BENGALURU: Microsoft Accelerator has announced collaboration with Wipro to create go-to-market opportunities for startups under its wing, a development that comes as its ninth cohort is set to graduate. The partnership is part of Microsoft Accelerator’s CoInnovate programme, under which it also joined hands with TCS in June.Following its latest tieup, referred startups will gain access to Wipro Open Innovation initiatives, including global reach to build scale, opportunities to integrate their solutions with Wipro’s solutions and help the startups connect with the company’s global customer base.“Our aim through the accelerator programme is to enable our startups to access a global market. For our partners, like Wipro, it provides an opportunity to connect with startups in India and beyond India,” said Zack Weisfeld, general manager, Microsoft Accelerator. Bala Girisaballa , chief executivein-residence of the Bengaluru accelerator said that although the partnership with Wipro was formally announced on Wednesday, the company had already been working with startups from Microsoft Accelerator’s previous batches.KR Sanjiv, chief technology officer at Wipro said that the company saw a common denominator in Microsoft Accelerator startups in terms of industry interest. “The biggest excitement is about the multiplier effect we can bring to the ecosystem through this partnership, ” Sanjiv said.