Startup Village, telecom technology incubator, is set to host the regional round of BizSpark India Startup Challenge held by Microsoft.

The event is to search for entrepreneurs with most innovative ideas in areas of cloud computing, mobile applications and Windows 8 business applications.

The event starts at 3:30 p.m. on May 29 and will be presided over by senior officials from Startup Village and Microsoft. Details of the programme are available on http://www.microsoft.com/india/bizsparkstartupchallenge/ and those interested in attending the event may email Startup Village on talktous@startupvillage.in

For the first time Kochi has been selected as one of 10 cities to host the challenge. Winners of the regional rounds will go head-to-head in the national grand finale to be held in Bangalore.

The competition offers cash awards totalling $ 70,000 and non-cash prizes worth $ 2 million.

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