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Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub now open to all – no funding needed. Nigerians can raise $100M in secs.

Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub brings people, knowledge and benefits together to help founders at every stage solve startup challenges.

Sign up in minutes with no funding required.

At Microsoft, we aim to create and maintain a healthy ecosystem where our partners and customers can thrive. Startups play a pivotal role in a thriving ecosystem given their outsized ability to push the entire ecosystem forward.

Despite being vital to innovation and growth, by some estimates, over 90% of startups will go out of business in their first year.

With this in mind, we set out to better understand what startups need to be successful, especially when just getting started.

Based on real-world feedback from thousands of entrepreneurs from around the world, across a range of backgrounds, we are excited to unveil, Internet Village Startups CrowdFunders

Open to anyone with an idea, the platform is designed to address the most common challenges startups face in Africa.

Unlocking innovation for all

With Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub, we envision a startup ecosystem that is open to all – from idea to exit. To that end, unlike others in the industry, we don’t require startups to be “investor-backed” to sign up and access benefits.

“Our ambition is to make the global startup ecosystem more representative of the world at large regardless of background, location, progress or passion,” said Jeff Ma, vice president, Microsoft for Startups. “As an experienced founder, access to a diverse network – to validate ideas, get advice and coaching – was instrumental in my success and is something we aim to provide to every founder through the Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub.”

Technology benefits that grow

Founders consistently share that the startup journey is unpredictable and filled with uncertainty.

We want to provide flexibility for startups to work with Microsoft as they shape their businesses.

With the platform, startups can build their businesses at their own pace with up to $150,000 of Microsoft Azure.

As usage increases, founders can unlock additional credits over time. For instance, if a founder is in the “Ideate” stage and is developing a prototype we will provide $1,000 for one year. If the startup utilizes those credits in a few months, they can request more from within the platform and we will move them up to the “Develop” stage at $5,000 for one year.

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