Tech Giant Invests in Creating Opportunities for Atlanta’s Developer Ecosystem
Atlanta Tech Village (The Village), the fourth largest tech hub in the U.S. for emerging startups, today announces its collaboration with cloud-computing superpower, Microsoft. The collaboration between The Village and Microsoft, through its Microsoft for Startups (www.microsoftforstartups.com) program, aims to bring Atlanta to the top of the list as a startup hub, combining talent, affordability and diversity.
“Most of the major players are here, including Microsoft, and it’s great to see global tech leaders taking an interest in and recognizing the caliber of talent that Atlanta Tech Village houses,” notes Atlanta Tech Village Founder, David Cummings. “The support and presence of partners like the Microsoft for Startups program help us to elevate our amazing entrepreneurs even further, aiding and enabling them to focus on what’s most important – which is building successful and sustaining businesses.”
With the goal of incubating groundbreaking startups in mind, Microsoft for Startups aims to invest in Atlanta’s developer network as well as provide resources and opportunities for Villagers. As part of the partnership, eligible Villagers will be offered access to exclusive offers and global programs that help startups succeed including free Microsoft Azure cloud services, technical engagement, business development and go-to-market resources and opportunities. In addition, Microsoft for Startups will host a variety of in-house events for Villagers and the general public, including Women Who Code, TAG, Microsoft Build, Mission to Mars and others.
Microsoft is always on the lookout for great stories of collaboration around the creation of new innovative products and services to share with the world. As such, the company regularly invests in relationships with startups and leadership organizations such as Atlanta Tech Village, fostering similar partnerships in Boston, Chicago and Washington, D.C.
“As a company, it is our goal to lead innovation by offering world-class talent, which is why we don’t hesitate in educating local communities and investing resources to accelerate startup and developer communities’ growth across the globe. I’m thrilled to be partnered with Jim Brisimitzis and Tobias Wright who lead the Microsoft for Startups Program in my region, “says Rokeya Jones, director - Technical Evangelism at Microsoft.
As the Southeast’s largest tech incubator and co-working community, The Village is dedicated to fostering innovation and collaboration and driving economic development in the Atlanta community and beyond.
About Atlanta Tech Village
The Atlanta Tech Village (The Village) is a community of technology innovation powered by a 103,000-square foot office building in the heart of Buckhead dedicated to fostering the growth of new, disruptive technology startups. As one of the fastest growing technology startup centers and co-working communities in the Southeast, The Village is dedicated to fostering innovation, encouraging collaboration and driving economic development in the Atlanta community and beyond. For more information, please visit www.atlantatechvillage.com.
About Microsoft
Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT” @microsoft) is the leading platform and productivity company for the mobile-first, cloud-first world, and its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
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