The program, called the Startup America Partnership, is aimed at helping entrepreneurs start businesses and help them grow. In his State of the Union address last week, the president encouraged such efforts to stimulate the economy.
Intel Corp. said Monday that it is giving $200 million to the campaign, while IBM Corp. is investing $150 million.
Hewlett-Packard Co. also is participating but did not disclose if it was committing funds to the partnership. A Hewlett-Packard representative could not be immediately reached for comment.
IBM said its funds will be used in part to help mentor startup companies, support software developers and expand mentorship programs.
Business-friendly strategyStartup America is an independent private-sector alliance working with the White House to support entrepreneurial businesses.
Its chairman will be Revolution LLC CEO and AOL Inc. co-founder Steve Case, whose Case Foundation along with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation will provide launch funding for the partnership.
The White House is making an effort to move away from the heavy government spending that it relied on to pull the economy out of recession to a business-friendly strategy to make the U.S. more competitive in the global marketplace.
Obama will discuss innovation with technology business leaders today.
Kauffman Foundation CEO Carl Schramm will be one of Startup America's founding board members.
"This partnership will bring together partners from across the private, public and nonprofit sectors, working together toward a common goal: supporting the entrepreneurs who are the lifeblood of our economy," Schramm said in a statement.
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