Microsoft for Startups

{{Short description|Microsoft program for entrepreneurs}}

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| industry = Entrepreneur

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| services = Azure Credit, other Perks

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Microsoft for Startups, formerly known as Microsoft BizSpark, is a Microsoft program that provides support, Azure credits, and free licenses to selected Microsoft products, which are then also provided to software entrepreneurs and start-ups,{{cite web|url=http://www.hks.harvard.edu/m-rcbg/CSRI/publications/report_41_corporate_entrepreneurship.pdf|title=Corporate Partnerships for Entrepreneurship: Building the Ecosystem in the Middle East and Southeast Asia|last=Murphy|first=Shannon|publisher=Harvard Kennedy School|quote=program offers software resources and technical support to software start ups|accessdate=23 June 2012}} providing the benefits and the perks to the selected members of this program for a term of 3 years. Microsoft launched BizSpark One in 2009 as an enhanced service for selected startups. The BizSpark program was discontinued on February 14, 2018{{Cite web|url=https://trainingsupport.microsoft.com/en-us/tcbizspark/forum/tcbsprk-tcjoin/bizspark-program-update/4457bcb6-418c-4233-84bc-13e856a47a00|title=BizSpark Program Update|website=trainingsupport.microsoft.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-22}} and was replaced by the Microsoft for Startups program.{{Cite web|title=FAQ {{!}} Microsoft BizSpark|url=https://portal.startups.microsoft.com/en-us/about/faq|access-date=2021-12-26|website=portal.startups.microsoft.com}} In October 2021, a new hub for Founders was added, providing improved oversight of benefits and the startup company profile.