Neowin News Feed for: Startups

UK government invests £1.1 million to boost semiconductor startups

Paul Hill — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 14:26:01 +0000

The UK government is investing £1.1 million into ten promising startups through the ChipStart program, aiming to fuel growth and create jobs. Read more...

UK semiconductor firms to get financial boost for AI innovation

Paul Hill — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 13:04:01 +0000

The UK government has announced that a second cohort of innovative startups are to go through ChipStart to attract funding and turn their ideas into business realities. There are 11 startups. Read more...

Microsoft for Startups Pegasus Program will help small businesses land enterprise customers

John Callaham — Wed, 03 May 2023 18:12:02 +0000

This extension of the Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub is designed to help small companies get access to enterprise customers by giving them credits up to $3500,000 in Azure, GitHub and LinkedIn. Read more...

Microsoft and ISRO come together to support space-tech startups in India

Hemant Saxena — Thu, 05 Jan 2023 10:36:01 +0000

ISRO and Microsoft have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote the growth of space technology startups and harness the market potential of the most promising space tech innovators. Read more...

Snapchat launches support program for black Creators

Anushe Fawaz — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 20:20:01 +0000

Snapchat has vowed to support underrepresented groups by launching 523 and other projects. The latest Black Creator Accelerator program helps emerging Black creators make their startups successful. Read more...

AT&T joins Ericsson's 5G consumer tech hub to connect with startups

Paul Hill — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 20:04:02 +0000

AT&T has joined the Ericsson Startup 5G hub which will allow the carrier to connect with startups developing new products and services that leverage 5G networks that have recently been deployed. Read more...

Intel creates $1 billion fund to boost innovation in the foundry ecosystem

Paul Hill — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 00:44:02 +0000

Intel has launched a $1 billion fund to help start-ups in the foundry industry create new and disruptive technologies. The firm also announced that it's joining the RISC-V International body. Read more...

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EU set to become shareholder in startup companies, investing €178 million

João Carrasqueira — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 15:24:01 +0000

The European Commission has announced the first startups it will invest in as a shareholder, with a total of €178 million being granted to up-and-coming businesses through a new innovation fund. Read more...

Slush 2020 event will not be organized due to coronavirus

Usman Khan Lodhi — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 18:00:01 +0000

Amid the coronavirus crisis, innumerable events have been canceled or put on hold indefinitely. Finland's annual startup event Slush announced that it wouldn't be organized this year. Read more...

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Microsoft's venture fund M12 broadens coverage to India

Hamza Jawad — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 20:54:01 +0000

M12, Microsoft's venture capital arm, will be extending its investments to India. The first startup that will be invested in under this expansion is Innovaccer, a healthcare data platform company. Read more...

Microsoft's VC arm M12 announces $4 million contest to fund women-led startups

Hamza Jawad — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 14:18:01 +0000

M12, Microsoft's venture fund, in collaboration with EQT Ventures and SVB Financial Group has announced the Female Founders Competition for women leaders, with a total of $4 million in winnings. Read more...

Microsoft announces 'Microsoft for Startups' program, commits $500 million

Abhay V — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 22:40:01 +0000

Microsoft announced Microsoft for Startups, committing $500 million over the next two years towards a new program that assists startups to co-sell their products by leveraging Microsoft's expertise. Read more...

Coursera co-founder, Andrew Ng, sets out to raise $150M for AI Fund

Paul Hill — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 18:42:02 +0000

Andrew Ng, formerly of Baidu and co-founder of Coursera, has filed with the SEC to set up 'AI Fund'. He hopes that the fund will raise $150 million in order to help AI startups get off the ground. Read more...

Egress CEO: Microsoft's impressive additions to Office 365 could be bad news for startups

Andy Weir — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 19:12:01 +0000

The CEO of Egress said Microsoft has done a great job 'plugging the gaps' in Office 365 - but warned that as it adds more functionality to its products, it's posing a growing threat to startups. Read more...

Microsoft teams up with Monsanto to invest in agricultural technology in Brazil

Andy Weir — Tue, 05 Jul 2016 12:50:01 +0000

Biotech giant Monsanto has joined an investment fund managed by Microsoft in Brazil, worth around $91 million, to fund startups exploring the use of digital tools in agricultural production. Read more...

Former BlackBerry executive joins Microsoft

Usama Jawad — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 20:46:01 +0000

A former BlackBerry's executive has announced his departure from the company to join Microsoft where he will work with startups; Saunders has also worked for Microsoft in the past. Read more...

UK spy agency wants future tech entrepreneurs working for them

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 12:28:01 +0000

The UK's GCHQ, an analog of the NSA, wants to implement a program with which to entice future technology entrepreneurs to work for them for a limited time before starting their own business. Read more...

Microsoft is on the hunt for home automation startups

Brad Sams — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 20:28:39 +0000

Microsoft is opening up a new accelerator program in which it is looking to work with home automation startups at its campus in Redmond, Washington and is teaming up with American Family Insurance. Read more...

Check out this customisable, upgradable smartphone concept

Nathan Liu — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 19:16:37 +0000

Phonebloks is an innovative new idea which aims to reduce electronic waste in addition to producing super customisable and easily upgradable devices. Is this the future of the smartphone? Read more...

10 startups picked for Microsoft Accelerator for Windows Azure

John Callaham — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 22:29:09 +0000

Microsoft has announced the 10 startup companies that have been picked to be the finalists for Microsoft Accelerator for Windows Azure, which will give them access to mentors and advice. Read more...

Microsoft to spur on startups with Bing fund

Brad Sams — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:20:27 +0000

Over the past few days we have seen small hints about what Microsoft's Bing Fund would be, today, the company has pulled back the curtain and is showing off how the company will foster startups. Read more...

Bing to launch program designed to assist startups

John Callaham — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:12:11 +0000

Microsoft plans to launch a new program designed to assist startup businesses using its Bing search division. Details of the program have yet to be revealed. Read more...

Next Big Thing: Browserstack

Owen Williams — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:23:08 +0000

Web designing is hard. You never know how exactly your site will look on people's computers, and actually testing it in every browser is just a hassle. Browserstack solves that problem, simply. Read more...

Airbnb grew an astonishing 800% last year, in "for the long run"

Brenton Currie — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 12:29:23 +0000

Airbnb, a startup which launched in 2007 and allows people from all around the world to book smaller, lesser known places to stay, revealed yesterday they grew almost 800% in 2010. In an interview with Fox... Read more...

Fox buys two (more) web startups

Michael Stanclift — Mon, 01 May 2006 18:44:33 +0000

News Corp.'s Fox Interactive Media on Monday said it had purchased two small Internet companies aimed at letting users remix their own music and media on the Internet. Fox purchased Newroo and kSolo for an... Read more...