Microsoft Accelerator and Wipro have entered into a partnership that will provide start-ups with greater opportunities to innovate and grow their business. Microsoft Accelerator will provide the start-ups with more go-to-market (GTM) opportunities by working with enterprise businesses. Wipro will also refer select start-ups for Microsoft Accelerator programmes and events.
Bala Girisaballa, CEO-in-residence, Microsoft Accelerator said, “Microsoft Accelerator programme bridges the gap between corporates and start-ups. Connecting start-ups to corporates and crafting a win-win relationship is a critical need of the ecosystem today. The partnership with Wipro allows us to leverage our combined strengths and market reach to provide a whole new level of market access for our start-ups.”
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Bala mentioned that many of the portfolio start-ups, including CustomerXPS, CloudCherry, Zing HR, Altizon System and iBOT have seen great traction from Microsoft’s ISV Programme and the accelerator’s corporate partnerships.
Commenting on the alliance, KR Sanjiv, chief technology officer, Wipro said, “Wipro has built strong connects in the global start-up ecosystem, over the last three years, as part of our focus on building new open innovation capabilities. We are confident that our partnership with Microsoft Accelerator will be an important enabler in developing critical solutions for our customers, harnessing both the innovation taking place within Wipro and the external ecosystem.”
