Microsoft, EY and Startupbootcamp, with the support of the investment holding Altergate, announced the recruitment of participants for a new stream of the Global Pilots program aimed at supporting Russian startups in entering the global market and preparing for pilot projects with international clients.
Mature B2B startups in the retail and fintech sectors can become participants in the second set of the program. An additional track will also be organized for startups from the field of business support - the organizers will consider strong projects without an industrial profile. Companies must have a finished product and local sales. In total, experts will select 20 startups to participate in the program.
The program is designed for 9 weeks, training will begin in October 2020. All events and training sessions will be conducted online on the Microsoft Teams platform. You can apply for participation before September 28 here .
The goal of the organizers is to help startups to overcome the milestones and solve problems in the global scaling of the project. The program includes an educational part that will prepare teams for entering the international market. In addition, project participants will communicate with experts in the innovation market and venture capitalists, as well as present their product at closed pitch sessions for specialized corporations from the retail and financial sectors.
The most promising startups will be able to apply for access to large corporate clients in the international market using the Microsoft ecosystem, EY and Startupbootcamp, participation in the Microsoft for Startups program, the Microsoft Co-Sell program, etc. In total, within the framework of assistance to startups when entering international markets and work with foreign customers, partners can allocate up to $ 3 million.
The first stream resulted in numerous commercial and pilot projects with international corporations, cooperation with Microsoft and EY, as well as getting startups on the short list of Startupbootcamp Scale Osaka in Japan.