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Microsoft invests in BuzzTable via Bing Fund

John Callaham — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:53:49 +0100

Microsoft has announced that its Bing Fund has made a new investment in the startup company BuzzTable, which offers features made for restaurants that can be used by their owners as well as customers. Read more...

Microsoft's Bing Fund to hold hackathon to target autism

John Callaham — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:21:03 +0000

The Bing Fund, the startup funding group from Microsoft, will be holding a hackathon this weekend in Seattle to help develop prototypes designed to deal with autism in kids and young adults Read more...

Microsoft Bing Fund head named as Razer advisor

John Callaham — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:44:14 +0000

Rahul Sood, the current head of Microsoft's Bing Fund, has now been named as an official advisor for the board of directors at the PC gaming accessory, notebook and tablet company Razer. Read more...

Microsoft's Bing Fund invests in Sonar iOS-Android app start up

John Callaham — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:53:32 +0000

Microsoft has announced the latest start up company that will benefit financially from an investment via its Bing Fund will be Sonar, which has made a social app made for iOS and Android. Read more...

Microsoft helps people find love by funding LikeBright matchmaking service

John Callaham — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:47:21 +0000

LikeBright, a Seattle-based online matchmaking service, is the latest startup company to receive funding from Microsoft's Bing Fund and has launched a contest to find the world's best matchmaker. Read more...

Microsoft's Bing Fund to support Selectable Media

John Callaham — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:42:23 +0000

Microsoft has announced that it has picked the New York City-based Selectable Media as the third start up company it will support as part of its Bing Fund program. Read more...

Current Microsoft exec slams former employer HP

John Callaham — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:30:54 +0000

Rahul Sood, currently the head of the Bing Fund at Microsoft, has slammed his former employer at HP for the name of a new desktop that had the branding Sood helped to come up with at HP. Read more...

Microsoft's Bing Fund names first two companies

John Callaham — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 01:33:52 +0100

Microsoft has announced it will invest in two new start up companies, Buddy Platform and Pinion Tech, for the launch of its recently announced Bing Fund program. Make the jump to learn more. Read more...

More information on Microsoft's Bing Fund revealed

John Callaham — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 16:20:36 +0100

More information has come to light on Microsoft's plans to launch a program designed to help start-up companies via their Bing division, including its name, the Bing Fund. Read more...