Microsoft for Startups

This AI Digest: Startup Edition covers how we are helping founders expand their reach, win customers, and accelerate with AI. 💡🍂 We dive into the new Microsoft Marketplace and GPT-5 in Azure AI Foundry, showing how startups can reach customers faster and make smarter model choices. With WeTransact and PartnerStack, we highlight new paths to go-to-market. This month’s founder stories feature Geetha Manjunath of Niramai Health Analytix on early detection, Abhay Parasnis of Typeface on agentic marketing, and a conversation with Jason Ing (Typeface) and Ran Wei Baker (Microsoft for Startups) on scaling content creation. We also spotlight startups driving innovation worldwide: August AI, Nixtla, Bria AI, Kubiya.ai, BrainKey, and Spring ACT – Action. Compassion. Technology. and D-ID. Plus, we cover founder lessons from RAIC Labs (formerly Synthetaic) with TitletownTech, insights from Hans Yang in Fast Company featuring Holistic AI, and the next wave of talent through our Scouts program at Stanford University and Georgia Institute of Technology. Founder opportunities include applying for the PearX W26 cohort with Pear VC and joining Female Founder Office Hours with Playfair. Looking ahead, meet us at San Francisco TECH WEEK by a16z, #MicrosoftIgnite, GitHub Universe ’25 Startup Kickoff, MCP Universe, HLTH 2025 VIP Night at Atomic Golf, Microsoft Ignite, and apply now for #ImagineCup2026. 🏆 #MicrosoftForStartups #AI #Startups #GPT5

Personalized storytelling at scale is no longer a dream. 💭 Typeface, part of Microsoft for Startups, is redefining marketing with agentic AI. Grateful to Microsoft for showcasing this story. Read more: https://lnkd.in/euXuJPj3

APIs change. Integrations break. Startups scramble. 🔄 Model Context Protocol (MCP) solves this by helping AI agents adapt to new APIs and workflows automatically, no rewrites required. Think of it as the USB-C for AI integrations. Learn how MCP works: https://msft.it/6042sxEEE #MicrosoftForStartups #AI #MCP

Agentic AI is reshaping how retail and CPG brands approach “solved” categories like supply chain, merchandising, and contract management. ⚒️ ShiSh S. shares how startups in the Microsoft for Startups Pegasus Portfolio are turning these areas into proactive, intelligent systems. Full post: https://lnkd.in/gu8F6h_C #MicrosoftForStartups #AgenticAI #Retail

AI is moving fast and startups are showing us what is possible every day. 👀 What is the most inspiring AI use case you have seen this year? Share your answer and tag the startup behind it below. #MicrosoftForStartups #AI #Innovation

AI is at its best when it supports people. 💡 Spring ACT – Action. Compassion. Technology. and D-ID are proving this by pairing chatbot tech with real time AI translation to remove barriers for people at risk. Support is now more accessible than ever. Watch the full video: https://msft.it/6046sQbT6 #MicrosoftForStartups #AI #Accessibility

From tackling tough problems to building smarter solutions, RAIC Labs (formerly Synthetaic) is using AI to scale impact. 🌍 Hear their perspective and see how Microsoft for Startups is helping their journey. Watch their full story below. #MicrosoftForStartups #AI #FutureOfWork

How do global brands turn AI excitement into implementation and stay on brand at scale? 💡 Join Jason Ing (CMO, Typeface) and Ran Wei Baker (Sr. Director and Global Head of Marketing, Microsoft for Startups) for a conversation on agentic marketing with actionable steps for CMOs, agentic workflows that keep content on brand across formats, the Microsoft partnership accelerating Typeface’s growth, and what’s next for advertising in the AI era. You’ll learn: - Practical advice for CMOs moving from AI excitement to implementation - How agentic workflows keep content on brand while scaling across formats - How the Microsoft partnership has accelerated Typeface’s growth - The future of advertising in the AI era and Typeface’s role in it Register now. 👇 #MicrosoftForStartups #AI #AgenticMarketing