1997
Group founded
SWC · Tashkent 2026 — Partner Award
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The MUK Cloud × Microsoft Startup Package.
Presented by MUK Cloud and Microsoft
A special-category award at Startup World Cup Tashkent 2026. One selected finalist receives 12 months of the infrastructure a modern company runs on - cloud and AI compute, developer tooling, productivity, analytics, security, and sales enablement - provisioned and supported in the region by MUK Cloud, on Microsoft's platform.
Value
$10,000
Term
12 months
Discipline
Cloud, AI & startup infrastructure
Recipient
A selected SWC Tashkent 2026 finalist
The partner
Explore MUK Group The regional Microsoft cloud partner behind the award.
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MUK Cloud is the cloud practice of MUK Group — a value-added IT distributor operating across roughly 20 countries in Europe and Asia, present in Uzbekistan since 2016.
As an authorized Microsoft distributor, MUK provisions and supports Azure, Microsoft 365 and the wider Microsoft cloud and AI stack for companies on the ground here.
This award is not a credit code redeemed alone. It comes with a regional partner and certified engineers standing behind the platform the winning team builds on.
MUK Group · at a glance
2016
In Uzbekistan since
~20
Countries of presence
500+
Certified specialists
Inside the package
The full stack, mapped to the journey.
From first commit to first customers. Expand each stage for the detail.
Cloud & AI infrastructure to develop the product.
Azure credits — App Service, Containers, Functions, Storage, SQL / Cosmos DB
Azure OpenAI Service — AI agents and product features
Azure AI Services — Vision, Speech and Language APIs
GitHub Team / Enterprise — Repositories and CI/CD
GitHub Copilot — AI pair-programming, Business tier
Run the company and move faster day to day.
Microsoft 365 Business Premium — Email, docs and collaboration
Microsoft Copilot — AI across documents, communication and workflows
Stand up a company customers and investors trust.
Microsoft Entra ID — Identity and access management
Microsoft Defender — Baseline threat protection
Reach customers and prove traction.
LinkedIn Sales Navigator — Outbound, partnerships and GTM
Power BI — Investor-ready dashboards and metrics
How it's awarded
A focused prize for one finalist.
The grand prize is the seat at the $1M Grand Finale in San Francisco. This sits alongside it as a special-category award, designed for the team it genuinely fits.
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A special-category award
Not the grand prize. The $1M San Francisco seat stays the headline — this is a dedicated partner award running alongside it.
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Given to the right finalist
Awarded to one of the 15 finalists building on cloud and AI — the team that will get the most from Azure, GitHub and Microsoft's AI stack.
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Real local backing
Provisioned and supported by MUK Group, an authorized Microsoft distributor operating in Uzbekistan — not a generic voucher.
Startup World Cup · Tashkent 2026
Applications close 31 August.