs, Microsoft(NASDAQ:MSFT) has consolidated all of its start-up-related offerings under a single umbrella. In alignment with the recent Microsoft Ventures announcement, Microsoft India will now offer start-ups a single point of entry to engage with Microsoft through a broad-based and holistic approach - featuring a seed fund, an accelerator programme and the community evangelism programme called BizSpark.

Microsoft Ventures in India will be spearheaded by Mukund Mohan. Ravi Narayan, previously the Managing Director of MentorPartners, has joined the team and will be responsible for Microsoft Ventures Accelerator and its connections with other community initiatives.

Mukund Mohan said, "Through this coordinated effort, we will now engage with entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey from ideation to maturity and support them with compelling offerings. Our community evangelism programme will provide entrepreneurs easy access to technology and resources, so that they can focus on exploring ideas. The accelerator will provide access to mentors and technical experts so that they can convert their ideas into products. The fund will offer seed investments to start-ups that demonstrate early business success. In all, through one focussed effort, we will provide the tools, resources and expertise that start-ups need as they innovate, build and grow......See More