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Microsoft Announces New Initiatives For Startups & Developers Working With AI
One of the big three tech companies- Microsoft, has announced two new initiatives in India for entrepreneurs, organizations, and developers working in the domain of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The first initiative is called Microsoft AI Innovate and it is aimed at startups, while the second initiative, called Code Titans Hackathon, will provide support to developers to create ‘digital solutions’ that empower businesses.
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The details of the two initiatives can be found in the sections below.
Microsoft AI Innovate
The Microsoft AI Innovate, supported by SaaS Insider, will be held for a duration of 10 weeks. This year, it will be introducing its second cohort which will be tailored to assist entrepreneurs and their businesses to “scale operations, driving greater innovation, and developing industry expertise."
Start-ups in the cohort will collaborate with Microsoft's product and engineering teams to develop their fundamental AI models.
Selected start-ups will receive OpenAI preview and credits, access to industry and technology deep-dive sessions and AI masterclasses by experts, mentoring by start-up founders and renowned industry leaders, skill training and certification opportunities, and other benefits.
Code Titans Hackathon
Presented in association with Techgig, the Code Titans Hackathon is aimed towards enabling startups to “turn their ideas into prototypes that are built on Microsoft Azure”.
The solutions may leverage the best-in-class tools, languages, and open-source frameworks that enable flexibility, collaboration, and security of the trusted cloud platform to tackle challenges surrounding corporate innovation, social entrepreneurship, and sustainability.
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“Start-ups will get an opportunity to gain the benefits of Azure masterclasses by active participation in the hackathon, receiving hands-on training sessions on key technologies like Serverless, Kubernetes, Data Fundamentals, Java & .NET, Github and Azure AI & ML, among others,” Microsoft said.
Microsoft Initiatives 2022: Benefits & Rewards
$300 (Rs 22,922 approx) worth of Azure credits will be provided to the top 100 shortlisted start-ups as part of the hackathon in order to help them build their prototype on Azure. 3 teams will be chosen for cash prizes, and the top 25 startups will be eligible to join the Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub program.
The Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub is a digital platform supporting startup founders which offer over $300,000 in perks and credits, as well as free access to the technology, tools, and resources they need to establish and run their startup.
Applications for Microsoft AI Innovate are open till May 6 and applications for Code Titans Hackathon are open till May 12.
Click here to apply for Microsoft AI Innovate 2022
Click here to apply for Code Titans Hackathon
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