Articles about Microsoft Ventures

Microsoft’s venture fund gets a new name: M12

Microsoft Ventures, the tech giant’s venture capital investment arm, is now M12. The “M” in the name stands for Microsoft,… Read More

Microsoft Ventures invests in SaaS ‘Active Strategy Management’ startup Workboard

Workboard, a SaaS platform that helps companies execute their strategies, today announced a $9 million Series A round that included… Read More

Make.tv raises $8.5M round led by Voyager for its cloud-based video management software

Microsoft Ventures, Vulcan Capital, and Arnold Ventures are joining initial investor Voyager Capital in pumping $8.5 million into Make.tv, a… Read More

Is Make.TV the new Elemental? Seattle video cloud startup raises $7.2M

Seattle’s Make.tv, a cloud-based video management portal, has raised $7.2 million in new funding and aims to raise a total… Read More

Microsoft Ventures doubles down on AI with new investments in Agolo and Bonsai

Ever feel like there’s just too much information out there? New York-based Agolo is hoping so. The startup is developing a… Read More

Microsoft Ventures joins $4.6M funding round for Swedish image service startup Pickit

Editor’s note: A previous version of this story stated that Microsoft Ventures led the investing round. It was a participant… Read More

Microsoft Ventures leads $26M round in AirMap, a startup that maps airspace in real time for drones

Microsoft and Airbus are investing in the future of autonomous drones that can communicate with one another as they fly… Read More

Microsoft, AT&T join in $25M funding round for SnapRoute, networking startup founded by Apple engineers

SnapRoute, a networking startup formed by Apple engineers, announced Tuesday that it secured $25 million in a Series A venture… Read More

Microsoft Ventures launches fund dedicated to AI startups and unveils new investments

Microsoft continues to bet on artificial intelligence technology and on Monday unveiled a new Microsoft Ventures fund that focuses strictly… Read More

Voyager and Microsoft Ventures invest $9M in business text messaging platform Zipwhip

With the proliferation of so many messaging apps, from Facebook Messenger to WhatsApp to Snapchat, it may seem like SMS texting is… Read More

DefinedCrowd lands $1.1M from Amazon’s Alexa Fund and others to build out machine learning platform for AI and speech apps

DefinedCrowd, a platform that provides big data for speech and natural language processing technology, closed a $1.1 million seed funding round… Read More

Microsoft Ventures invests in Comfy smart building app and CrowdFlower AI tech

Two investments announced by Microsoft Ventures this week provide additional insight into the types of startups that the company’s newly announced venture… Read More

Microsoft launches venture fund, eyes investments in cloud startups

Microsoft has launched its first formal venture fund, planning to make new investments in companies that align with its own interests… Read More

Meet the 10 machine learning and data science startups in Microsoft’s Seattle Accelerator

Microsoft Ventures today announced its third batch of Seattle Accelerator startups that are focusing on machine learning and data science. Microsoft’s… Read More

Microsoft taps Qualcomm Ventures boss to lead investment arm

Microsoft Ventures has a new leader. Fortune reported Monday that Nagraj Kashyap, who spent the past 12 years heading up Qualcomm… Read More

Calling all analytics startups: Microsoft unveils next accelerator program focused on data science

Microsoft announced the third installment of its Microsoft Ventures Seattle Accelerator on Wednesday, this time focusing on data science and machine… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Microsoft Ventures Demo Day, EMP’s 15th Birthday Bash, and more

For the past four months, 14 startups have been working their way through Microsoft Ventures’ Seattle accelerator, which sifted through hundreds of… Read More

Former Microsoft GM Rahul Sood launches real-money betting platform for eSports

Some may find it hard to believe that video games are a major spectator sport with professional players, but this… Read More

Startup vet Rahul Sood’s advice for entrepreneurs: Stay in Seattle, find the right people, and marry rich

When Unikrn CEO Rahul Sood took the stage at GeekWire Startup Day, he opened with the time he told Michael… Read More

Microsoft Ventures opens applications for ‘digital work’ accelerator in Seattle

Microsoft Ventures just opened applications for a new startup accelerator in Seattle focused on “digital work,” aiming to boost startups… Read More

Microsoft Ventures head stirs debate over Startup Weekend events for women

Rahul Sood, the General Manager of Microsoft Ventures, isn’t thrilled by the idea of Startup Weekend events exclusively for women,… Read More

Microsoft launches new startup accelerator in Redmond, focusing on home automation and the ‘Internet of Things’

Microsoft announced today that it is launching a new startup accelerator in Redmond focused on home automation and the Internet… Read More

Microsoft Ventures Director James Maiocco

VCs: Deserving companies will weather the Series A crunch

SAN FRANCISCO–A quartet of venture capitalists spoke about funding new startups as a part of a panel discussion at today’s… Read More

Friendly validation: Microsoft Ventures invests in social question-answer app Askem

For the third time in the past four months, Microsoft Ventures is investing in a seed-stage startup. Microsoft’s newly-formed unit… Read More

Microsoft Ventures invests in Ranku to help students find the best online degree

Microsoft Ventures announced today that it has expanded its investment portfolio to include Ranku, a service that aims to be… Read More

Microsoft Ventures: The story behind the company’s startup overhaul

Even big companies face significant hurdles launching new products. As it turns out, Microsoft Ventures, the company’s new umbrella program… Read More

Microsoft moves its startup programs under one roof with Microsoft Ventures

Microsoft announced today that its startup programs are all going to be brought under one roof with a new name: Microsoft Ventures.… Read More