Microsoft is looking to make friends and partner with innovative tech start-ups across the world through designated spaces known as accelerators. 

Accelerators usually offer a fixed-term, cohort-based programme, that includes mentorship and educational components and culminates in a public pitch event or demo day where the start-ups can potentially secure funding.

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