India: SIIC, IIT-K & Microsoft partner to start the Azure Society of Excellence

Kanpur: Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre, IIT Kanpur has collaborated with Microsoft to launch the 'Azure Society of Excellence, according to an official statement.

The programme aims to enable access to a talent-employability programme for future-ready startups in SIIC, IIT Kanpur's incubation ecosystem.

According to the statement, the partnership aims to help startups at IIT Kanpur to avail benefits of Microsoft Software and services, access to GitHub, M365 resources, training, and skilling on Azure, and a mentors network.

These include access to Microsoft leadership and expert guidance from Microsoft Valuable Professionals, Azure Influencers, and startup founders.

The Microsoft Mentor Network will also lend its support to provide expert feedback and advice on topics ranging from product roadmap to business plans and facetime with high-value VCs, it said.

In addition, as a part of the programme, the startups from the institute will also get access to flexible, scalable resources.

Furthermore, they can avail access to Microsoft Independent Software Vendors, opportunities to work with Microsoft and a list on the Microsoft Marketplace.