Deadline: 7-Jul-21
Do you need help to scale and grow? Are you considering applying to the Microsoft for Startups program? If yes, then GrowthX Accelerator Program is for you!
Microsoft for Startups Middle East’s GrowthX Accelerator Program Bridging the gap between corporates and tech entrepreneurs.
Pillars
Microsoft helps startups accelerate their business through the power of partnerships. As trusted partners, they help startups achieve more via three pillars:
- Tech enablement: They connect founders with the tech they need to thrive. They enable speed, scale and service through industry leading credit offers, advanced technology platforms and purposeful partnerships.
- Market access: Work closely with some of Microsoft’s largest corporate partners across the region.
- Community engagement: Understand how investor ready you are and what you can do and focus on to improve.
Key Areas
The GrowthX 12-week Accelerator Program addresses these 5 key areas:
- Tech enablement: To continuously improve and evolve your tech ecosystem in order to gain the competitive edge is not an option, it’s a prerequisite.
- Go-to-market support: Stress-test your marketing and messaging approach via 65+ montor network of industry and domain authorities.
- Investor readiness: Recognize how investor-ready you are and what steps you can take in order to improve and refine your investor appeal.
- Corporate and investor demo days: Take advantage of the opportunity to pitch your solution to key entreprise customers and investor network.
- Product market fit: Apply your tech solution to real life challenges faced by their corporate customers.
GrowthX 12-week Accelerator program includes:
- Virtual/physical workshops and training
- Mentorship from domain experts
- Technical support and guidance
- VC access & demo Days
- Corporate round tables & demo Days
- Social & alumni events
Criteria
- Microsoft is looking to recruit 15 startups that offer ground-breaking solutions that fit the corporate clients’ challenges and requirements.
- Together, they will embark on the 12-week GrowthX Accelerator Program comprising tech workshops, knowledge sharing, community building and industry networking to help your startup grow.
For more information, visit https://www.microsoft.com/mea/startups/growthxaccelerator/