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

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

We’re starting #GroceryShop strong with breakfast and big ideas on September 30, 2025. 🚀 Join us anytime between 7:00 and 8:45 AM with a curated group of startup founders who are driving the future of grocery and CPG. Grateful to ShiSh S. for creating this space for founders to connect. Secure your spot now: https://lnkd.in/dH5Vnces #MicrosoftForStartups #CPG

We’re live with Typeface today! 🚀 Hear how startups are using AI + agentic marketing to scale creativity, connect with customers, and accelerate growth. Register now before it's too late. 👇 #MicrosoftForStartups #AI #AgenticMarketing

We’re excited to announce that Ema’s agentic AI platform is now part of the Microsoft Marketplace launch. With Ema’s platform, anyone can conversationally build and deploy agentic AI employees that collaborate with humans, other AI agents, across tools and systems, to automate complex enterprise workflows easily. Now Ema is available for purchase on Microsoft Marketplace, driving innovation right where you work. Discover more on how this works at the official launch blog, linked below. #MSMarketplace #MSPartner

Bringing a product to market is often the hardest part for founders. Finding the right buyers, winning early customers, and building traction fast. 💡 We help startups reach real buyers through the new Microsoft Marketplace, with partners like WeTransact to streamline listing and PartnerStack to scale partner-led growth. Read the blog: https://msft.it/6045sSN0P #MicrosoftForStartups #MicrosoftMarketplace #GTM

The new Microsoft Marketplace is here. One storefront for cloud solutions, AI apps, and agents, plus channel-led opportunities. 📢 With distributor integration, partners can bundle software, services, and hardware for faster time to value. Learn more. 👇 #MicrosoftForStartups #MicrosoftMarketplace #MSPartner