M12, Microsoft’s Venture Fund, invests as Stuut launches on Microsoft Marketplace, giving eligible customers a faster way to buy Stuut through existing Microsoft procurement.
Stuut announced an expanded relationship with Microsoft, combining an investment from M12, Microsoft’s Venture Fund, with Stuut’s availability through the Microsoft Marketplace as well as its acceptance into the invite-only Microsoft for Startups Pegasus Program.
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The Microsoft Marketplace relationship gives enterprise finance teams a faster path to purchase and deploy autonomous order-to-cash through existing Microsoft procurement and cloud commitments, while bringing Stuut’s AI compute into Azure environments. The acceptance into the Pegasus Program aims to increase B2B opportunity generation and acceleration.
What the Microsoft Relationship Delivers
- A faster procurement path: Stuut is available as an Azure benefit-eligible offer on Microsoft Marketplace.
- A Microsoft Dynamics 365 deployment path: Stuut integrates with Microsoft Dynamics 365, allowing finance teams to automate collections, cash application, payments, credit, disputes, and deductions while keeping their existing ERP environment.
- An acceleration path: Acceptance into Microsoft for Startups Pegasus Program gives access to Azure’s AI models, enterprise-grade infrastructure, and go-to-market support.
- A connectivity path: An investment from M12 to continue identifying integration and partnership opportunities within Microsoft and the Microsoft ecosystem going forward.
“For 40 years, software helped people work faster. Now, for the first time, AI can actually do the work,” said Cheryl Cheng, Managing Partner at M12, Microsoft’s Venture Fund. “Stuut proves this in accounts receivable, where its AI helps businesses increase cash flow by 40% by autonomously executing core AR workflows. We’re excited to back them as they reinvent how companies think about unlocking working capital.”
Bishop Lifting, a Microsoft Dynamics ERP customer, has already seen that impact firsthand. “We run Microsoft Dynamics on-premise, so we’re a more challenging integration than most, yet Stuut was still up and collecting within days, if not hours,” said Jeff Martini, CFO of Bishop Lifting. “We didn’t rip or replace anything – Stuut was completely additive. Just weeks in, we freed up about 60% of the headcount cost tied to invoice-to-collections, and we reduced our open AR by millions in the first 90 days.”
In addition to the investment from M12 and landing on the Marketplace, Stuut was recently accepted into the invite-only Microsoft for Startups Pegasus Program. The Program provides access to Microsoft AI services and Azure credits, expert guidance and go-to-market support and co-selling opportunities with Microsoft’s enterprise customer base.
“Enterprises are increasingly open to partnering with AI-native startups as these companies are moving beyond the hype and actually delivering real value to their partners,” said Tom Davis, General Manager of Microsoft for Startups. “Stuut’s approach aligns seamlessly with Microsoft’s mission to elevate enterprise operational efficiency. Through the Microsoft for Startups Pegasus Program and its deepening relationship with Microsoft, Stuut is uniquely positioned to harness our ecosystem to address complex and evolving challenges with unmatched speed and precision.”
“AI should not give finance teams another dashboard to manage. It should automate 100% of the work for your Tier 3 customers, freeing teams to focus on higher-value, more complex accounts,” said Tarek Alaruri, co-founder and CEO of Stuut. “M12’s investment is powerful validation, but the bigger unlock is distribution. The Microsoft Marketplace gives enterprises a faster way to put autonomous order-to-cash inside the systems and procurement motions they already use.”
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