Emerging Cloud Startups & Innovators

Brookfield’s cloud business signals a shift beyond hyperscalers

Muhammad Zulhusni — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000

The cloud market is shaped by a familiar group of hyperscalers. What is changing now is not who runs cloud platforms, but who is building the infrastructure behind them. Recent reporting that Brookfield Asset Management is preparing to launch a cloud business points to a change in how large enterprises could source compute in the […]

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AWS rolls out new tool to simplify regional cloud planning

Muhammad Zulhusni — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0000

Planning where to deploy workloads in the cloud can be tricky, especially for large companies that rely on consistent infrastructure across multiple regions. AWS is looking to take the guesswork out of that process with a new tool called Capabilities by Region. The tool gives users a clear view of which AWS services, tools, and […]

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AWS boosts startup credits, challenges Microsoft in AI cloud battle

Muhammad Zulhusni — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 20:16:08 +0000

AWS plans to substantially enhance its support for startups utilising its cloud infrastructure in response to escalating competition in the AI services sector, particularly from Microsoft. According to CNBC, AWS will double the value of credits offered to certain startups through its Activate program. Starting this July, startups that have recently secured Series A funding […]

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AWS acquires messaging encryption startup Wickr

Duncan MacRae — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 09:26:41 +0000

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has snapped up Wickr, which develops secure, end-to-end encrypted communication technology. With Wickr, customers and partners can benefit from advanced security features not available with traditional communications services – across messaging, voice and video calling, file sharing, and collaboration. This gives security conscious enterprises and government agencies the ability to implement […]

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How to make your SaaS startup stand out from the crowded cloud landscape

Daniel Twigg — Fri, 04 Oct 2019 09:56:54 +0000

The SaaS model has lowered the barriers for budding software entrepreneurs to build and commercialise existing new products. But how can you stand out in a saturated field?

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Microsoft gives $500k of Azure credits, Office 365 subscriptions to Y Combinator startups

James Bourne — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 00:53:27 +0000

Microsoft is giving $500,000 (£328,000) of free Azure hosting credit to Y Combinator (YC) startups, according to YC president Sam Altman.

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Worried about cloud files going to the wrong place? This startup could help

James Bourne — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 16:04:21 +0000

It’s every CIO’s worst nightmare. Your employees are collaborating and getting stuff done, sharing files on cloud software. But what if a device was lost, or the files ended up in the wrong hands? Meet Veradocs. The Mountain View based startup, until today operating in stealth, has announced a $14 million (£8.95m) round of funding despite not having a product, with the aim of “creating an entirely new way to secure and share information.”

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IBM to startups: We’ll give you $120k to build your business in the cloud

James Bourne — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 00:52:48 +0000

IBM has today announced the IBM Global Entrepreneur Program for Cloud Startups, which aims to help aspiring firms to the tune of $120,000 (£75,000) if they get a foot up on IBM’s cloud platform.

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This Polish startup aims to “do to open source what DigitalOcean did to SaaS”

James Bourne — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 00:53:35 +0000

Say hello to VirtKick. This startup, based out of Gdansk, Poland, has a simple goal: to make virtualisation easier.

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Google offers eye-catching $100k Cloud Platform credit to startups

James Bourne — Sun, 14 Sep 2014 23:47:59 +0000

Google has offered an olive branch to eligible startups, promising them $100,000 (£61,500) in Cloud Platform credits to get their companies off the ground. The initiative was announced at the Google for Entrepreneurs Global Partner Summit and gives companies access to the search giant’s support team 24/7, as well as access to the firm’s technical solutions team.

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