Meet the 10 startups Microsoft just accepted into the TechStars Windows Azure accelerator

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Microsoft is back with a new crop of companies for its Windows Azure accelerator program, operated in conjunction with TechStars. The companies just started working today at Microsoft’s offices in the South Lake Union neighborhood of Seattle, with each receiving $20,000 in startup capital, $60,000 in Azure credit and access to resources from BizSpark. We’ve… Read More…

Microsoft acquires cloud startup MetricsHub, taking hatchling under its wing

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Well, that didn’t take long. Less than two months after graduating from the Microsoft Windows Azure accelerator, Bellevue-based MetricsHub has been acquired by … Microsoft.  Terms of the deal were not disclosed. It is the first acquisition of a company from the Windows Azure accelerator program, which was formed last year in conjunction with TechStars… Read More…

4 ways Microsoft can make Azure better for startups

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Guest Commentary: This week Microsoft made a big announcement by providing TechStars startups up to $60,000 worth of Windows Azure services for two years. That’s huge. I have never seen Amazon or any other cloud provider, or any other provider of anything, offer this much. It’s an exciting opportunity for those startups, but it also… Read More…