# Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub — Application Package

**Program:** Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub
**Owner:** `jschwefel@coldboreballisticsllc.com`
**Classification:** Internal — Confidential
**Prepared:** 2026-06-12
**Status:** ⬜ Not submitted

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## 1. Program Summary

| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| **Provider** | Microsoft |
| **Value** | Up to $150,000 in Azure credits + ~$2,500 in GitHub credits + additional benefits *(confirm current tiers at submission)* |
| **Application URL** | https://foundershub.startups.microsoft.com |
| **Application type** | Self-serve signup; tiered credit unlocks as the company progresses |
| **VC required** | No |

> **Why this is likely the highest-value, lowest-friction win.** CBB already runs production infrastructure on **Azure** (managed as Terraform IaC) and already holds **Microsoft 365 Business Standard**. Founders Hub credits could offset the entire Azure infrastructure cost for 12+ months. There is no architecture change required to benefit — this applies directly to spend CBB is already committed to.

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## 2. Eligibility Fit

| Founders Hub criterion | CBB status |
|---|---|
| Building a software-based product | ✅ ScopeDOPE (mobile) + B2B API/engine products + cbb-sign |
| Not publicly listed | ✅ Privately held LLC |
| Have a company / building one | ✅ Cold Bore Ballistics LLC — formed and operating |
| Founder identifiable | ✅ Jason Schwefel |
| Not a prior recipient of the same benefit | ✅ First-time applicant |

No venture backing is required, and bootstrapped founders qualify. The tiered model unlocks higher credit amounts as the company demonstrates progress (product live, revenue, etc.), so applying now and re-qualifying upward later is the correct play.

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## 3. Submittable Application Copy

> *Founders Hub uses a short self-serve form rather than a long narrative. The fields below are the ones the signup typically asks for; adapt to the live form. Keep it factual — Microsoft's form is lighter-weight than Anthropic's.*

**Company / founder facts (for form fields):**

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Company name | Cold Bore Ballistics LLC |
| Entity status | Formed and operating (Articles filed, EIN issued) |
| Location | Village of Mukwonago, Wisconsin, USA |
| Founder / role | Jason Schwefel — Founder |
| Company stage | Pre-revenue, bootstrapped, active development |
| Industry / category | Sports technology / developer tools / B2B data |
| Website | `coldboreballisticsllc.com` (company) / `scope-dope.com` (product) |
| Current cloud provider | Microsoft Azure (production infrastructure as Terraform IaC) |
| Existing Microsoft relationship | Microsoft 365 Business Standard tenant |

**Short product description (for the "what are you building" field):**

> Cold Bore Ballistics LLC builds ScopeDOPE, a precision-rifle Ballistic Computer for competitive shooters, plus a portfolio of B2B ballistic data and engine-licensing products. Our production infrastructure runs on Azure as infrastructure-as-code. We are pre-revenue, bootstrapped, with our mobile app in internal testing on Google Play and Apple TestFlight ahead of public launch, and additional AI-powered B2B services on the roadmap.

**How we'll use the credits (for the "how will you use Azure" field):**

> Azure credits directly offset our existing and growing production infrastructure: application backend, data services for our ballistic data products, and managed compute for our B2B API. We run everything as Terraform-managed infrastructure-as-code, so the credits apply cleanly to spend we are already committed to as we scale toward launch and beyond.

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## 4. Submission Checklist

- [ ] Confirm current Founders Hub benefit tiers and the live form at `foundershub.startups.microsoft.com` (the $150K / $2,500 figures are from the 2026-06-07 handoff)
- [ ] Sign in with the CBB Microsoft work account (`jschwefel@coldboreballisticsllc.com`) — **not** any personal Microsoft account
- [ ] Complete the self-serve signup using the §3 facts
- [ ] Link the existing Azure subscription so credits apply to current infrastructure
- [ ] Submit
- [ ] Log submission date: ____________
- [ ] Log approved credit tier + expiration: ____________
- [ ] Record award in `Financial_Records/` and note the cost offset against the Azure monthly run-rate
- [ ] Set a reminder to re-qualify for a higher tier once the product is publicly live / revenue begins

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## 5. Relationship to the Anthropic Programs

These stack — they are not mutually exclusive:

- **Founders Hub (Azure)** offsets infrastructure / hosting cost.
- **Claude for Startups (Anthropic API)** offsets AI inference cost in the products.
- A single product (e.g., the Ballistic Data API) can run its **hosting on Azure credits** and its **AI inference on Anthropic credits** simultaneously.

Pursue both. See `Claude_for_Startups_Application.md` and `Claude_for_Open_Source_Application.md` in this folder.

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## Document Control

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| **Document owner** | `jschwefel@coldboreballisticsllc.com` |
| **Classification** | Confidential (03_-_Confidential/) |
| **Location** | `OneDrive/CBB_Corporate/03_-_Confidential/Financial_Records/Startup_Programs/Microsoft_Founders_Hub_Application.md` |
| **Source** | Reconciled from `ANTHROPIC_PROGRAMS_HANDOFF.md` (2026-06-07) against current state |
| **Created** | 2026-06-12 |
