M12, Microsoft's Venture Fund

"Microsoft for Startups has helped us a lot. It has opened doors." 🔑 Discover how Nixtla is transforming time series forecasting with Azure ML and how our support is making an impact: https://msft.it/6041YU3y5

Today is a special day! We get to introduce and welcome the 11 open source AI projects in the GitHub Accelerator cohort to the world. "It’s clear that AI innovation is not just thriving—it’s accelerating at a breathtaking pace across the globe and in the open." Congrats to the work these individuals are doing to build community and be the bedrock for innovation for open source AI! Unsloth AI - Daniel and Michael Aframe (https://aframe.io/) - Diego Giskard (https://lnkd.in/gpmnjxs8) - Alex,Weixuan Langdrive (https://addy.so/ and https://docs.langdrive.ai/) - Michael and Spatika LLMWare (by Ai Bloks) (https://lnkd.in/geS_nJu3) - Namee, Darren, and Stefan Open WebUI (https://openwebui.com/) - Timothy talkd.ai (https://lnkd.in/gg5GPQdb) - Vinicius Web-Check (https://web-check.xyz/) Alicia HackingbuddyGPT (https://hackingbuddy.ai/) - Andreas and Jürgen marimo (https://marimo.io/) - Akshay and Myles Nav2 (https://nav2.org/) -  Steve Huge thank you to Kyle Daigle, Stormy Peters, Gregg Cochran, Caffrey Lynch, and the many other Hubbers helping to support the GitHub Accelerator! #opensource #ai #builders #maintainers #microsoft #github #accelerator #global

Every year, the Professional BusinessWomen of California (PBWC) Business Women of California community comes together to celebrate and recognize some of the most outstanding women in the Bay Area, incredible trailblazers who continue to make significant contributions and a true difference in their respective industries.   As the Board Chair and President of Professional BusinessWomen of California (PBWC), I'm thrilled to extend my heartfelt congratulations to my friend and colleague, Michelle Gonzalez, for receiving the 2024 PBWC Industry Leader Award! Michelle, I am beyond thrilled to see you receive this award, you are an awesome inspiration to many people in Microsoft and the Industry. Your commitment to challenging yourself, taking risks, championing women inclusion in the Venture capital world and leading by example are truly remarkable.   Please joining me in Congratulating Michelle on this very well-deserved recognition Christopher Young | Oriona Spaulding | Todd Graham | Tina McNulty |

We are building the best AI ecosystem with Microsoft Copilot. We’re looking to you to create amazing experiences for your users that customize and enhance Copilot with your data, systems, and workflows. You can also build your own copilot that works as a standalone app, works with Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams, and more. Read more in my #MSbuild blog - Accelerate business growth with AI: your guide to Copilot extensions with #Microsoft365 and #MicrosoftTeams https://lnkd.in/gTDuBWYg

Big news on SGNL's acceleration in identity security today! Hans Yang, General Manager of #Microsoft for Startups said, “SGNL’s participation in the Pegasus Program is a testament to their unique approach to #identitysecurity. We look forward to continuing our work together to drive growth for them, and increased security for our joint customers.” https://lnkd.in/gYXerqyn

🚨 Announcement! We are incredibly proud to announce that Definely has raised $7 million in Series A funding! 🎉 This round, led by Octopus Ventures, will be used to fuel our expansion as we look to add to our existing base of 40,000 active users from the largest companies and law firms in the world. We would like to say a wholehearted thank you to all our customers, without whom none of this would be possible. 🙌 To our investors, thank you for placing your trust and faith in our mission. Lastly, to every single Definely employee, past and present, thank you for your passion and invaluable contributions to our shared goal. You are the heart and soul of Definely. 💙 That’s not all…! Stay tuned, as our co-founders, Nnamdi and Feargus, will be live in studio with Ian King on Sky News tomorrow morning! 🎬 📎 Read our full press release here: https://lnkd.in/daPY-7vE #Definely #SeriesA #LegalTech