Microsoft Startup Ideas

9 months ago

A company that helps businesses buy and resell the software licenses they need. The startup helps businesses save money on some of the more expensive licenses, like Microsoft Office.

521

2 years ago

A company building a browser extension that adds web-based editing to Microsoft Word, enabling users to do everything from adding images to creating tables and charts.

218

2 years ago

A company that uses Microsoft Azure to help businesses create and manage online store fronts

180

1 year ago

A startup that lets you create a custom, branded, and optimized mobile application using the same platform that’s used by Apple, Google, and Microsoft.

168

3 years ago

A tool for teams to manage their Microsoft Dynamics 365 contracts, making it easy to see who has been paid and which tasks have been completed.

163

3 years ago

Idea: An online platform for verifying resumes for job-seekers The startup is working with employers like Microsoft, with plans to expand to the finance, health, and education sectors

162

2 years ago

A cloud-based office that provides over-the-desk access to a suite of productivity tools, including office apps like Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. It’s available as a SaaS service, or as an onsite installation.

161

2 years ago

A startup that wants to make it easy for companies to have a way to keep track of their products’ life cycles. The plan is to sell the idea to the likes of HP, Apple, Microsoft, Tesla, and Volkswagen.

157

3 years ago

Podium is a tool for building and running sales meetings. The startup is working with companies like Slack, PayPal, and Microsoft to build digital sales meetings that are more efficient and engaging.

154

2 years ago

A productivity startup that wants to make office Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel much more efficient. Available on Windows/Mac.

152

3 years ago

A “shareable” version of Microsoft Word, with a story, an audio component, and a visualization component.

151

3 years ago

Gives entrepreneurs and startups easy access to the hardware they need to build and run their business. Founded by a former Microsoft engineer, the company has raised $2.5M and is launching in beta today.

139

2 years ago

A SaaS platform that helps businesses manage their accounts receivable and payables. The company works with clients like Microsoft and Infosys.

138

3 years ago

A cloud-based version of Microsoft Word that lets people create and edit documents from their phones.

131

2 years ago

Fingers is a web-based email app for teams that aims to look familiar to those who’ve used Microsoft Outlook, and is for teams that are already using Microsoft Office. It allows users to set up and share meetings, schedules, and tasks.

129

3 years ago

Centrify Corporate Services is a cloud-based managed services provider that helps enterprises bring their on-premises Microsoft-based services into the cloud.

128

2 years ago

A startup that lets you sync your Microsoft Outlook calendar to your iPhone.

124

1 year ago

A startup that aims to help businesses get their data into Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing service.

121

3 years ago

A startup run by former Microsoft employee Jason Pelczer, that’s developing a system for companies to accept crypto payments for their enterprise software. The company is targeting companies in the financial services sector.

116

2 years ago

A company that helps freelance and on-call workers find jobs. It’s currently working with 10,000 companies including Uber, GoDaddy, and Microsoft.

116

2 years ago

Y Combinator alum Dan Ellis and co-founder Andrew Conway came up with the idea to make an app that would help people use Microsoft Excel more efficiently. The startup, which has raised $1.3 million from investors including Andreessen Horowitz , works with large companies to help them get their work into Excel faster.

111

3 years ago

A startup that provides a SaaS platform for SaaS companies to build high quality content. The startup is backed by some of the largest tech companies in the world, including Google, Microsoft and Twitter.

110

2 years ago

A resource for women on the road to help them be better travelers. The company says it’s already working with companies like Microsoft and Time Warner Cable.

102

2 years ago

A startup that uses Microsoft Azure to help banks and other financial institutions build their own online banking services.

98

2 years ago

A SaaS that serves as a “commercial intranet” for companies, developed by a former Microsoft executive. The company says it has nearly 1,000 customers and has raised $30 million in funding.

98

2 years ago

A software startup that helps businesses subscribe to services like Slack, Stripe, Microsoft Teams, WeChat, and more.

97

2 years ago

This startup is building an “enterprise-ready” version of Microsoft Office for businesses.

95

2 years ago

The company’s software helps companies with customer service, and is used by companies like Microsoft and Salesforce

95

2 years ago

A startup that plans to help large and small companies build their own cloud infrastructure on top of Microsoft’s Azure platform.

94

8 months ago

This is a service that’s creating a new kind of “try before you buy” app store. The startup’s in-app purchasing allows people to try an app before buying it. The startup has agreements with Google, Apple, Amazon and Microsoft.

91

2 years ago

A company that helps people store and manage content on Dropbox, Box, Google Drive, OneDrive, and Microsoft OneDrive.

87

1 year ago

A company that sells photos taken by its users to other companies like Coca Cola, Microsoft, etc., for use in advertising.

71

1 year ago

A B2B company that sells cloud-based software that helps companies create and manage online training programs. The startup’s product is already used by the likes of LinkedIn, Salesforce, and Microsoft.

67

1 year ago

After 10 years at Microsoft, where she was on the engineering side of the company's Azure cloud computing platform, and launching and running teams, Nadella helped build up the company's IoT and AI platforms, and then transitioned to the CEO role.

65

2 years ago

This company wants to make it easier for service companies to manage their customers' data. Its software will manage customer relations, customer support, billing, and other tasks. Its founding team includes veterans of companies like Google, Microsoft, and Box.

64

10 months ago

InVision is a platform and API for building digital mockups of products where members can collaborate and share designs, interact with others, and collaborate on projects. The startup is a cross between Slack and Microsoft Flow.

64

7 months ago

A SaaS platform that helps small businesses create, manage, and promote their own websites. It’s a mix of Microsoft Office and Shopify.

62

2 years ago

A way to reduce costs and improve reliability for businesses using a device that uses radio to communicate with handheld devices and computers. The startup works with companies like Blackberry, Samsung, and Microsoft.

57

1 year ago

A web development tool for anyone who works with text, whether in a word processing program like Microsoft Word, or with a code editor. The startup wants to help programmers work faster, and without the headache of formatting text or maintaining multiple code windows.

57

1 year ago

The startup’s software helps companies create, share, and keep track of all the things they care about. The business has over 1,000 customers in the US, including Microsoft, American Express, and Google.

56

8 months ago

The founder of the company, a guy named John, started coding Windows in the 1990s, and has since been working with Microsoft as a technical advisor. He’s now building a new social media platform that aggregates all the social media sites from around the world into one place, with the goal of creating a single, unified platform for social media for the world.

53

1 year ago

The startup is working on a platform that allows customers to design, produce, and print custom cards with 3D printers. The cards can be used as gift cards, business cards, or personal cards. The company is working with a few customers like Shopify and Microsoft, for whom the cards are used for employee rewards.

50

11 months ago

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49

1 year ago

The startup has built a suite of cloud-based services for businesses to manage their HR needs. The founders, who previously worked for Google and Microsoft, say their services save businesses around $4 million a year.

46

10 months ago

A full-service security startup that’s working in the vein of a SaaS startup, with a team that includes a former VP of security at Microsoft. The company is building out a product that brings a SaaS-like service to the world of security, allowing companies to keep an eye on their employees and their devices remotely.

46

9 months ago

The company is looking to build a database of digital influencers (i.e. people with lots of social media followers) so that businesses can reach them. The company says it can help companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, and Vogue Magazine build a database of influencers to help them make better product recommendations.

46

1 year ago

This is a “cross-platform file manager”, integrating with Microsoft and Linux platforms. The app has been downloaded over 3,000 times.

40

6 months ago

A VPN app that companies can use to encrypt data between their offices and their customers. The company is targeting big companies like Microsoft and Apple

37

5 months ago

A company building a SaaS version of Microsoft Excel, which is available for free to customers.

33

9 months ago

A company that builds a direct-to-consumer platform for buying and selling goods online without having to navigate the online marketplace as a consumer. The company says they’re profitable, with a range of clients including Microsoft.

31

10 months ago

A B2B company that helps businesses in the SaaS space with marketing automation. The startup has a large partner list that includes Salesforce, Microsoft, SAP, Oracle, Google and others.

28

1 year ago

An enterprise-grade chatbot that allows companies to train the chatbot to interact with their teams. Current users include Google and Microsoft, who are using it for customer service.

27

6 days ago

A product that combines data and the ability to edit it, in the same way that Microsoft Word and Excel work today.

25

1 month ago

A group of engineers at Google, Amazon, and Microsoft who are building a new operating system for self-driving cars.

22

2 months ago

A startup co-founded by former Microsoft President Brad Smith to help governments and businesses deal with the challenge of cyber-attacks and online censorship.

14

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Microsoft Startup Ideas

A company that helps businesses buy and resell the software licenses they need. The startup helps businesses save money on some of the more expensive licenses, like Microsoft Office.

A company building a browser extension that adds web-based editing to Microsoft Word, enabling users to do everything from adding images to creating tables and charts.

A company that uses Microsoft Azure to help businesses create and manage online store fronts

A startup that lets you create a custom, branded, and optimized mobile application using the same platform that’s used by Apple, Google, and Microsoft.

A tool for teams to manage their Microsoft Dynamics 365 contracts, making it easy to see who has been paid and which tasks have been completed.

Idea: An online platform for verifying resumes for job-seekers The startup is working with employers like Microsoft, with plans to expand to the finance, health, and education sectors

A cloud-based office that provides over-the-desk access to a suite of productivity tools, including office apps like Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. It’s available as a SaaS service, or as an onsite installation.

A startup that wants to make it easy for companies to have a way to keep track of their products’ life cycles. The plan is to sell the idea to the likes of HP, Apple, Microsoft, Tesla, and Volkswagen.

Podium is a tool for building and running sales meetings. The startup is working with companies like Slack, PayPal, and Microsoft to build digital sales meetings that are more efficient and engaging.

A productivity startup that wants to make office Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel much more efficient. Available on Windows/Mac.

A “shareable” version of Microsoft Word, with a story, an audio component, and a visualization component.

Gives entrepreneurs and startups easy access to the hardware they need to build and run their business. Founded by a former Microsoft engineer, the company has raised $2.5M and is launching in beta today.

A SaaS platform that helps businesses manage their accounts receivable and payables. The company works with clients like Microsoft and Infosys.

A cloud-based version of Microsoft Word that lets people create and edit documents from their phones.

Fingers is a web-based email app for teams that aims to look familiar to those who’ve used Microsoft Outlook, and is for teams that are already using Microsoft Office. It allows users to set up and share meetings, schedules, and tasks.

Centrify Corporate Services is a cloud-based managed services provider that helps enterprises bring their on-premises Microsoft-based services into the cloud.

A startup that lets you sync your Microsoft Outlook calendar to your iPhone.

A startup that aims to help businesses get their data into Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing service.

A startup run by former Microsoft employee Jason Pelczer, that’s developing a system for companies to accept crypto payments for their enterprise software. The company is targeting companies in the financial services sector.

A company that helps freelance and on-call workers find jobs. It’s currently working with 10,000 companies including Uber, GoDaddy, and Microsoft.

A startup that provides a SaaS platform for SaaS companies to build high quality content. The startup is backed by some of the largest tech companies in the world, including Google, Microsoft and Twitter.

A resource for women on the road to help them be better travelers. The company says it’s already working with companies like Microsoft and Time Warner Cable.

A startup that uses Microsoft Azure to help banks and other financial institutions build their own online banking services.

A SaaS that serves as a “commercial intranet” for companies, developed by a former Microsoft executive. The company says it has nearly 1,000 customers and has raised $30 million in funding.

A software startup that helps businesses subscribe to services like Slack, Stripe, Microsoft Teams, WeChat, and more.

This startup is building an “enterprise-ready” version of Microsoft Office for businesses.

The company’s software helps companies with customer service, and is used by companies like Microsoft and Salesforce

A startup that plans to help large and small companies build their own cloud infrastructure on top of Microsoft’s Azure platform.

This is a service that’s creating a new kind of “try before you buy” app store. The startup’s in-app purchasing allows people to try an app before buying it. The startup has agreements with Google, Apple, Amazon and Microsoft.

A company that helps people store and manage content on Dropbox, Box, Google Drive, OneDrive, and Microsoft OneDrive.

A company that sells photos taken by its users to other companies like Coca Cola, Microsoft, etc., for use in advertising.

A B2B company that sells cloud-based software that helps companies create and manage online training programs. The startup’s product is already used by the likes of LinkedIn, Salesforce, and Microsoft.

After 10 years at Microsoft, where she was on the engineering side of the company's Azure cloud computing platform, and launching and running teams, Nadella helped build up the company's IoT and AI platforms, and then transitioned to the CEO role.

This company wants to make it easier for service companies to manage their customers' data. Its software will manage customer relations, customer support, billing, and other tasks. Its founding team includes veterans of companies like Google, Microsoft, and Box.

InVision is a platform and API for building digital mockups of products where members can collaborate and share designs, interact with others, and collaborate on projects. The startup is a cross between Slack and Microsoft Flow.

A SaaS platform that helps small businesses create, manage, and promote their own websites. It’s a mix of Microsoft Office and Shopify.

A way to reduce costs and improve reliability for businesses using a device that uses radio to communicate with handheld devices and computers. The startup works with companies like Blackberry, Samsung, and Microsoft.

A web development tool for anyone who works with text, whether in a word processing program like Microsoft Word, or with a code editor. The startup wants to help programmers work faster, and without the headache of formatting text or maintaining multiple code windows.

The startup’s software helps companies create, share, and keep track of all the things they care about. The business has over 1,000 customers in the US, including Microsoft, American Express, and Google.

https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/1/16002240/microsoft-microsoft-facebook-downstream-apps-mobile-marketing

The startup has built a suite of cloud-based services for businesses to manage their HR needs. The founders, who previously worked for Google and Microsoft, say their services save businesses around $4 million a year.

This is a “cross-platform file manager”, integrating with Microsoft and Linux platforms. The app has been downloaded over 3,000 times.

A VPN app that companies can use to encrypt data between their offices and their customers. The company is targeting big companies like Microsoft and Apple

A company building a SaaS version of Microsoft Excel, which is available for free to customers.

A company that builds a direct-to-consumer platform for buying and selling goods online without having to navigate the online marketplace as a consumer. The company says they’re profitable, with a range of clients including Microsoft.

A B2B company that helps businesses in the SaaS space with marketing automation. The startup has a large partner list that includes Salesforce, Microsoft, SAP, Oracle, Google and others.

An enterprise-grade chatbot that allows companies to train the chatbot to interact with their teams. Current users include Google and Microsoft, who are using it for customer service.

A product that combines data and the ability to edit it, in the same way that Microsoft Word and Excel work today.

A group of engineers at Google, Amazon, and Microsoft who are building a new operating system for self-driving cars.

A startup co-founded by former Microsoft President Brad Smith to help governments and businesses deal with the challenge of cyber-attacks and online censorship.