{"id":252,"date":"2023-10-18T21:01:29","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T21:01:29","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-02-17T10:30:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T18:30:56","slug":"trusted-partner-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/startups\/blog\/trusted-partner-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing startup-friendly offers from trusted partners in Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In addition to the support and benefits founders get from the Microsoft family of products and services<\/a> in Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub, we also offer a portfolio of trusted partner offers to provide maximum value to our in-program startups. These exciting partner offers are tailored to the needs of startups today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Developer Tools and Prototyping<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Weights & Biases<\/a> helps developers build and iterate on their AI applications with confidence. Developers building with LLMs need to continuously evaluate the performance of their models to constantly iterate and deliver robust performance in production. W&B allows developers to create rigorous evaluations to score the behavior of any aspect of their application. Examine and debug failures by easily inspecting inputs and outputs and deliver continuously robust performance of AI applications in production.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub members can access a 50% discount on the Teams plan for 12 months, up to 10 seats.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Touchcast<\/a> helps startups turbocharge their AI operations with CogCache, the most cost-effective, high-performance way to access the world\u2019s best LLMs. They help startups save up to 50% on their tokens and drive up to 100x faster response times. They can gain full LLM control and alignment while accessing the latest models with no capacity limits.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub members can receive $50 of free LLM token credits per month<\/strong> for their first 6 months as well as save up to $3,000 with free access to Touchcast\u2019s cognitive caching technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Simplify your application deployment to Microsoft Azure in a few simple clicks with Porter<\/a>, allowing teams to customize their infrastructure as they scale with ease. This \u201cplatform as a service\u201d enables startups to automatically configure their CI\/CD with GitHub Actions and, the moment your solution is set up with Porter, a production-ready Kubernetes cluster is ready as soon as you are. Migrate from platforms like Heroku and start using your Azure credits today.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Get 12 months of access to the Porter platform for free<\/strong> as a Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bubble<\/a>, is at the forefront of the the no-code revolution with its software development platform that empowers people without programming skills to design, develop, and launch their own applications, tech products, or tools.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Members of Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub can receive $3000 in credits for the Bubble platform to build fast and responsive web applications that scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emmanuel Straschnov, Bubble founder and co-CEO, said, “We are proud to partner with Microsoft for Startups, a platform completely aligned with our goal of empowering founders to build a sustainable, long-term business and championing their most ambitious vision.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Massdriver<\/a> helps operations professionals focus on scalability and reliability without toiling over infrastructure configuration changes. Massdriver’s visual designer can reduce infrastructure development times by 90% while giving startups staging\/production parity out of the box and total control of their infrastructure when they need it\u2014all in their Azure account.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub members can receive Massdriver\u2019s Growth Plan with unlimited seats<\/strong> for free for 12 months<\/strong>, valued at $20,000 for 12 months..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cory O’Daniel, Massdriver co-founder and CEO, said, “We’re extremely excited to be partnering with Microsoft for Startups to put the immense capability of Azure into the hands of all engineers, regardless of their experience with cloud technologies. Massdriver allows users to quickly and easily design and deploy secure, scalable cloud architectures using a simple diagramming interface. With Massdriver, founders can focus on building their product instead of navigating the complexities of the cloud.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MongoDB Atlas<\/a> provides a first-class developer experience through a flexible document data model and unified query interface, while meeting the most demanding requirements for resilience, scale, and data privacy. Built to empower developers, MongoDB Atlas has comprehensive ecosystem integrations including Azure App Services, Functions, and more, to seamlessly add Atlas to existing architectures.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub members can receive up to $5,000 in MongoDB Atlas credits<\/strong>, valid for one year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fundraising and Investment Readiness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Fundraising is hard. Swoop<\/a> makes it easier. With access to a network of over 250 investors, Swoop provides your startup with a dedicated funding manager who will work side-by-side with you throughout the fundraising process. From free pitch deck review all the way to curated investor introductions, Swoop is the secret to succeeding at fundraising.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Members of Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub can receive a 50% discount on Swoop\u2019s Fundraising Package, which includes a dedicated funding manager, pitch deck review and feedback, a valuation calculator, outreach strategy and management, and investor introductions and feedback. This offer is valued at $1,250 and is valid for 12 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Retaining equity can be invaluable for the long-term success of your startup. From identifying relevant funding opportunities to developing proposals to successful executions, E.B. Howard Consulting<\/a> is your single source for all your non-dilutive capital funding needs. EBHC works directly with you to screen, verify, filter, and develop a highly relevant and hand-curated selection of non-dilutive funding options specific to you and your startup\u2019s long-term growth plans.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Christine E.B. Howard, E.B. Howard Consulting Founder and CEO, said, \u201cWe are thrilled to share our knowledge and expertise with members of the Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub. We believe that education is key to securing funding from non-dilutive funding sources. One of the ways we accomplish this is through the Funding Menu process. We put all the information that a startup could want to know about an opportunity in an easy-to-use format that helps them make informed decisions for their startup.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Members of Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub can receive a 60% discount on the full EBHC Funding Menu service, valued at $3,300 and valid for 12 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A solid financial model empowers startups to make better decisions, from everyday choices to major strategic pivots. Forecastr<\/a> is the financial forecasting platform helping organizations forecast revenue, predict runway, understand their numbers, and get funded. Forecastr\u2019s team of experienced analysts will work side by side with startups to create a model that is tailored to fit their business and provides new insight they can use to optimize operations and impress investors. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub members can access the Forcastr Launch Plan for free or, get a 30% discount on Forecastr platform \u2014 with no implementation fees, valued at $2,800 for 12 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Get everything you need to effectively manage equity in your startup, all in a single integrated platform designed for founders by founders. From cap tables and shareholder reporting to fundraising, data rooms and employee equity plans, use WE.VESTR<\/a> to simplify your equity management from ideation to exit.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Floris van Hoogenhuyze, CEO & Co-Founder of WE.VESTR said, \u201cThe importance of having a comprehensive equity management solution is something first-time founders typically underestimate; experienced founders less and less; and investors: never. Which is why we\u2019re so excited to be working with Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub, as part of our mission to power the growth of the next generation of founders, right from ideation to exit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub members can receive a free year subscription for startups with less than 30 stakeholders. Startups with more than 30 stakeholders can receive a 70% discount off the first year of any paid plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yoodli<\/a> provides you with private and judgment-free feedback on our online meetings. Its real-time feedback will help you slow down, stop rambling, and hit your talking points so you show up with confidence the next time you speak. You can track your progress by measuring your improvement with a dashboard showing your statistics over time! See how you\u2019re doing relative to recommended benchmarks.  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub members can receive a free 3-month subscription to Yoodli, valued at $100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Varun Purin, Yoodli\u2019s Cofounder, said, \u201c<\/b>We were incubated at Microsoft Cofounder Paul Allen’s AI Institute. It’s exciting to take our partnership with Microsoft to the next level by offering Founders Hub members access to the first of its kind AI powered speech coaching technology. As a founder, I know how challenging it is to get judgement free feedback on how to communicate with confidence. Founders can use Yoodli to get private and real-time free coaching on their VC pitches, important presentations, and day to day calls.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ansarada<\/a>\u2019s AI-powered virtual data rooms help startups automate processes, manage information governance, and deliver vital intelligence on user behaviour.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub members get 12 months of free access (up to $15,000 in value) to Ansarada\u2019s board portal and curated startup deal room, which uses data from over 24,000 previous transactions to help you make more informed decisions about your fundraising strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub member, Joachim Ackermann of Produgie<\/a>, told us, “Ansarada was a very productive tool for us in our recent fundraising round as it got us quickly to a well-managed state-of-the-art data room.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re excited to extend these partner offers to our Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub community and cannot wait to see how startups leverage these amazing technologies. Over time we will be releasing more startup-friendly offers from trusted partners, so watch this space to learn more about what we have coming soon for our community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sales, Marketing and Customer Management<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Typeface<\/a> seamlessly integrates cutting-edge language models with a potent brand-specialized generative AI, empowering users to effortlessly craft personalized, on-brand content. This capability facilitates the creation of a cohesive customer journey\u2014from the initial landing page experience to the final product received at their doorstep\u2014for any team or company. Whether you’re a marketing expert seeking assistance with copy or a creative aiming to design the ideal backdrop for a product, Typeface is readily available to lend a helping hand. Digital ads, SEO-optimized webpages, or detailed blog posts, Typeface is an all-in-one solution for diverse multimedia needs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Access up to 3 months of Typeface\u2019s teams plan for free<\/strong> as a member of the Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub program, which includes more than 50 multimodal templates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some of the challenges we hear again and again are the pains of hiring talent, finding customers and networking with peers and investors. To help with those needs, we are delighted to add LinkedIn<\/a> to our pool of benefits.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n