Startups: Companies that are in their initial stages of business and typically developing a business model and seeking financing.
Microsoft for Startups: Business verification failed and no way to contact Program Support in new Azure portal
I am enrolled in Microsoft for Startups and currently have the initial Azure startup credits. I attempted the business verification required to unlock the next level of Azure credits, but the verification failed.
Microsoft documentation states that business/domain verification and level-up issues should be handled by Microsoft for Startups Program Support.
The problem is that I have no way to contact Program Support.
In my Microsoft for Startups page in the Azure Portal:
- There is no "Your Microsoft Team" section.
- There is no "Get program support" option.
- The Help + Support experience does not provide a Microsoft for Startups support-request option.
- Attempting to use the general Azure support workflow under Benefits/Offers routes me toward unrelated subscription/refund workflows.
- Signing into the Microsoft for Startups site redirects me back to the same Azure Portal experience.
I have already waited more than a week and have been unable to find a way to open a Microsoft for Startups Program Support case.
I am not requesting a refund or general Azure technical support.
I need assistance with:
- Opening a Microsoft for Startups Program Support case.
- Having the failed business verification / startup level-up reviewed.
- Determining why the documented "Your Microsoft Team / Get program support" functionality is not available in my Microsoft for Startups portal.
Can a Microsoft moderator or support engineer please escalate this to the Microsoft for Startups Program Support team, or provide the current method for creating a program-support case in the new Microsoft for Startups Azure Portal experience?I am enrolled in Microsoft for Startups and currently have the initial Azure startup credits. I attempted the business verification required to unlock the next level of Azure credits, but the verification failed.
Microsoft documentation states that business/domain verification and level-up issues should be handled by Microsoft for Startups Program Support.
The problem is that I have no way to contact Program Support.
In my Microsoft for Startups page in the Azure Portal:
- There is no "Your Microsoft Team" section.
- There is no "Get program support" option.
- The Help + Support experience does not provide a Microsoft for Startups support-request option.
- Attempting to use the general Azure support workflow under Benefits/Offers routes me toward unrelated subscription/refund workflows.
- Signing into the Microsoft for Startups site redirects me back to the same Azure Portal experience.
I have already waited more than a week and have been unable to find a way to open a Microsoft for Startups Program Support case.
I am not requesting a refund or general Azure technical support.
I need assistance with:
- Opening a Microsoft for Startups Program Support case.
- Having the failed business verification / startup level-up reviewed.
- Determining why the documented "Your Microsoft Team / Get program support" functionality is not available in my Microsoft for Startups portal.
Can a Microsoft moderator or support engineer please escalate this to the Microsoft for Startups Program Support team, or provide the current method for creating a program-support case in the new Microsoft for Startups Azure Portal experience?