Microsoft to create a complete business ecosystem, the most cutting-edge technology distribution center

Bill Gates has said that Microsoft is always only 18 months away from bankruptcy, and in the rapid development of science and technology today, almost any high-tech enterprises should have such a sense of crisis, hoping to make themselves faster, stronger, We must keep pace with the times to keep up with this ever-changing era and continuously enhance the necessary genes for the "innovation" high-tech enterprise.

It was against this background that Microsoft Cloud Accelerator was born, helping more start-ups succeed while contributing to a virtuous cycle of the Windows Azure cloud ecosystem.

Now Microsoft has integrated the BizSpark community project, accelerators and Seed Fund seed funding to support start-ups today with the launch of Microsoft Ventures to create a more complete ecosystem that will allow it to become a cutting-edge technology hub .

Microsoft Ventures: A round of investment before covering all aspects of the business

Microsoft Ventures consists of three parts: the BizSpark Community Project, Cloud Accelerator Program, Seed Fund Seed Funding.

In the Microsoft Ventures Community, anyone who has good ideas can get support from the community. Microsoft will provide technology and partner resources through the BizSpark program to discuss with entrepreneurs how to turn ideas into business. Microsoft Cloud Accelerator more like a Whampoa Military Academy, with reference to the current mode of operation of Microsoft Cloud Accelerator standard, where start-ups will get office space, technology platform, entrepreneurial guidance and training, industry chain resources, investment opportunities, legal support, after a few Accelerated growth month, more full-fledged when graduating.

Microsoft Ventures seed money is the most effective supplement to the original accelerator model, start-ups will likely receive seed funding from Microsoft, and even later investment or acquisition.

As you can see, Microsoft Ventures covers every aspect of the startup cycle, from entrepreneurial thinking to entrepreneurship and VC exit. Of course, not only companies that enter the accelerator are likely to get Microsoft's favor, but also other good start-up companies may also receive Microsoft Ventures seed funding support.

The point of Microsoft Ventures is to tap start-ups and find the most forward-looking innovations and intellectual property. Once these start-ups show their potential, Microsoft Ventures will take them to the other VC partners in the entrepreneurial ecosystem, giving startups more room to grow. In this sense, the relationship between Microsoft Ventures and VC is not competition but deep cooperation.

Investing in startups is investing in the future

Microsoft worldwide each year will have more than 9 billion US dollars for research and development investment, the total number of patents within Microsoft has more than 40,000, saying that Microsoft is a treasure mine is no exaggeration, Microsoft's internal innovation drive has been very strong. At the same time, these start-ups from Microsoft Ventures will bring more dynamism and excitement to Microsoft from the outside due to different internal and external perspectives. They will use new or even disruptive methods to exploit Microsoft's treasure.

Mr. Lin Weiqian, head of Greater China at Microsoft Ventures, said investing in these startups is about investing in the future. Whether it is their direct feedback on Microsoft products, their business and product innovations, and the market intelligence they bring, the use of advanced technologies has given Microsoft a hematopoietic potential. They are doing very advanced things, to help them succeed in the process, Microsoft has reached a win-win situation.

While Microsoft is just beginning its career, it has done well: over 75,000 start-ups from more than 100 countries have benefited from tools and resources through Microsoft BizSpark initiatives since 2008; two years after Microsoft introduced Accelerator Since its inception, 114 start-ups have been successfully accelerated in Seattle, Tel Aviv, Beijing and Bangalore (also to Paris, Berlin, Moscow and Rio de Janeiro), and almost all of the companies seeking follow-up financing have done so. Microsoft also launched the Bing Fund in 2012, investing in several startups and helping them build business and improve technology.

With the accelerator two enterprises graduated, three companies will be settled soon 17. In order to ensure the accelerator's "accelerated" quality, the total number of start-ups per phase has been controlled at 10-20, to the maximum extent possible, from Microsoft's point of view to provide them with the greatest support. Mr. Lin Weiqian said that as the accelerator mode of operation more and more standardized, I hope this model can also be quickly copied in the country, and Microsoft China Business Plan complement each other to achieve the accelerator from qualitative to quantitative breakthroughs in a broader context to create more Depth of the entrepreneurial ecosystem.