[liberationtech] Microsoft Affordable Access Initiative Grant Fund

[Andrés Pacheco]

Duplicate marketing pitch for micro sucks 

Regards | Saludos,

Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes
<alps at acm.org>

> On Jan 12, 2017, at 11:22 AM, Yosem Companys <companys at tmp.ucsb.edu> wrote:
> 
> The Microsoft Affordable Access Initiative Grant Fund seeks to support, grow and scale innovative businesses that are developing technologies and business models that have the potential to help billions more people affordably get online. Areas of interest include last mile access technologies, off-grid renewable energy solutions, and alternative payment mechanisms, as well as verticals such as healthcare, education, and agriculture. We will consider eligible applicants covering these areas and more. 
> …
> 
> Solution should:
> 	•	Leverage low-cost forms of last-mile internet connectivity, off-grid energy solutions, and/or alternative payment mechanisms
> 	•	Demonstrate innovative approaches to utilizing and/or selling cloud services
> 
> Applicants must:
> 	•	Be a commercial organization with two or more full-time employees (we will not accept applications from non-profits, government agencies, or academic institutions)
> 	•	Have a working solution and paying customers
> 	•	Demonstrate potential to scale to new markets
> 	•	Be free of any legal or regulatory encumbrances
> 
> AAI Web site https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/affordable-access-initiative/home  Twitter: @AAIgrantfund  
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