AppWorks Accelerator

Every 6 months, we invite talented founders working on NFT, Blockchain / DeFi, AI / IoT, and Southeast Asia to join AppWorks Accelerator.

The AppWorks Team, our 80 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 hundreds of investors and potential business partners that are interested in collaborating with startups focusing on NFT, Blockchain / DeFi, AI / IoT, and Southeast Asia. There is no better way to get connected and win partnerships. Best of all, it’s completely free to join since we don’t take equity or charge any service fees.

Why NFTs?

Following the major paradigm shifts of AI and blockchain that we identified and decided to focus the accelerator on, we now believe NFTs are the next frontier. The initial application of NFTs is leaning more towards the proof of digital art collection and assets ownership, but we believe that in the long-term, much more types of activities will occur through NFTs. As NFTs are still at a relatively early stage, startups have the advantage of being a disruptor vs. the big guys. We hope that as NFTs start to take off, all the best founders can gather at AppWorks, learn from each other, and become winners in the next 5-10 years.

As COVID-19 has continued to hamper international travel and in-person interactions, we have successfully pivoted into a hybrid online-offline program since early 2020. Designed with both local founders in Taiwan and international founders abroad in mind, it enables founders to connect with all the right people in our network no matter where you are.

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 a Blockchain startup to keep up with everything going on in the crypto world, especially now that NFTs and DeFi are opening an entirely new chapter; an AI startup to stay up-to-date on the latest algorithm breakthroughs; an IoT startup to source manufacturing partners; or an emerging SEA company to establish operations spanning multiple markets. You simply can’t do it alone. Building a startup in an accelerator, together with a group of equally smart and driven founders coming from different countries within the region is a much more effective way to maximize your chance to make a big impact in the 21st century.

What will you get at AppWorks?

• 50 like-minded founders from this region, with many working on the latest applications of NFT, Blockchain / DeFi, AI / IoT, and Southeast Asia as your batchmates, and an opportunity to forge life-long relationships
• An alumni network of 1,402 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
• Access to the Flow team, better integration with, and influence over the future direction of the Flow chain
• 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
• Token credits for experiments, free cloud and SaaS credits offered by our partners, including Flow, Alchemy, AWS, and GCP, and free use of the AppWorks Accelerator coworking, meeting, and event spaces