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Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub – Healthcare

Microsoft

AcceleratorCorporate acceleratorCorporateActive

Source-based profile

Program at a Glance

Program type
Accelerator
Program category
Corporate accelerator
Organization
Microsoft
Organization type
Corporate
Location
Redmond, Washington
Company stage served
Not publicly documented
Cohort or participation model
Self-serve enrollment with tiered benefits; periodic healthcare-focused cohorts and accelerator tracks
Investment or funding offered
Yes
Published investment terms
Azure credits and technical benefits; no equity taken through Founders Hub
Equity or fee model
No equity
Clinical or hospital connection
Not publicly documented
Application status
Active
Founded
2022

Public description

About the program

Microsoft for Startups provides healthcare startups with Azure credits, Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare and Nuance/Dragon technology access, technical enablement and co-sell routes into Microsoft's health customer base. Healthcare-specific tracks and cohorts have run within the broader Founders Hub and Pegasus co-sell programs. Microsoft takes no equity through Founders Hub.

What the program publicly emphasizes

Focus areas and features

Health AICloud infrastructure for healthcareClinical documentationInteroperability
  • Category: Corporate accelerator
  • Program structure: Self-serve enrollment with tiered benefits; periodic healthcare-focused cohorts and accelerator tracks
  • Published terms: Azure credits and technical benefits; no equity taken through Founders Hub

Sources

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  1. microsoft.com
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