When we were invited to join the Microsoft Pegasus Program, we knew it wasn’t just about cloud credits or startup perks — it was about building alongside a team that deeply understands scale, security, and enterprise enablement.

At Vortex IQ, where we’re pioneering an agentic automation platform for e-commerce, Microsoft Pegasus became a key accelerator for our next phase of growth — technically, commercially, and strategically.

In this blog, we’ll share what the Pegasus programme is, why it mattered to us, and how it’s helped us fast-track both innovation and credibility.

What Is Microsoft Pegasus?

The Pegasus Program is Microsoft’s go-to-market accelerator for high-potential startups building on Azure and AI infrastructure. It’s highly selective and focused on:

• Helping startups scale with enterprise-grade architecture
• Connecting founders to Microsoft product teams, engineers, and GTM resources
• Driving co-sell opportunities with Microsoft’s global sales force and cloud partners

Unlike broader startup programmes, Pegasus is for companies with validated traction, technical depth, and enterprise ambitions.

Why We Were Selected

At Vortex IQ, we’re building:

• The Model Context Protocol (MCP) – a developer framework that transforms any API into agent-readable context
• The Agent Builder Studio – a no-code/low-code platform to deploy autonomous agents for operations, SEO, analytics, and beyond
• A growing library of intelligent AI agents, built for BigCommerce, Shopify, Adobe Commerce and more

Microsoft saw the potential of Vortex IQ not just as a standalone product, but as a foundational infrastructure layer for the next generation of AI-powered business operations.

How Pegasus Helped Us

1. Technical Architecture Guidance

We worked with Azure engineers to:

• Optimise our compute layer for scalable agent execution
• Implement secure, role-based API access at the infrastructure level
• Design our MCP server for multi-region deployment and high concurrency

This gave us confidence to serve both SMEs and enterprises from the same codebase.

2. AI Integration Support

We refined how our agents interact with:

• Azure OpenAI endpoints, for more secure and compliant LLM usage
• Azure’s identity and access management, for fine-grained permissioning

Microsoft Graph and Dynamics APIs, expanding our reach into enterprise platforms

3. Go-To-Market & Co-Sell Opportunities

Pegasus introduced us to:

• Microsoft sellers and partner teams across the UK, Europe, and the Middle East
• Enterprise solution architects looking to integrate intelligent automation into e-commerce, retail, and SaaS stacks

Co-marketing pathways for our Agent Marketplace and Studio

What We Gained

• Infrastructure readiness to support thousands of concurrent agents
• Enterprise credibility to back conversations with large retailers and SaaS providers
• Access to the Microsoft ecosystem, including sales, solution partners, and regional GTM leads

Clear technical alignment with Azure-native deployments

What’s Next

We’re working closely with the Pegasus team to:

• Launch agent templates for Azure customers
• List our MCP framework and Agent Studio on Azure Marketplace
• Enable AI agent deployment inside enterprise Azure environments with full governance and observability

Microsoft Pegasus didn’t just accelerate our roadmap — it sharpened our vision.

Final Thought

Joining Microsoft Pegasus wasn’t about getting support — it was about joining the right table.

A table where deep-tech founders, global platforms, and enterprise customers are building the agentic future — one where software no longer waits for humans to act, but acts on behalf of humans, intelligently.

To the Microsoft team: thank you for backing the infrastructure, not just the interface.
To startups considering Pegasus: if you’re ready to scale beyond demos, this is where it happens.

Want to collaborate? [email protected]
Learn more about what we’re building: vortexiq.ai