About Microsoft Accelerator
Microsoft Accelerator, an accelerator and incubator program founded in 2012, is based in Paris, France. With a presence in 29 countries, it has supported around 424 startups in sectors like Enterprise Applications, High Tech. As of Jun 2025, Microsoft Accelerator has 7 unicorns under its belt and has witnessed 110 portfolio exits. Most notable companies in
its portfolio include HealthifyMe, Egress and Quantexa. The program primarily supports Series A startups based in United States. Its latest investment was a $60K Seed round in Hallid on Dec 20, 2019.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2012
Location
Paris, France
Portfolio Companies
Sectors of Investment
Stages of Investment
Seed, Series A &
Locations of Investment
Unicorn in Portfolio
Microsoft Accelerator's Portfolio
Microsoft Accelerator has a portfolio ofÌý424 companies.Ìý°Õ³ó±ð¾±°ùÌýlatest investmentÌýwas inÌýHallid(Seed Round) on Dec 20, 2019.ÌýThey haveÌý7 unicornsÌýin their portfolio.ÌýUnicorns includeÌýSemperis,ÌýSilverfort,ÌýQuantexa.ÌýThey have hadÌý10 portfolio exits.ÌýMost notable exits includeÌýMINIEYE,ÌýZoomcar andÌýDeepGlint.Microsoft Accelerator's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Microsoft Accelerator has invested in 424 companies over the last 12 years, with an average of 6 new investments annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Hallid and most recent follow-on round was in Cerebri.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1stÌýRound | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2018 | 44 | 0 | 44 |
2017 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2016 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Microsoft Accelerator's Investments by Stage
Microsoft Accelerator has made 26 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $60K, 19 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $5M, 13 investments in Series B stage, 1 investment in Series C stage and 1 investment in Series D stage.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 26 |
Series A | 19 |
Series B | 13 |
Series C | 1 |
Series D | 1 |
Microsoft Accelerator's Investments by Sector
Microsoft Accelerator has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure and FinTech. Notably, it has invested in 388 Tech companies, 330 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 233 Software companies and at least 194 companies focusing on Saas.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 42 |
High Tech | 30 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 16 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 15 |
FinTech | 12 |
Others | 64 |
Microsoft Accelerator's Investments by Geography
Microsoft Accelerator has made most investments in United States (22), followed by China where it has made 12 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 22 |
China | 12 |
India | 9 |
United Kingdom | 6 |
Israel | 4 |
Others | 9 |
Microsoft Accelerator's recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by Microsoft Accelerator:
Unicorns in Microsoft Accelerator's Portfolio
Here is a list of unicorns in Microsoft Accelerator's portfolio:
ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
52 | Cloud based platform offering distributed directory management solutions | 2013 | Hoboken | Series C | dvennnx | ||
58 | Multi-factor authentication solutions provider | 2016 | Tel Aviv | Series D | h{juvsl | ||
74 | AI powered data and decision intelligence solutions | 2016 | London | Series F | ouhtsxp | ||
56 | AI-based vehicle inspection solutions for insurers and the automotive industry | 2014 | London | Series E | gdudknd | ||
68 | Provider of cloud and AI-based natural language processing platform to develop speech recognition applications | 2017 | New York City | Series E | juzcdeh |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Microsoft Accelerator's Portfolio
Here are Microsoft Accelerator's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 27, 2024 | Aug 15, 2018 | Series A | Undisclosed | |
Dec 28, 2023 | - | - | - | |
Mar 17, 2022 | - | - | - | |
Jul 23, 2021 | Oct 04, 2018 | Series D | Undisclosed | |
Dec 11, 2020 | Jul 2013 | Seed | Undisclosed |
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Acquired companies in Microsoft Accelerator's Portfolio
Here are Microsoft Accelerator's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Co-investors of Microsoft Accelerator
Over the past 12 years, 426 investors have co-invested in Microsoft Accelerator's portfolio companies.
- Invested before Microsoft Accelerator:ÌýNew Enterprise Associates, Google Ventures and 192 others have invested in rounds before Microsoft Accelerator. There are 4 companies where New Enterprise Associates has invested before Microsoft Accelerator and 3 companies where Google Ventures has invested before Microsoft Accelerator.
- Top Co-investors of Microsoft Accelerator:Ìý4 investors entered a company along with Microsoft Accelerator. These include investors like Samsung NEXT (1 company).
- Invested after Microsoft Accelerator:ÌýA total of 228 investors have invested in Microsoft Accelerator's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Firstime (2 companies) and Viola Group (2 companies).
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