The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Microsoft signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today to foster and support start-ups. Microsoft has formed a partnership with IIT Bombay’s umbrella organisation, the Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE).
As part of this collaboration, SINE and Microsoft will look into opportunities that will allow startups at SINE to benefit from Microsoft software and services, such as access to GitHub, M365 resources, Azure training and skilling, and mentor networks.
Students at IIT Bombay will gain access to Microsoft’s leadership, industry experts, Microsoft Valuable Professionals (MVP), Azure Influencers, and startup founders as a result of this collaboration.
Furthermore, the two institutes will collaborate to select and onboard startups to Founder’s Hub. These startups will be able to participate in Microsoft’s Azure community programme as well as other ongoing developer campaigns such as the Azure Developer League, Azure Blogathon, Hackathons, Open Hacks, and Imagine Cup.
“With more and more focus shifting towards cloud-based technology solutions across different sectors, Microsoft’s history and experience of being the leading global technology giant will surely benefit our startups and we hope they can leverage this partnership to the fullest,” Poyni Bhat, Chief Executive Officer, SINE said.