Bakari Brock, Author at Microsoft for Startups Blog http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog Startup insight and inspiration Wed, 25 Jun 2025 14:08:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cropped-Microsoft-favicon_rgb-1-32x32.png Bakari Brock, Author at Microsoft for Startups Blog http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog 32 32 Microsoft for Startups and PearX: Accelerator seeks AI startups for next cohort http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/microsoft-for-startups-and-pearx-accelerator-seeks-ai-startups-for-next-cohort/ http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/microsoft-for-startups-and-pearx-accelerator-seeks-ai-startups-for-next-cohort/#respond Thu, 24 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0000 http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/?p=3065 Microsoft for Startups partners with PearX to ensure that their portfolio companies get access to a variety of resources—including customers. With the application deadline for the next cohort rapidly approaching—April 28, 2025—we thought it would be valuable to share some insights on why AI startups should apply to take part in the next PearX cohort.

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]]> http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/duhqa-what-ive-learned-about-being-a-leader/feed/ 0 CEEK founder Mary Spio wants to make virtual reality universally accessible and enjoyable http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/ceek/ http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/ceek/#respond Wed, 23 Feb 2022 14:33:22 +0000 Mary Spio is a deep space engineer, tech innovator, published author and entrepreneur. She served in the U.S. Air Force for six years as a wideband and satellite communications technician. After her service, she worked at a satellite communications firm and had the opportunity to design and launch satellites into deep space for NASA. She subsequently became the head of satellite communication systems for Boeing. In 2015, she founded CEEK a virtual reality platform that streams virtual events in the metaverse.

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