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[caption id=“attachment_23190” align=“alignnone” width=“3000”] Microsoft Student Partners Singapore[/caption] We are proud to announce the recruitment for Microsoft Student Partners (MSPs) Singapore 2017! Join thousands of students all around the world who are passionate for technology and keen to learn new things! Every day, in more than 100 countries around the world, thousands of MSPs share their deep knowledge and passion for technology with their fellow students. They master the latest technical content provided by Microsoft Imagine and share what they learn, building leadership and communication skills along with technical expertise. By being a part of the Microsoft Student Partners, you will be the forefront & ambassador of Microsoft technologies in your campus. If you have what it takes and would like to be a part of the Microsoft Student Partners, please remember to submit your application to us before the deadline! Recruitment for MSP Singapore 2017 opens from 10 12 April 2017, 12:00PM to 30 April 2017, 23:59PM. ...

One of our BizSpark startups, #vinyloftheday, was recently featured in The Business Times feature. #vinyloftheday is a social mobile e-commerce platform for record collectors where users can manage their collections and wish-lists, discover new music and interact with other fellow collectors. #vinyloftheday will feature music pieces, individuals, collectives and their emotional experiences of the analogue world through various online and physical platforms as well as the freshest music related news. Join the movement by including #vinyloftheday on your vinyl of the day pictures that you post on Instagram and follow #vinyloftheday on Facebook for more updates. To find out about #vinyloftheday and its product offering, please visit their official website at https://www.vinyloftheday.com/ Check out The Business Times feature at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/lifestyle/music/weekend-set-to-get-loud-0

To coincide with the international conference and exhibition on the Internet of Things (IoT Asia 2017), a special edition of ACE Microsoft Tech Talks was held where Gerald shared his insights on the Internet of Things (IoT) and how the audience could connect and build their own IoT solutions using Microsoft Azure Platform. As an added bonus, we have specially invited our Microsoft BizSpark Startup and Partner, Overdrive, to provide a short presentation about their IoT platform This session was warmly received by the community, with over 105 sign-ups and a turnout of over 40 participants comprising of startups, developers, and industry professionals. During the event, our Microsoft BizSpark Startup and Partner, Overdrive, provided an exclusive showcase into their next generation IoT (Internet of Things) platform. Overdrive specializes in custom IoT solutions to help you better connect, communicate, and control your devices. From managing fleet to securing homes, tracking deliveries to ensuring your child’s safety; Overdrive wants to help you connect the things that move. At the end of the session, the audience mingled over light refreshments, and connected with Gerald and Overdrive to find out more about Azure IoT services and their applications in real life scenarios. Below is a list of resources for the session: ...

More than 100 startups (including AiTreat, Miao Academy, Surge, KeyReply) offering over 300 full-time, part-time and internship positions were featured in the Startup Career Fair 2017 organized by Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE). Besides numerous exciting job opportunities, exclusive workshops and panel discussions were held to allow the public to better understand the opportunities available in the startup ecosystem. Here’s a quick introduction to some of our BizSpark Startups featured in the Startup Career Fair: Miao Academy: http://www.miao.academy/ “Miao is an educational technology company specialising in machine learning and natural language processing. Our vision is to use technology to improve the overall learning experience of every student while reducing the human and monetary cost involved. We aim to offer a far more simple, fast and cost-effective way to help students with specific academic problems.” AiTreat: http://aitreat.com/ “AiTreat is the first company in the world to develop commercial TCM massage robot. We have PCT patent and will continue to perfect the intellectual protection in our various area.” EventNook: https://www.eventnook.com/ “EventNook offers simple & complete event management software to create online event registration website, manage registration and sell tickets online.” ACKCIO: https://ackcio.com/ “Ackcio uses a wireless and more affordable monitoring system that is able to reduce the clients’ operational costs by more than three times.” Meme Analytics Pte Ltd: http://memeanalytics.com/ “Meme Analytics provides business intelligence solutions that has been successfully applied in the field of logistic scheduling and planning. Its solutions can be applied to a broad scope of possibilities in intelligent decision support, analytics and optimisation system for supporting large scale real world engineering problems such as urban transportation and supply chain governance.” Otonomos: https://www.otonomos.com/ “We built an online control panel for everything you needto setup and govern your companies around the world.” Coddle: http://www.coddlehealth.com/ “Coddle is a platform that empowers care seekers like yourself to find accompaniment support, known as Coddlers, for your loved one quickly and easily.” KeyReply: https://keyreply.com/ “KeyReply is an AI engine to turn your conversational and text data to insights. Automatically engage customers for your business with a chatbot. Launch on platforms like Facebook Messenger, Slack, SMS, website, mobile apps and more.” Special thanks to Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE) for inviting us to the Startup Career Fair 2017 to engage with the startup community! Check out our Spiffy Facebook Events to find out our upcoming activities in LaunchPad.

On 29th March, NUS Enterprise Blk 71 held its Kopi Chat Deep Dive Series where we delve deep into Big Data Intelligence and the evolution of innovation. It was a gathering of different key players in the ecosystem with open and creative conversations on Big Data Intelligence and its impact in innovation and the startup ecosystem. The panel of speakers included representatives from NUS Enterprise, GovTech, Taiger, and Fresco Capital. Besides an exciting panel discussion, the event also featured an exhibition featuring startups and partners within the ecosystem which includes BizSpark Startups, Impress.ai and Surge. Surge: http://www.surgebots.com/ Impress.ai: https://impress.ai/ Below is a list of couple of resources that are applicable for Big Data Solutions such as Cognitive Services, Bot Framework and Machine Learning: ...

On Tuesday 14th March, we kicked off the official launch of the inaugural Global Impact Challenge Singapore 2017 edition organised by Silicon Valley-based Singularity University, a world-leading community of leaders, thinkers and innovators applying exponential technologies to address humanity’s grand challenges. It doesn’t get any bigger than this. The winner of the Singapore challenge will secure a full sponsorship to attend the prestigious Global Solutions Program (June-August 2017) at Singularity University in Silicon Valley!Do you think you can build the next big healthcare solution that will benefit millions of people across Asia? Are you passionate about bringing a moonshot innovation from idea to reality? If so, we’re looking for you! This is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity for those dreamers who want to solve the big, global challenges that will revolutionise the delivery of healthcare across Asia, and impact the lives of billions of people. Click here to enter the Global Impact Challenge, make your submission, and tell us about your revolutionary idea to change the delivery of healthcare across Asia, and impact billions of people! Our experience is to not leave things to the last minute, and start the process now to make sure you have enough time to fine-tune and polish your submission to be the best it can be. If this isn’t for you, please forward to a friend so we can spread the moonshot thinking love! ...

On 22nd March, Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE) celebrated the growth of the startup community by organizing the JTC Launchpad@one-north Housewarming Party to welcome over 200 new tenants in three brand new blocks in LaunchPad. In conjunction with this celebration, it also organized a special event fo the unveiling of Startup SG and a panel discussion at ACE Ideation Centre. (For more details, refer to http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/s-20m-to-be-set-aside-for-first-time-entrepreneurs/3615874.html). LaunchPad currently houses over 800 startups and 50 incubators/accelerators. With the unveiling of three new blocks in LaunchPad, the startup community will grow to over 1,000 startups and 60 incubators/accelerators. To support our hub of startup activity in Singapore, a brand new umbrella branding known as “Startup SG” was launched earlier this month to unify the Singapore government’s wide range of support schemes for startups. A budget of around S$20 million is allocated to support first-time entrepreneurs under a new scheme called “Startup SG Founder” scheme. This new scheme would replace the existing ACE Startups Grant and iJam Tier 1 grant for first-time entrepreneurs and interactive digital media startups respectively. During the Housewarming Party, we were able to connect with various startups that have expressed a high level of interest in participating in our BizSpark Program. More importantly, we were able to demonstrate our continued support for our startup community and to reaffirm our strong commitment to the growth of the community. Here’s a quick look at the Housewarming Party: Special thanks to Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE) for organizing a successful housewarming party to celebrate the growth of our startup community!

The popular “Microsoft Startup Days” returned to BASH on 15th March as part of the new event series BASH CHOPE! We were honored to host the founder of XRVision, Mr. Guy Ron, where he shared his entrepreneurial journey and how his startup is leveraging Microsoft technologies. The community responded enthusiastically to the event, with 105 sign-ups and a turnout of over 80 attendees comprising of a mixture of startup, students, developers and industry professionals. The audience was highly interested in the business model of XRVision and how they are utilizing Microsoft Azure Platform to build and grow their software solutions. Guy shared his startup journey, the use of Microsoft technologies in his solutions, and how Microsoft BizSpark Program is supporting the startup community with software resources and business networks to build traction and accelerate growth. Special thanks to Mr. Guy Ron for taking time off from his busy schedule to share his entrepreneurial journey with us. A big thank you to all event attendees and we are looking forward to seeing everyone at our upcoming events. Follow XRVision LinkedIn page at https://www.linkedin.com/company/xrvision for the latest news and updates. Check out our Spiffy Facebook Events to find out our upcoming activities in LaunchPad. Special thanks to BASH and TAG.PASS for being our supporting event partners! Check out the latest news and events from BASH via Twitter @BASH_SGInnovate

Experience firsthand how the Imagine Cup 2017 Finals shares insights, fuels innovation and drives global impact On April 10th, Microsoft Singapore will be holding the Imagine Cup 2017 Finals and we would like to invite all Institutions to assist us in marking this occasion. Imagine Cup 2017 – Passion, Creativity & Knowledge of Technology Imagine Cup is a global competition that empowers the next generation of computer science students to team up and use their creativity, passion and knowledge of technology to create applications that shape how we live, work and play. Every year, tens of thousands of students from across the globe compete for cash, travel, prizes and for the honor of taking home the Imagine Cup! The final 6 competitor teams are selected from the 67 proposals received from various institutions who will be showcasing their projects ranging from Internet of Things (IoT) to cloud and machine learning. Each team will have 10 minutes to showcase their projects that will not only make a difference in the world, but spark a momentum to create new careers, business innovation and deliver fresh energy on the path to sustainable social enterprises. Do join us on April 10th to experience how students are turning ideas into actions over a day of competition, collaboration and celebration. ...

 One of our BizSpark startups, Kobe Global Technologies, was recently featured in a Singapore Business Review feature on moving influencers closer to advertisers. Kobe Global Technologies specializes in providing a AI-driven advertising platform that pairs advertisers with relevant everyday influencers, leveraging on their ability to broadcast messages to millions of users so that businesses can get represented in front of their target audience in a credible manner. Read our special feature on the founder of Kobe Global Technologies, Evangeline Leong, at https://www.weshipcode.com/startup/startup-feature-getkobe-founder-evangeline-leong/ To find out about Kobe Global Technologies and its product offering, please visit their official website at http://getkobe.com/ Check out their Singapore Business Review feature at http://sbr.com.sg/markets-investing/exclusive/kobe-global-technologies-makes-influencers-closer-advertisers