Microsoft helps 14 Shanghai startups

Incubating program will provide US group's tools and resources

A clutch of 14 startup entrepreneurs will undergo a 16-week incubating program in a Microsoft Corp-backed accelerator in Shanghai, the latest such endeavor by the software giant.

It is the eighth such incubator under an initiative empowering entrepreneurs, by providing Microsoft tools, resources and connections they need to develop late-stage startups.