Bellevue, WA - ArcBlock, the leading blockchain development platform and creator of the largest blockchain 3.0 ecosystem, today announced that it has been selected to join the Microsoft for Startups program. Led by industry leaders at Microsoft, the program is designed to help high-potential startups grow, build and connect through the use of Microsoft’s technology, access to technology professionals and joint sales engagements.

“By being selected to the Microsoft for Startups Program, Microsoft has acknowledged our commitment to the Microsoft ecosystem and to help facilitate bringing out blockchain-enabled services and development framework to Azure,” said Jean Chen, Vice President of Public Relations. “We are focused on building great software and making it available to customers utilizing Microsoft’s ecosystem and we believe that ArcBlock gives a simple, but powerful toolset focused on redefining how businesses build decentralized applications and blockchain-enabled services today.”

Microsoft for Startups is committed to being a valuable business and technology partner for emerging startups. Companies selected to join the program are evaluated based on their innovation, potential, funding, platform and strategic alignment with Microsoft’s goals. The program is open to startups to apply at the Microsoft for Startups home page.

ArcBlock was recently in the news with the announcement of several new partnerships including a new development project to support Soar in building a blockchain-based super map, and several public sector engagements that are utilizing ArcBlock’s blockchain ready development components including BlockAuth and BlockProof to help rapidly design, prototype and implement production-ready blockchain services. Some of these blockchain solutions include DApps, Secure Document Management Systems, and Data Marketplaces running on ArcBlock’s platform.

To learn more about ArcBlock you can visit our website at https://www.arcblock.io, or follow us on Twitter.

About ArcBlock

ArcBlock is transforming the way blockchain-enabled applications and services are developed, managed and deployed by reimaging how these services are going to be created in the years ahead. ArcBlock is comprised of a team of industry experts, developers, technologists, and leaders who are focused on creating successful outcomes by enabling teams and businesses to create blockchain-ready services around their needs. ArcBlock has created a powerful but easy to use development platform that utilizes the power of blockchain in combination with cloud computing that developers and businesses to achieve their goals successfully.