Isro, Microsoft ink pact to aid space tech startups

BANGALORE: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) and Microsoft on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to help space tech startups and in turn boost the growth of space technology in the country.

“The MoU seeks to empower space tech start-ups across the country with technology tools and platforms, go-to-market support and mentoring to help them scale and become enterprise ready. The collaboration seeks to strengthen Isro’s vision of harnessing the market potential of the most promising space tech innovators and entrepreneurs in India,” a statement issued by Microsoft in Bengaluru read.

Through this tie-up, space tech startups identified by Isro will be on-boarded onto the Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub platform that supports startups at every stage — from idea to unicorn.