Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is a leading American multinational technology company based in Redmond, Washington, that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a diverse range of software products and services. Its offerings include the Windows operating system, Microsoft Office suite, and a variety of enterprise solutions through Microsoft Dynamics, which encompasses customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. Additionally, Microsoft provides gaming hardware like Xbox consoles, as well as cloud services via Microsoft Azure. The company also runs several global accelerator programs, such as those in London, Seattle, Beijing, and Paris, aimed at nurturing startups by providing mentorship, technical support, and resources to foster growth and innovation. With a commitment to empowering entrepreneurs, Microsoft for Startups offers free access to its cloud services and facilitates connections with its extensive partner ecosystem. Founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975, Microsoft has established itself as a pivotal player in the technology sector, serving both consumer and commercial markets worldwide.

Erin Burchfield

Global Director, Microsoft Philanthropies - Tech for Social Impact

Alexia Cambon

Senior Director, Research

Shinesa Cambric

Principal Product Manager

Puneet Chandok

Corporate Vice President of Microsoft India and South Asia

Yuval Eldar

Partner GM IoT / OT Security

Bill Gates

Co-Founder

Nir Giller

Partner and Director of IoT and OT Security

Scott Guthrie

Executive Vice President

Rashida Hodge

VP, Azure Data and AI | Customer Success

Philip Meyer

Partner Technology Strategist - Hosting and Cloud

Brandon Middaugh

Senior Director, Climate Innovation Fund

Ashok Misra

Principal PM Manager

Satya Nadella

CEO

Patricia Obermaier

Vice President, US Health and Life Sciences

Emily Rich

Director of Startups

Mohammed Saleh

Health Director

Brad Smith

President

Emilia Zarei

Founder and CEO

Past deals in Open Source

The non-profit software foundation working to solve security problems in the open source supply chain.

Kinvolk

Acquisition in 2021
Kinvolk, founded in Berlin in 2015 by a team of open-source technologists, specializes in cloud-native infrastructure technology with a strong focus on Kubernetes and Linux. The company gained recognition for its innovative projects such as the rkt container engine, systemd, and Weave Scope, a tool for container monitoring. Kinvolk actively supports various open-source initiatives, including Flatcar Container Linux and Lokomotive, a Kubernetes distribution. The firm offers a range of services, including deployment assistance, security reviews, training, and troubleshooting, enabling clients to effectively utilize open-source technologies to bring their products to market. Kinvolk is also committed to community engagement, sponsoring and co-organizing events like All Systems Go! and Cloud-Native Rejekts conferences, and serves a diverse clientele that includes major technology vendors and innovative start-ups.

Metaswitch Networks

Funding Round in 2020
Metaswitch Networks Ltd. specializes in providing innovative communications software solutions, including both commercial and open-source offerings. The company develops technologies that facilitate the transition of communications networks to open, next-generation architectures, with a focus on 5G core, VoIP, voice interconnect, and messaging services. Its product suite includes the MaX by Metaswitch communications and collaboration platform, which supports multi-persona and group collaboration for both businesses and consumers. Metaswitch's solutions are utilized by numerous network operators globally, and its high-performance, fault-tolerant software is licensed by leading communications equipment manufacturers. Additionally, the company offers various technical, professional, and training services to support its clients. Founded in 1981 and originally named Data Connection Limited, Metaswitch is headquartered in Enfield, United Kingdom, with multiple locations worldwide.

Orions Systems

Acquisition in 2020
Orions Digital Systems, Inc. is a technology company based in Snoqualmie, Washington, specializing in the development of smart vision systems for various sectors, including military, homeland security, healthcare, and media. Founded in 2012, the company has a strong background in digital video innovations, contributing to significant advancements such as the H.264 video codec and early streaming protocols. Orions Systems has created an artificial intelligence-based video analysis platform that offers an advanced method for managing unstructured data in machine learning applications. This platform utilizes semantic design data to produce ontological data, allowing clients to transform video and sensor data into actionable business and operational intelligence in real-time. As of July 2020, Orions Systems operates as a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation.

Metaswitch Networks

Acquisition in 2020
Metaswitch Networks Ltd. specializes in providing innovative communications software solutions, including both commercial and open-source offerings. The company develops technologies that facilitate the transition of communications networks to open, next-generation architectures, with a focus on 5G core, VoIP, voice interconnect, and messaging services. Its product suite includes the MaX by Metaswitch communications and collaboration platform, which supports multi-persona and group collaboration for both businesses and consumers. Metaswitch's solutions are utilized by numerous network operators globally, and its high-performance, fault-tolerant software is licensed by leading communications equipment manufacturers. Additionally, the company offers various technical, professional, and training services to support its clients. Founded in 1981 and originally named Data Connection Limited, Metaswitch is headquartered in Enfield, United Kingdom, with multiple locations worldwide.

OpenAI

Corporate Round in 2019
OpenAI is a non-profit artificial intelligence (AI) research company, associated with business magnate Elon Musk, that aims to carefully promote and develop friendly AI in such a way as to benefit, rather than harm, humanity as a whole. The organization aims to "freely collaborate" with other institutions and researchers by making its patents and research open to the public. The company is supported by over US$1 billion in commitments; however, only a tiny fraction of the $1 billion pledged is expected to be spent in the first few years. The founders are motivated in part by concerns about existential risk from artificial general intelligence.

Express Logic

Acquisition in 2019
Express Logic, Inc. specializes in developing real-time operating systems (RTOS) and middleware products for embedded applications. Its flagship product, ThreadX, is designed for deeply embedded systems, complemented by other offerings such as FileX, a file system compatible with MS-DOS, and NetX, which implements TCP/IP protocol standards. The company also provides USBX, a USB stack for various devices, TraceX for system event analysis, StackX to prevent stack overflow, and ViewX for real-time performance monitoring in IoT systems. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in San Diego, California, Express Logic serves a diverse clientele across consumer, medical, industrial, automotive, networking, and military/aerospace sectors. With a strong commitment to simplicity and quality, the company has achieved over 5.4 billion deployments, reflecting its dedication to enhancing embedded IoT development. As of April 2019, Express Logic operates as a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation, further expanding its resources and market reach.

GitHub

Acquisition in 2018
GitHub provides code hosting services that allow developers/people to build software for open source and private projects in organizations. It designs and develops an online platform to allows users to store and share codes repositories with friends, co-workers, classmates, and complete strangers. GitHub has a strategic partnership with International Business Machines Corporation. It was founded on February 29, 2008, by Chris Wanstrath, PJ Hyett, and Tom Preston-Werner, with its headquarters in San Francisco in California.

Intentional Software

Acquisition in 2017
Intentional Software Corporation’s mission is to make the world’s knowledge more accessible and useful. They are creating the next generation of knowledge work by combining knowledge processing with group productivity. Their focus is to improve productivity and accelerate innovation by empowering knowledge workers to work more effectively with software programmers.

Deis

Acquisition in 2017
Deis, Inc. specializes in open source software that enables developers and operators to efficiently build, deploy, manage, and scale applications using Kubernetes. The company offers a range of services, including the setup of production-grade clusters in preferred hosting environments, continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipeline configurations, and production migrations. Additional offerings encompass secrets management, workflow integrations, networking solutions, and security compliance. Deis Workflow, the company's primary product, provides a streamlined platform-as-a-service (PaaS) experience that simplifies application management on personal servers while leveraging Kubernetes and Docker technologies. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an office in Boulder, Colorado, Deis, Inc. became a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation in April 2017. The company also provides training services to support users in maximizing the capabilities of its software.

Open Build Service

Acquisition in 2017
The Open Build Service (OBS) is a generic system to build and distribute binary packages from sources in an automatic, consistent and reproducible way. Open Build Service can release packages as well as updates, add-ons, appliances and entire distributions for a wide range of operating systems and hardware architectures.

CoScale

Non Equity Assistance in 2017
CoScale NV provides software solutions for IT operations analytics. It offers integrated platform to monitor full stack of containerized applications. It also provides COSCALE Application Performance Analyzer software that gathers and correlates data from Web applications and the underlying infrastructure to automatically identify and isolate disruptions, inefficiencies, and failures in Web applications; and enable organizations to optimize its infrastructure. The company offers its product as a subscription and licensing model for organizations operating in areas, such as e-commerce, online banking, online customer service, etc. CoScale NV was founded in 2013 and is based in Ghent, Belgium.

Code.org

Grant in 2016
Code.org is a non-profit organization focused on expanding computer programming education in the United States. It aims to integrate computer science into the core curriculum of K-12 education, alongside other STEM subjects. The foundation offers free online courses that utilize open source technology, allowing for widespread access to high-quality educational resources. Its curriculum materials and tutorials are shared under a Creative Commons license, promoting non-commercial use and collaboration. By fostering a greater understanding of computer science, Code.org seeks to prepare students for the demands of a technology-driven world.

Ingress One

Non Equity Assistance in 2016
Ingress One is a SaaS platform that makes building entry easy, by replacing cumbersome office entry systems with a streamlined boarding-pass-style app. Guest details can be authenticated prior to arrival and all visits can be audited at your convenience. Protect yourself better against security threats. Transition to a paperless office and remove your reliance on expensive legacy technology. With an intuitive app and web interface, there is minimal training required for your front of house staff Ingress One enables businesses to ditch the visitor books, paper passes and enhance their front of house with a more secure and streamlined entry system.

Portadi

Non Equity Assistance in 2015
Portadi, Inc. develops a cloud-based password management tool for teams. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Santa Clara, California. As of June 13, 2016, Portadi, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of OneLogin, Inc.

Scoreoid

Venture Round in 2015
The Ultimate Gaming Backend-as-a-Service for Game Developers! Scoreoid - developed by game developers, for game developers is a non-restrictive, reliable and easy to use Gaming Backend-as-a-Service. They help game developers to retain and engage with their players!

QuantifiedCode

Seed Round in 2015
QuantifiedCode is an innovative online platform that automates the process of reviewing and fixing issues in source code. By integrating seamlessly with Git workflows, it allows development teams to continuously monitor their code for quality problems. When issues are detected, users receive notifications and, where possible, automated refactoring is provided. Unlike traditional static analysis tools, QuantifiedCode employs a data-driven approach, offering advanced code checks and the ability to create custom checks through SQL-like queries. This functionality enables developers to save significant time on manual maintenance tasks, allowing them to focus more on feature development and accelerating their time to market. Overall, QuantifiedCode enhances productivity by simplifying code quality management and reducing the burden of manual code reviews.

Outlyer

Venture Round in 2015
Outlyer is a cloud-based infrastructure monitoring platform designed for DevOps and microservices, catering to the needs of development operations teams. It offers comprehensive monitoring capabilities across the entire technology stack, including servers, cloud providers, databases, and containers. The platform provides customizable dashboards, analytics, and alerts, allowing teams to easily set up and manage their monitoring processes. By delivering insights that help organizations maintain agility and predict workflow dynamics, Outlyer enables clients to effectively plan for growth while ensuring robust performance monitoring.

Portadi

Seed Round in 2015
Portadi, Inc. develops a cloud-based password management tool for teams. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Santa Clara, California. As of June 13, 2016, Portadi, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of OneLogin, Inc.

Atom

Venture Round in 2015
Atom is currently still in stealth mode, but we’re told it’s building “social collaboration tools” for mid- to small-sized enterprises. Creates social collaboration tools that help mid- to small-sized enterprises socialize and coordinate software.

Sunrise

Acquisition in 2015
Sunrise is a free calendar app. Designed with love, Sunrise is a new experience that will make your life easier. Available on Android, iPhone, iPad & Web.

Revolution Analytics

Acquisition in 2015
Revolution Analytics, Inc. specializes in big data predictive analysis software solutions tailored for various sectors, including finance, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, marketing, and academia. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, the company was previously known as Revolution Computing and rebranded in May 2010. It offers products such as Revolution R Open, a data analysis software, and Revolution R Enterprise, an advanced platform designed for big data and analytics, which includes capabilities for predictive modeling and machine learning. By providing both free and premium software, Revolution Analytics aims to democratize access to powerful predictive analytics tools, enabling users to efficiently analyze large datasets and derive significant insights. As of 2015, Revolution Analytics operates as a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation.

HockeyApp

Acquisition in 2014
HockeyApp developers can test and analyze their apps for iOS, Android and Windows. "With our concept of the Universal Apps and the .NET development platform as open source technology, we have already exploded platform boundaries.

SegmentFault

Venture Round in 2014
SegmentFault Co., Ltd. operates an online platform in China that serves as a question-and-answer site for developers and programmers. Since its inception, the platform has attracted a community of over 100,000 developers who engage in resolving IT-related queries. SegmentFault is built on the Typecho Framework, a self-developed, lightweight, and extensible PHP framework. The website employs responsive design principles and utilizes various front-end technologies, including Sass, Compass, and jQuery. Collaboration among contributors occurs through platforms such as GitHub, BaseCamp, and Gmail, fostering a community-driven environment for knowledge sharing in the programming field.

Portadi

Venture Round in 2014
Portadi, Inc. develops a cloud-based password management tool for teams. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Santa Clara, California. As of June 13, 2016, Portadi, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of OneLogin, Inc.

Sumscope

Non Equity Assistance in 2014
Sumscope is a fintech company that specializes in the Renminbi (RMB) over-the-counter (OTC) market. It develops a financial technology and data platform aimed at enhancing the fixed income and derivatives markets. The company provides a real-time, web-based trading platform for financial brokerage firms, banks, securities companies, and fund companies. This platform offers access to quotes from all major voice brokers in China, facilitating efficient currency trading and improving market transparency. Sumscope's focus on the RMB OTC market positions it as a key player in delivering financial solutions tailored to the needs of its clients in the Chinese financial landscape.

Outlyer

Non Equity Assistance in 2014
Outlyer is a cloud-based infrastructure monitoring platform designed for DevOps and microservices, catering to the needs of development operations teams. It offers comprehensive monitoring capabilities across the entire technology stack, including servers, cloud providers, databases, and containers. The platform provides customizable dashboards, analytics, and alerts, allowing teams to easily set up and manage their monitoring processes. By delivering insights that help organizations maintain agility and predict workflow dynamics, Outlyer enables clients to effectively plan for growth while ensuring robust performance monitoring.

KickHub

Non Equity Assistance in 2013
KickHub is a financial platform designed to facilitate crowdfunding and donations. It offers a free software solution that enhances transparency and reduces costs associated with online fundraising. By enabling users to raise money through donations, KickHub supports coders and project creators in funding their initiatives effectively. The platform aims to streamline the crowdfunding process, making it more accessible and efficient for both donors and recipients.

Redcore Times

Venture Round in 2013
Redcore Times (Beijing) Technology Ltd. specializes in developing enterprise-level platforms that facilitate access to intranet resources from external networks. The company provides a range of products, including Redcore Mobile, which serves as an application portal for integrating enterprise applications while ensuring security and communication for users. Additionally, Redcore offers tools such as Redcore Browser, a software development kit for cloud applications, and Redcore Mobile Manager for enterprise mobility management. Its development platform, Redcore Studio, supports the entire mobile information construction process, from development to publishing. Other offerings include Xcloud, which converts web pages into HTML5 mobile applications, and Amaze UI, a mobile application development tool. Founded in 2012 and based in Beijing, Redcore was previously known as AllMobilize Inc. before rebranding in August 2018.

Atom

Non Equity Assistance in 2012
Atom is currently still in stealth mode, but we’re told it’s building “social collaboration tools” for mid- to small-sized enterprises. Creates social collaboration tools that help mid- to small-sized enterprises socialize and coordinate software.

R2 Studios

Acquisition in 2012
r2 Studios' award-winning software has been featured on major websites such as the LangaList, LockerGnome and Tucows, in major publications such as Din PC Guide in Sweden and PC-Welt in Germany and on popular television programs such as The Screen Savers on TechTV.

Platform Solutions

Series C in 2007
Platform Solutions, Inc. develops Open Mainframe computers compatible with a set of datacenter environments and operating systems. It offers Open Mainframe servers, Open Systems servers, and NEC D-Series storage arrays. The company's System64 product line consolidates z/OS, Windows, and Linux operating system in one secure and reliable operating environment based on Intel Itanium 2 processor technology. Platform Solutions has a strategic partnership with T3 Technologies. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Sunnyvale, California. As of June 30, 2008, Platform Solutions, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of International Business Machines Corp.

Onfolio

Acquisition in 2006
Onfolio is a PC application for collection, organizing and sharing information found online. Onfolio was acquired by Microsoft in March, 2006.

FolderShare

Acquisition in 2005
FolderShare allowed users to upload documents for group viewing and collaboration, synchronize the document across multiple computers, and access files remotely. Foldershare was acquired by Microsoft in November of 2005. See the Microsoft FolderShare product page.

Groove Networks

Acquisition in 2005
Groove networks provided a "virtual office" through software that allowed teams of people to work together over a network. Groove software offered organizations both a desktop application for joint work and a set of customizable, open collaboration capabilities that enhance the utility and value of existing solutions. Groove Networks was acquired by Microsoft in March of 2005, and has been re-released as a software. See http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/groove/default.aspx

Lookout Software

Acquisition in 2004
Lookout Software, LLC was established in the summer of 2003 by a group of software engineers, product managers, and other software professionals with the goal of providing small and mid-sized businesses with more cost-effective software solutions. To us that means inexpensive alternatives to applications that might otherwise be out of the budget ranges of these smaller businesses. Lookout Software remains dedicated to providing the small business community with choices. Keep your eyes open in the near future for other practical and cost-effective business software applications from Lookout Software.

ActiveViews

Acquisition in 2004
ActiveViews is a developer and marketer of computer software systems specializing in database management software. The company provides users with a platform to access an informational database, enabling them to explore available data effectively. ActiveViews' technology allows end users to modify existing reports and create new reports from scratch within a web-based environment. The company's offerings include ad hoc reporting systems, data management, business intelligence, and data browsing services, catering to organizations seeking to enhance their reporting and data analysis capabilities.

Groove Networks

Series F in 2003
Groove networks provided a "virtual office" through software that allowed teams of people to work together over a network. Groove software offered organizations both a desktop application for joint work and a set of customizable, open collaboration capabilities that enhance the utility and value of existing solutions. Groove Networks was acquired by Microsoft in March of 2005, and has been re-released as a software. See http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/groove/default.aspx

Groove Networks

Series D in 2001
Groove networks provided a "virtual office" through software that allowed teams of people to work together over a network. Groove software offered organizations both a desktop application for joint work and a set of customizable, open collaboration capabilities that enhance the utility and value of existing solutions. Groove Networks was acquired by Microsoft in March of 2005, and has been re-released as a software. See http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/groove/default.aspx

Entropic Research Laboratories

Acquisition in 1999
Entropic, with bases in both Cambridge, in the United Kingdom and Redwood in the United States.

Entropic

Acquisition in 1999
Entropic is a speech recognition software company, which developed applications for voice-enabling the web via mobile operators.

Softway Systems

Acquisition in 1999
Softway Systems, Inc. (http://www.opennt.com) is the leading provider of UNIX system products for Microsoft Windows NT. The company was founded in 1995 by a team of open system and UNIX industry veterans. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and also has offices in Washington, D.C., Kitchener, Canada, and Paris, France. Softway Systems is a privately held, venture capital backed company.

OmniBrowse

Acquisition in 1999
OmniBrowse is an Internet Mobile Communications Software company.

LinkAge Software

Acquisition in 1997
LinkAge Software

Cooper & Peters

Acquisition in 1997
Cooper & Peters Inc., a leading developer of object-oriented user-interface framework technologies for Java.

Colusa Software

Acquisition in 1996
Colusa Software, producer of OmniWare, a product which allows developers to build memory-protected Internet products.

Altamira Software

Acquisition in 1994
Altamira Software offers digital graphics creation products, which are used to produce multimedia documents. Altamira is based in Mill Valley, Calif.

SoftImage

Acquisition in 1994
SoftImage is a prominent developer of 3D animation and video production software, catering to the needs of creative professionals in the gaming, film, and television industries. Founded in 1986 and based in Montreal, Quebec, the company employs around 300 individuals worldwide. SoftImage specializes in a range of solutions, including 2D cel animation and compositing tools, which enhance the creative process for its users. The company was acquired by Microsoft in 1994, further solidifying its position in the technology landscape.

Fox Software

Acquisition in 1992
Fox Software Inc., a provider of data base software, which is used to store and retrieve information.
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