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Startup stories September 7, 2021 3 min read

CustomerX.I Founder Hakeem James is leveling the retail playing field for mom-and-pop shops

Hakeem James served as VP of Product for one of the largest couponing companies in the world.

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Startup stories September 7, 2021 6 min read

Ofer Israeli, CEO of Illusive, building a team based on excellence

Ofer Israeli leveraged his military experience to ensure that he took on the brightest and best people in his field.

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Startup stories July 28, 2021 4 min read

Meet the Innovators – Turazo Founder Pete Cipollone Shares How His Path to Olympic Gold Inspired Mission to Help Companies Recruit High Performance Teams

Pete Cipollone is the co-founder and CEO at Turazo.

Startup stories July 19, 2021 4 min read

Meet the innovators with Howard Wright – from NBA to CEO

Howard played in the NBA after graduating from Stanford, but these days you are more likely to find him in the boardroom than on the court.

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Startup stories July 15, 2021 4 min read

BioLib and the future of benchmarking for biological data science

Biolib is capturing algorithms being developed through GitHub to test ideas in biological sciences, benchmark them, and then make them widely available for others in the field.

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Startup stories July 13, 2021 6 min read

Dr. Liz O’Day brings scientific rigor to the business of precision medicine

Olaris is a phenomenal startup that combines machine learning with metabolomics, for in vitro diagnostics and precision treatment of a variety of ailments.

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News May 21, 2021 1 min read

Enhance positive engineering with Prefect and Microsoft for Startups

We are delighted to welcome Prefect into the Microsoft for Startups portfolio.

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Founder advice May 20, 2021 7 min read

Q&A with Lauren Foundos, CEO and Founder of FORTË

Sitting down with the inspirational Lauren Foundos, CEO of FORTË to discuss her experiences as an entrepreneur.

Startup stories May 6, 2021 3 min read

Access Earth is mapping the largest home-to-destination accessibility database

Access Earth is building the world’s largest database of accessibility information to take anyone from home to their destination.

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Startup stories April 26, 2021 1 min read

Preserving digital memories with GoodTrust, D-ID and Microsoft Azure

GoodTrust recently launched GoodTrust Memories powered by D-ID, an industry-leading company that specializes in patented video-reenactment technology using computer vision, AI and deep learning.

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Startup stories April 7, 2021 3 min read

Life Science startups keep up with COVID-19 impact on innovation

Microsoft launches an innovation roundtable series bringing together key payers, providers, health tech investors and startups to discuss emerging trends and opportunities.

Startup stories February 11, 2021 2 min read

Innovation platform Valuer matches companies with tech partners

Valuer has developed a data-driven AI platform for matching large corporations in strategic areas with innovative startups, and vice versa.