Microsoft opens Imagine Cup to startups, dropping requirement for its own AI

Microsoft's Imagine Cup, a student competition since 2003, will now accept startups whose founders are not in school. New rules require Azure cloud but no longer mandate Microsoft's own AI technology.

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2026-11-03 16:04 · GeekWire
Microsoft opens Imagine Cup to startups, and the new rules show how its AI strategy has changed

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