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Microsoft
Enterprise software and cloud company delivering Azure AI, Copilot products, Phi small models, and major investments in OpenAI.
Last reviewed: 24 July 2026
Overview
Enterprise software and cloud company delivering Azure AI, Copilot products, Phi small models, and major investments in OpenAI.
Company profile
- Founded
- 1975
- Headquarters
- Redmond, WA, USA
- Founders
- Bill Gates, Paul Allen
- CEO
- Satya Nadella
- Funding
- Public (NASDAQ: MSFT)
- Ownership
- Public
- Country
- United States
- Open source
- Yes
- Cloud provider
- Yes
- Website
- https://www.microsoft.com/ai
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