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Inquiry Regarding Unlocking $1,000 Azure Credits for Startup Application

Hi Microsoft for Startups Team, I am currently applying for startup funding and attempting to unlock the $1,000 Azure credits. However, I have been unable to complete the process successfully. I would appreciate clarification on the following: What are…

Azure | Azure Startups
Azure | Azure Startups

Startups: Companies that are in their initial stages of business and typically developing a business model and seeking financing.

1,160 questions
asked 2026-03-04T15:31:35.61+00:00
Afeez Odusola 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-08T00:09:44.8066667+00:00
Divyesh Govaerdhanan 10,515 Reputation points
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Azure Startup Credit Offer – Verification rejected without reason, no appeal

Hello, I signed up for the Azure Startup Credit Offer and received the initial $1,000 USD credit. I then completed the business verification to unlock the additional credits. My startup is a registered German UG (limited liability company), publicly…

Azure | Azure Startups
Azure | Azure Startups

Startups: Companies that are in their initial stages of business and typically developing a business model and seeking financing.

1,160 questions
asked 2026-03-07T20:54:36.3+00:00
Tobias Delvo 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-07T20:54:51.5733333+00:00
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Business-critical outage caused by a malicious contractor.

I am the owner of a commercial VR application published on the Meta Quest store. I contracted an overseas development team to build my backend, which includes an Azure Functions app (Node.js v18/v20) and PlayFab integration. The developers were paid for…

Azure | Azure Startups
Azure | Azure Startups

Startups: Companies that are in their initial stages of business and typically developing a business model and seeking financing.

1,160 questions
asked 2026-03-07T14:29:21.55+00:00
Corey Reese 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-07T14:29:35.92+00:00
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Azure AI Foundry — no Marketplace label or sponsorship credit warning when deploying third-party models. Is this expected behavior?

I'm a Microsoft for Startups participant and I want to understand whether the following behavior in Azure AI Foundry is expected or a UI gap. When deploying AI models (specifically Anthropic Claude) through Azure AI Foundry, the deployment flow presents…

Azure | Azure Startups
Azure | Azure Startups

Startups: Companies that are in their initial stages of business and typically developing a business model and seeking financing.

1,160 questions
asked 2026-03-06T21:15:16.49+00:00
CZ 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-06T21:15:42.1066667+00:00
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Using Microsoft Azure Sponsorship Credits with Azure AI Foundry Models

Hello, I currently have credits available under my Microsoft | Azure Sponsorships subscription. I am planning to use these credits for AI-related services, specifically within Azure AI Foundry. I would like to understand which AI models or services are…

Azure | Azure Startups
Azure | Azure Startups

Startups: Companies that are in their initial stages of business and typically developing a business model and seeking financing.

1,160 questions
asked 2026-03-06T03:28:06.6166667+00:00
Thanh Le 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-06T19:29:53.58+00:00
Suchitra Suregaunkar 8,635 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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I logged in through the startup program, and my home page shows $1,000 in remaining credits. However, when I check the Subscriptions or Benefits section, I can’t see those credits. Also, only one billing scope is visible.

I logged in through the startup program, and my home page shows $1,000 in remaining credits. However, when I check the Subscriptions or Benefits section, I can’t see those credits. Also, only one billing scope is visible.

Azure | Azure Startups
Azure | Azure Startups

Startups: Companies that are in their initial stages of business and typically developing a business model and seeking financing.

1,160 questions
asked 2026-03-06T04:37:43.7733333+00:00
Shagun Arora 0 Reputation points
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Cannot complete Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub signup — redirects to “Get started quickly” page after LinkedIn login

Hello Microsoft Q&A Team, I’m trying to complete my registration for the Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub, but I can’t access the signup flow. Every time I click “Sign up” or “Log in with LinkedIn,” I’m redirected back to the “Get started…

Azure | Azure Startups
Azure | Azure Startups

Startups: Companies that are in their initial stages of business and typically developing a business model and seeking financing.

1,160 questions
asked 2025-11-12T18:36:08.89+00:00
Délcio Bandola 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-06T03:11:54.93+00:00
Alex Uspenskyi 0 Reputation points
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Azure Credits expires in March, and no option to contact support or extend

Hi team, I am currently on the $5,000 Azure credit, of which I have only been able to utilise around $900 so far. Due to delays in the R&D development phase, I have not yet been able to complete my product prototype. I would like to request an…

Azure | Azure Startups
Azure | Azure Startups

Startups: Companies that are in their initial stages of business and typically developing a business model and seeking financing.

1,160 questions
asked 2026-03-05T22:48:19.9+00:00
Bala Murugesan 0 Reputation points
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Request for 12-Month Extension & Additional Azure Credits

Dear Microsoft for Startups Team, Being part of the Founders Hub has significantly accelerated our journey. The Azure credits provided have enabled us to build, deploy, and scale our AI infrastructure efficiently while optimising capital allocation…

Azure | Azure Startups
Azure | Azure Startups

Startups: Companies that are in their initial stages of business and typically developing a business model and seeking financing.

1,160 questions
asked 2026-03-03T07:01:39.03+00:00
Arpit Srivastava 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-03-05T21:24:58.0333333+00:00
Jilakara Hemalatha 10,205 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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View all Azure Sponsorships

We have a lot of sponsorships but as a Admin I would like to be able to view all these sponsorships on https://www.microsoftazuresponsorships.com/Balance to manage what everyone has is it possible to be able to do this

Azure | Azure Startups
Azure | Azure Startups

Startups: Companies that are in their initial stages of business and typically developing a business model and seeking financing.

1,160 questions
asked 2026-03-05T16:07:03.5766667+00:00
Alex Rose 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-03-05T16:41:48.9566667+00:00
Ankit Yadav 12,200 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Startup Credits

Hi Team, I'm the tech founder and the Chief Technology Officer of Safe-Sight.Ai.  We have been actively building our tech stack on Microsoft and we are seeing huge customer traction now. We have previously received $25000 startup credits from Microsoft.…

Azure | Azure Startups
Azure | Azure Startups

Startups: Companies that are in their initial stages of business and typically developing a business model and seeking financing.

1,160 questions
asked 2026-02-19T00:20:46.0333333+00:00
Gayathri Jayaram 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-05T10:27:20.18+00:00
Suchitra Suregaunkar 8,635 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Want to create subscription in my default tenant

I cannot create subscription under my default tenant in Azure. I need to switch but there no other tenant or a possibility to create one. Would be ideal to create one in the default tenant.

Azure | Azure Startups
Azure | Azure Startups

Startups: Companies that are in their initial stages of business and typically developing a business model and seeking financing.

1,160 questions
asked 2026-02-27T12:27:57.0966667+00:00
Ken Van der Auwera 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-04T12:32:33.3933333+00:00
Thanmayi Godithi 6,960 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Azure Credits sent to the wrong account

I mistakenly transferred Azure credits to my personal account instead of my startup/business account. The personal account does not have access to the business resources, while the startup account does. As a result, the credits are currently unusable for…

Azure | Azure Startups
Azure | Azure Startups

Startups: Companies that are in their initial stages of business and typically developing a business model and seeking financing.

1,160 questions
asked 2026-02-28T09:57:04.11+00:00
Jude Ramcharitar 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-04T12:29:30.77+00:00
Thanmayi Godithi 6,960 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Azure Account Disabled while trying to activate subscription

Hello, I've been having issues activating my subscription for my Microsoft Startup Founders Hub Azure credits. Recently, I got a new debit card, logged into my computer but received the message that my account was disabled due to security concerns. How…

Azure | Azure Startups
Azure | Azure Startups

Startups: Companies that are in their initial stages of business and typically developing a business model and seeking financing.

1,160 questions
asked 2026-02-26T15:52:35.2766667+00:00
Arinzechukwu Ezeanya 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-04T12:26:47.8966667+00:00
Thanmayi Godithi 6,960 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Repeated GPU Quota Rejection for Azure Sponsorship Startup Subscription (NCasT4v3 – Southeast Asia)

Hello Community, I am currently facing repeated rejections when requesting GPU quota (NCasT4v3 series) in the Southeast Asia region under a Microsoft for Startups Azure Sponsorship subscription. The rejection reason consistently mentions insufficient…

Azure | Azure Startups
Azure | Azure Startups

Startups: Companies that are in their initial stages of business and typically developing a business model and seeking financing.

1,160 questions
asked 2026-03-01T21:29:15.86+00:00
Muhamad Wisnu 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-04T11:38:15.9866667+00:00
Manish Deshpande 4,225 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Request for Re-Evaluation of Azure Startup Verification for MedhaLink AI— Free Zone License Number Format Issue (Masdar City)

Dear Azure Startup Team, I hope you are doing well. I am writing to request a re-evaluation of my Azure startup verification for my project Adhamic AI, registered under Masdar City Free Zone, UAE. Initially, I received $1,000 in Azure credits, but the…

Azure | Azure Startups
Azure | Azure Startups

Startups: Companies that are in their initial stages of business and typically developing a business model and seeking financing.

1,160 questions
asked 2026-03-03T01:33:24.24+00:00
Praveen Kumar Bommali 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-04T10:01:27.73+00:00
Manish Deshpande 4,225 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Can't activate NPO Azure grant

I've gotten an email that says I have a $2000 non-profit Azure grant. There's a button that says "Activate." I'm signed into OWA and when I click the link the page that loads says "You're not eligible for the sponsorship benefit This is a…

Azure | Azure Startups
Azure | Azure Startups

Startups: Companies that are in their initial stages of business and typically developing a business model and seeking financing.

1,160 questions
asked 2026-02-22T22:45:14.4833333+00:00
David Dawson 246 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-03-03T17:42:20.3333333+00:00
Naveena Patlolla 8,520 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Refresh tokens expire after 12 hours using Microsoft Entra External ID native authentication with OTP

Issue We chose Microsoft Entra External ID for authenticating external consumers using CIAM after reading this article We're using these Android & iOS clients to signup and signin users with OTP authentication …

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra External ID
Azure | Azure Startups
Azure | Azure Startups

Startups: Companies that are in their initial stages of business and typically developing a business model and seeking financing.

1,160 questions
asked 2024-09-26T20:59:10.17+00:00
Niek Bijman 90 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-03-03T15:38:30.32+00:00
Jussi Palo 6 Reputation points
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Azure Startup Credits Showing $1000 Approved but Not Reflected in Account Balance

I recently applied for the Azure Startup Credits program and completed all the required steps, including creating the Azure account and setting up the necessary LinkedIn page and company details. On the program dashboard/application page, it clearly…

Azure | Azure Startups
Azure | Azure Startups

Startups: Companies that are in their initial stages of business and typically developing a business model and seeking financing.

1,160 questions
asked 2026-03-02T01:45:27.9066667+00:00
Soham Mhatre 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-03-02T03:45:18.8866667+00:00
Ravi Varma Mudduluru 7,655 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Cannot access account after changing email provider.

I had a Azure Subscription and after the credits expired, I decided to delete it. I moved my email provider from Microsoft to Zoho Mail. Today I received a charge in my credit card about the Azure subscription and when I tried to log in my account I…

Azure | Azure Startups
Azure | Azure Startups

Startups: Companies that are in their initial stages of business and typically developing a business model and seeking financing.

1,160 questions
asked 2026-02-04T09:30:41.07+00:00
Marcus Carvalho 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-27T23:33:37.1866667+00:00
Manish Deshpande 4,225 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator