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Microsoft acquires Microsoft Accelerator startup MetricsHub

John Callaham — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:39:48 +0000

Microsoft has announced it has now acquired MetricsHub for Windows Azure, a Bellevue, Washington startup company that previously received mentoring via the Microsoft Accelerator program. Read more...

Microsoft's Kinect accelerator is pushing boundaries

John Callaham — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 17:23:35 +0000

This week, Microsoft held its first ever Microsoft Accelerator for Kinect Demo Day, where 11 start-ups companies showed their Kinect-based software apps to over 100 venture capitalists. Read more...

Microsoft launches Kinect Accelerator funding program

John Callaham — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 06:19:28 +0000

Microsoft has launched a new program called Kinect Accelerator, designed to give 10 development teams funding and assistance to create commercial applications that use the Kinect motion sensor-camera. Read more...