AppWorks Accelerator

Turbocharging Greater Southeast Asia’s Top Startups

Join AppWorks. Speed up your growth. Be part of the strongest founder community in Greater Southeast Asia.

The AppWorks Network is really powerful. Within days of joining the Accelerator, I was already connected to all the e-commerce platforms I could work with. It would have taken me months if I were to do it alone.

Joel Leong, co-founder of AW#13 ShopBack from Singapore

Every 6 months, we invite of the most talented AI / IoT, blockchain / crypto and Southeast Asian startups across the region to join AppWorks Accelerator.

The AppWorks Team, our 60+ mentors, and our alumni community are all there to help you fine-tune your product / service and business model. And when Demo Day rolls around, you get to tell your story in front of 1,200 investors and potential business partners that are interested in collaborating with AI / Blockchain / Southeast Asian startups. There is no better way to get connected and win partnerships. Best of all, it’s completely free to join.

Achieve Better Product-Market Fit, Win Key Business Partners, and Become a Better Founder

A small team working out of a garage is no longer the most efficient way to build a startup. It’s difficult for an AI startup to establish a strong data pipeline or stay up-to-date on the latest algorithm breakthroughs, for an IoT startup to source and work with suppliers and manufacturing partners, for a blockchain startup to keep up with everything going on in the crypto world, for a SEA company to build a company that can expand beyond borders. Building a startup in an accelerator, together with a group of smart and driven founders all working on cutting-edge technologies in different countries within the region is a much more effective way to solve the above problems, while maximizing your chance to make a big impact in the 21st century.

What will you get at AppWorks?

Up to 80 like-minded from this region, with many founders working on the latest applications of AI & blockchain as your batchmates, with an opportunity to forge lifelong relationships
An alumni network of over 1,000 talented founders in various verticals, at various stages, and coming from different walks of life—all of whom are willing to lend a hand or an ear just because you’re a part of AppWorks
Match with mentors that have decades of startup and successful scaling / exit experiences who would commit to a long-term mentor-mentee relationship and guide you along the way
Connect with world-class investors interested in the latest technologies, while honing your ability to identify complementary and supportive shareholders
Learn fundamental skills such as sourcing the right talent, ins and outs of fundraising, and strengthening relationships with suppliers and channel partners
Stay abreast on the latest trends in the ever-changing worlds of AI & blockchain, while keeping track of competitive headwinds and new market entrants
Up to US$ 300K worth of free cloud and SaaS credits offered by our partners, including AWS, GCP and free use of the AppWorks Accelerator coworking, meeting, and event spaces

After we finally nailed a pitch that was “AppWorks-approved”, we were able to build quality relationships with investors. I truly want other founders to gain valuable knowledge like I have done in the shortest amount of time, regardless of what stage they are in.

Hai Ho, founder of AW#18 Triip from Vietnam

State of The
AppWorks Network

376

STARTUPS

1,113

FOUNDERS

11,162

EMPLOYEES

$1.11B

TOTAL RAISE

$4.72B

TOTAL VALUATION

$4.97B

ANNUAL REVENUES

A Community to Help Solve Problems, Cross-Promote, and Connect with Investors & Business Partners

Once you join AppWorks, you are immediately connected to our extraordinary alumni network of 1,044 founders. Within the AppWorks Ecosystem, you’ll have the opportunity to meet talented alumni founders including:

Together, you’ll find the community extremely powerful when:

You run into problems and need advice from those who have done similar things
You need help with product promotions
You want to check references on an investor or a potential business partner
You need an intro to someone
You want to engage with the AI, blockchain, and regional communities to find support

In terms of size, AppWorks is the largest community of its kind in Asia. But more importantly, our culture of “paying-it-forward” and helping each other out is the real reason why it’s so valuable.

AppWorks is a startup for startups. Young, energetic, flexible, efficient and “customer” centric, prioritizing startups’ need to the top. One thing unlike a startup, however, is the resourcefulness of AppWorks. Strong alumni, full team of masters in various aspects, space and hardware, referral network, support on paperwork and even free lunch. Service level is so high, sometimes it feels surreal.

Kin Ko, founder of AW#17 LikeCoin from Hong Kong

Your Mentors =

Successful Founders

AppWorks provides incredibly supportive mentorship to startup founders. All their partners and staff maintain tight-knit relations founders that went through the accelerator program and can provide advice and guidance specific to the problems (e.g. finance, HR, PR, fundraising) faced by startups.

KEVIN CHAN, co-founder of AW#11 TAXIGO (acquired by LINE and is now known as LINE TAXI) from Hongkong / Taiwan

Connect with the Right Coach, Acquire the Right Mindset, Become the Best Founder You Can Be

Steven Ho, Founder of 91APP whose previous startups were successfully exited to eBay and Yahoo!; Ming Chen, Founder of KKday who successfully completed 2 IPOs and 1 M&A exit earlier; Jerry Kuo of Kuo Brothers (創業家兄弟) who has sold his company to Groupon and later built 2 of his companies from the ground up to IPO; together with Mike Jiang of GameSofa, Joseph Phua of M17, Siu Rui Quek of Carousell, as well as 60+ other successful startup founders are all AppWorks Mentors that you can connect and build a lifelong coaching relationship with.

We’ll Help With Your Next

Fundraising Round

Jamie & Team Appworks, already 10 years in the making, continues to challenge the community with their countless energy and spirit, creating a stronghold AppWorks alumni network. Regardless of which accelerator batch or which country you are from, we know we are family and can count on anyone to be truthful and helpful while managing a business and using technology to change the world for the better.

Jeffrey Wu, co-founder of AW#12 WeMo from Taiwan

Terms, Structures, and Syndicate, Tailored to Your Needs

Venture capital is a sophisticated and complex ecosystem filled with firms specializing in different segments for various startup stages. It is also brimming with a slew of complicated terms and game rules. First-time founders often find the learning curve difficult to overcome and getting to the right investors a daunting task. That is why AppWorks is also a VC firm ourselves so we can better help you on the fundraising end. Founders who enter our accelerator are encouraged to talk to us about their capital needs at any time, either during or after their accelerator experience. We’re always open for a chat. After all, who knows our startups better than us? On top of that, we can often act as the bridge between our startups and the venture capital community by leading financing rounds and putting together a syndicate tailored to your needs.

Accelerator Details

Facilities

A Spacious Space

1,650 Square Meters / 500 坪

24/7/365

Always Open

Lots of Meeting Rooms

You'll always find one

AppWorks Open Space

A dedicated space for your next event

AppWorks Cafe

All-day hand-crafted Italian coffee made with love from our barista

Great Location

In the heart of Taipei and only a heartbeat away from every scene

Superb Connectivity

Top-speed Wi-Fi/Printers/Fax

Activities

Demo Day

Pitch to 1,200+ investors, potential partners and the media

Mentor Day

Gain feedback from 60+ AppWorks Mentors

Office Hours

1-on-1 with AppWorks Partners, Masters and Mentors

Speaker Series

Learn from the experiences and tactics of successful founders

Founder’s Breakout Session

Peer updates & feedbacks session

Specialist Workshops

Acquire fundamental skills in finance, accounting, legal, recruiting, & PR from our team of masters

Alumni Meet & Greets

Thematic meetups to help you engage with AppWorks Alumni

Recruiting Events

Connecting with top engineering talent

Landing Pod

Explore the Taiwanese market via site visits and sharings from local champions

In collaboration with

AW#21 Accelerator Timeline

Application submissions for AppWorks Accelerator #21 are now closed.
If there’s any reasonable cause for your late application, you can still apply through here.
(Please let us know what caused a delayed application in [Question 3-11. Anything else we should know?])
Good luck! We look forward to reading your story and meeting you in person.

Applications Open

Now to July 1st

Interview & Admissions

Send out on a rolling basis

Official Kick-off

September 2020