Microsoft for Startups: Up to $150K Azure Credits

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Up to $150,000 credits
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Key Benefits

  • Credit / Grant Tier: $200 → $5,000 → $25,000 → $50,000 → up to $150,000, based on identity/business verification, Azure workload adoption, and sustained usage.
  • Included Features: Eligible Azure compute, databases, storage, hosting, AI/ML services, and qualifying Microsoft Foundry models billed directly by Azure.
  • Support & Perks: Startup-focused technical resources, guidance, Microsoft Marketplace access, and potential co-sell opportunities.
  • Investor Network Benefits: Eligible startups backed by a Microsoft Investor Network VC, accelerator, incubator, or university may unlock expanded support and benefits including Azure Standard Support, technical guidance, GitHub Enterprise for up to 20 users, Microsoft 365 Business Premium for up to 50 seats, and other product/GTM benefits. These should not be treated as universal benefits of the standard offer.

Eligibility

Requirements
Credit card (verification only)
Criteria
  • Funding & Stage: All Stages under Resourify's taxonomy because VC or accelerator affiliation is not mandatory. Microsoft separately requires the startup to not have raised Series C funding or later.
  • Company Age / Size: Microsoft publishes no fixed maximum company-age or revenue threshold. The company must be privately held, for-profit, and developing a software-based product or service it owns.
  • Customer Status: Must not have received more than $350,000 in lifetime free Azure credits. Microsoft's current application guide also asks applicants to begin with a personal Microsoft account with no prior Azure account.
  • Domain Verification: Company-domain email is not required for signup. In fact, Microsoft directs founders to use a personal consumer Microsoft account and rejects work/company-domain accounts during signup. A personal LinkedIn account is used for identity verification, while registered-entity business verification is required for the $5K milestone.
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About Microsoft

Microsoft provides cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence, developer tools, productivity software, and business platforms. Azure offers compute, databases, storage, networking, application hosting, and AI services. Microsoft for Startups combines Azure technology with startup-focused technical guidance and opportunities to reach enterprise customers through Microsoft Marketplace and co-sell programs.

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