Microsoft for Startups
Microsoft Corporation is a leading American multinational technology company based in Redmond, Washington. Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft is recognized as the largest software company by revenue worldwide.
Company facts
| Founded | 1975 (51 years) |
| Market standing | Publicly traded (NASDAQ: MSFT) |
| Employees | 223,000 |
| Headquarters | Redmond, United States |
| Trusted networks on Proven | 142 investor, bank and government networks offer Microsoft for Startups to their members |
| Member offers on Proven | 29 |
| Member redemption clicks | 6,864 |
Company facts from Apollo.io company data. Network, offer and redemption data from the Proven platform. A Proven Score is published once publicly named clients are verified with sources.
Discounts for Proven network members
Build Fast, Scale Smart and Sell More - Up to $150K in startup credits, AI models, technical resources, and go-to-market support that helps startups move toward enterprise customer readiness faster
Up to $350k of Azure credits, including credits toward Azure AI Studio - the most comprehensive set of AI models, and discounts on 30+tools your team needs to build!
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Members redeem through their investor or bank's Proven marketplace. Terms vary by network.
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Source: Proven platform data, public records and vendor websites. Vendors cannot pay to change a score. Methodology. Updated 2026-10-21.