AppWorks Demo Day #31×Wistron Demo Day #9×TINC Batch X聯合發表28家新創
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December 2, 2025
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AI走進最難自動化的場域，從廁所清潔到金屬研磨都開始交給機器人 

供應鏈以資料重新排列、能源與資本市場重新定義Web3的基礎建設角色

AppWorks(之初加速器)今日舉辦AppWorks Accelerator #31與Wistron Accelerator #9 以及TINC Batch X聯合Demo Day。AppWorks Accelerator #31共23組新創登台，其中有 19組AI團隊、4組Web3團隊，20組國際新創，來自香港、新加坡、馬來西亞、南韓、日本、菲律賓、印尼、美國等國，整體組成反映AppWorks以過去10年深耕的「台灣＋東南亞」為基礎，已開始向泛亞洲市場輻射，涵蓋日韓等東北亞市場的新創版圖正逐步成形。

從本屆新創趨勢也可觀察到，亞洲企業導入AI的步伐，已從早期的試驗階段，跨入「可複製、可擴張」的規模化部署階段；本屆團隊多半直接切入最不易標準化、最缺工、也最依賴經驗判斷的現場作業，使AI與機器人成為真實環境中運作的核心系統，而非輔助角色。

在供應鏈重組、中美技術競爭與東協市場擴張的推動下，本屆團隊的區域分布與應用場景，顯示亞洲市場正把成長重心，從單純擴大消費規模，轉向以技術升級與營運效率為核心的長線佈局。隨著AppWorks十六年累積的跨國創業網絡日益成熟，本屆 Demo Day也成為觀察亞洲科技創業脈搏的重要窗口。

商用清潔、金屬加工到城市導航，AI開始接管最不標準化的現場流程

來自新加坡的Hivebotics聚焦商用清潔機器人，鎖定過去最難倚賴自動化的場域：公共廁所的整理與維護。其機器人產品Abluo能在馬桶、小便斗、洗手台與地面之間自主移動，結合蒸氣、高壓清洗、烘乾與吸塵模組，搭配AI視覺即時判讀污漬與清潔程度，讓過去高度依賴人工判斷的「乾淨」首次被量化、標準化。Hivebotics目前已在新加坡樟宜機場完成測試，並獲得ISS、Sodexo、Kintsugi Holdings與Chaico Development等國際企業採用。產品亦已出貨至美國，將於主要國際機場啟動試點，並預計在香港與阿布達比等公共設施展開部署。

Hivebotics亦獲得新加坡教育部(MOE)與MDDI聯合舉辦的“Enhancing Toilet Cleaning Operations in Schools”創新挑戰首獎，將進入頂尖Junior College展開為期12個月的長期試點，作為校園清潔標準升級的示範場域。

在台灣，Holon Robotics則把金屬加工領域最依賴師傅經驗的「研磨／拋光流程」數位化。透過無須程式碼的作業系統HolonOS搭配3D視覺逆向建模，Holon能掃描實際工件，一鍵生成機械手臂路徑，並在生產過程中即時修正誤差，老師傅過去「看光澤、看紋路」的隱性技術被轉成能複製的Digital IP，使工廠能在缺工與世代交替下維持品質並擴張產能。

來自香港的Auki Labs則嘗試解決另一項硬問題：裝置如何「正確理解空間」。Auki以“Real-World Web”為核心概念，打造讓AI、機器人、手機與智慧眼鏡可以共同存取的空間運算基礎設施。透過將真實場域建構成高精度3D數位分身，Auki讓裝置能在幾公分誤差範圍內即時定位、規劃路徑，並在同一套空間座標上疊加導覽、數據分析與機器人導航等應用。

Auki認為，在這層空間基礎設施尚未被建構前，機器人無法真正做到「在任何場域自動運作」。目前Auki的技術已導入超過1,000個場域，年營收達數百萬美元，並逐步成為embodied AI與機器人協作的關鍵底層。

紡織、金屬到廢棄物處理，傳產流程迎來以資料為核心的新規則

AppWorks長期支持台灣經濟與產業創新，其中傳統產業鏈的轉型，在今年Demo Day中呈現更明顯的「AI 重建期」 趨勢。來自台灣的NunoX以AI模擬重新定義紡織材料研發流程，過去需要多次打樣、反覆試驗才能完成的布料配方與塗佈工藝，如今能在早期階段就由模型預測可行性，大幅縮短40–60%開發時程並降低生產成本。

目前NunoX已與台灣與越南多家布料與成衣供應鏈合作導入，其中包括成衣大廠Makalot(聚陽實業)，並已取得Under Armour、Little King、印度最大成衣製造商 SHAHI等國際品牌採用其技術作為數位打樣與布料開發流程的一環。這類以預測模型為核心的研發方式，正逐步形塑台灣紡織業邁向淨零與高效率生產的新基礎。

同樣來自台灣的AIRECO將視覺AI技術整合至整廠自動化分選流程，結合高速自動分選設備與機器手臂，實現廢棄物精準分類與回收。該系統由AI主導決策與營運，將過去高度仰賴人工經驗的回收流程全面資料化與自動化，並同步建立每項回收品項的ESG追蹤紀錄。

團隊目前已在多家回收處理場落地驗證，預期可將產能提升至傳統回收廠的2倍，減少超過70%的人力需求，並大幅提升塑料與紙類等項目的回收純度。AIRECO同時入選 NVIDIA Inception與Plug and Play Taiwan，持續強化AI模型效能與機器人部署能力，朝全自動化、零人工干預的智慧回收工廠目標邁進。

台灣團隊GreenBidz切入工廠轉型與產能移動帶來的設備再利用需求，透過AI驅動的B2B競標平台，協助台灣製造業處理大型設備的跨境轉移與再部署。目前已累積超過100間企業客戶，包含保瑞藥業、台達電子、全家、Siemens與Nana Chemical，過去12個月平台GMV達1,065萬美元。GreenBidz讓二手機械從台灣流向印度、東南亞等新興生產基地更透明、高效。

新加坡的Farmio正打造以AI驅動的食品供應鏈營運系統，目前已在新加坡服務超過1,600客戶，以不到12個月的時間達成600萬美元年化營收(ARR)，並以僅5人團隊完成5.5萬筆以上的自動化訂單處理。Farmio的長期願景是成為供應鏈的AI Operating System，為品牌與跨國供應鏈企業提供AI‑as‑a‑Service(AaaS)，以一套可模組化擴張的 agentic infrastructure，推動區域的供應鏈自動化與效率提升。除新加坡之外，Farmio目前已正式啟動香港市場，並規劃進入台灣、日本、阿聯酋等地。

製造與供應鏈的數位化已走過初期階段，今年可以明顯感受到企業開始以資料與模型重新調整流程本身。無論是紡織開發、金屬加工、廢棄物分類，或設備的跨境再利用，新技術的導入都不再止於提升效率，而是直接改變現場的運作方式：哪些步驟可被預測、哪些工序能被複製、哪些資產可以重新流動。這些變化正在重新定義傳統產業鏈的作業節奏，也為下一波升級展開了新的起點。

奢侈品真偽、旅遊點數、醫療判讀等高信任場景出現AI方案

今年可觀察到，AI已能在消費與專業服務領域，承接原本需要真人執行的環節，從鑑定、審核到初級判讀，開始直接替代而非輔助人工。香港團隊LegitApp專注奢侈品鑑定市場，處理使用者在二手電商中最棘手的問題：「買到假貨卻無法判斷、平台端也缺乏足夠驗證能力」。LegitApp目前每日處理3,000件鑑定申請，累積超過2百萬用戶，年營收300萬美元。

平台已與PopChill、Carousell、TikTok Shop等合作，為高假貨率、高仿品快速流動的市場提供「10分鐘內完成、多層次AI＋人工專家」的鑑定服務。

在跨境電商快速成長的背景下，超級仿冒品所帶來的問題更加層出不窮。LegitApp正成為二手時尚市場的信任基礎建設，讓平台得以建立更健康的交易環境，也協助政府與海關辦案單位辨識可疑物品。

新加坡團隊HeyMax聚焦旅遊獎勵整合，處理亞洲旅客最常面臨的問題——航空公司、飯店與平台回饋分散、難以管理、價值流失。HeyMax以單一介面統整多來源點數，讓旅客能以更一致的方式管理並兌換跨境回饋資產，重建多平台獎勵體系的使用效率。

目前HeyMax已累積15萬用戶(其中4萬為付費用戶)，並與Japan Railways East、Cathay Pacific、新加坡航空、卡達航空、Trip.com、KKDay、Amazon.sg、Octopus HK、Klook等超過800家商家合作。年化營收達600萬美元，月活使用者45,000，是亞洲旅遊獎勵市場整合能力最完整的新創之一。

在醫療與內容產業鏈，AI的角色同樣朝向「輔助決策」與「降低行政負擔」。台灣團隊Medvisor由台大醫學生獨立創立，產品正以高速迭代逼近USMLE(美國醫師執照考試)滿分水準，被視為醫療AI領域的潛力新秀。

不同於一般的單次問答工具，Medvisor具備獨創的 「長期健康記憶」 功能，能整合用戶過往病史、檢查紀錄與日常健康數據，生成更貼近個人狀態的精準衛教建議。近期也新增 居家「認知功能評估」，讓原本僅有醫院能提供的專業檢測，首次以輕量化形式走進家庭，成為使用者的AI健康管家。

這些能力使Medvisor成為醫療院所提升初級照護效率的可能解方，也為高齡社會的居家健康管理建立新的操作模型。

來自菲律賓的HeyEva則為娛樂產業開發AI經紀助理，用於安排檔期、整合資料與處理大量行政繁瑣，使經紀人能將更多時間投入在內容或人才管理本身。

今年的消費與專業服務新創呈現出一個共同趨勢──AI不只是提升效率，而是開始「重寫某些產業的標準」。從奢侈品鑑定、旅遊點數、到初級醫療，每一項原本依賴經驗、模糊不清的判斷，都被迫變得可度量、可追蹤、可驗證。

分散式電池、法幣入金到私募代幣化，Web3回到基礎建設主軸

面對持續高波動的市場環境，今年Demo Day登台的Web3團隊普遍聚焦在基礎建設層級，從能源、法幣入金到高端資產的取得方式，都可看到更務實的應用方向。

台灣新創Juic3 Labs正構建分散式電池網路，透過邊緣電池節點提供電力平衡與能源調度，提供智慧電網可能的運作雛形。團隊已取得來自電池商、EPC(工程採購建置)與EMS(能源管理系統)三家關鍵能源夥伴支持，累積部署2.8MWh電池容量，成為台灣能源網路走向分散式架構的重要實證案例。

馬來西亞團隊Hata則以合規為核心，作為當地持牌的數位資產交易所，提供MYR與 USD的法幣入金服務，強化Web3與傳統金融之間的制度連結。目前Hata已累積6.5萬註冊用戶、託管資產約1,800萬美元，年營收達380萬美元，成為區域金融機構佈局Web3的重要合規入口。

來自香港的Singular則瞄準高端投資市場的最大痛點——私募基金門檻高、跨境取得難、流動性不足。Singular以鏈上基礎設施提供 私募資產的「小額化、可分割、跨市場取得」，讓原本僅限機構與高淨值族群的資產，得以以更透明、更可追蹤的方式被更廣泛的投資者接觸。

目前平台已累積55,000名註冊用戶、8,300 MAU、1,020名付費投資者，累計託管資金 63.7萬美元，並在穩定幣支付軌道上達成99.6%成功交易率。Singular已於香港、馬來西亞、日本與阿聯酋等市場啟動營運，成為亞洲跨境資產代幣化領域成長最快的新創之一。

這一波Web3團隊所投入的，不再是市場投機循環，而是讓能源、資產與場域資料能有更可靠的交換與運作方式，顯示這個領域正逐步朝向更長線的基礎建設形態發展。

外骨骼、永續材料到跨境人力平台，硬體與服務鏈出現新需求

同步登場的Wistron Accelerator（緯創加速器）Demo Day #9呈現的是硬體、永續材料與跨境人力服務在區域市場中的新需求。截至第九屆，Wistron Accelerator已累積46家團隊，來自11個國家，合計創造565個就業機會，形成橫跨製造、通訊、永續與人力服務的創業社群。

新加坡團隊ArmasTec以布料外骨骼協助減輕物流、製造及醫療現場的人力負荷，提供一種更輕量、可長時間佩戴的輔助方式。目前ArmasTec已獲Micron、SATS、SingHealth等企業採用，並持續擴展至更多高工時產線與醫療場景。

另一家新加坡團隊TalentHero則以EOR(Employer-of-Record)平台協助企業快速在亞洲部署人力，符合遠距工作與跨境人才流動的趨勢。成立僅28個月，TalentHero已擁有120家付費企業客戶，包含Agora、Momos、OCP Group等國際公司，並在新加坡、越南、泰國與菲律賓管理超過1,000名跨境遠端員工。團隊年營收規模已達350萬美元，成為亞洲成長速度最快的EOR服務之一。

台灣團隊REWOOD則重新定義永續木材供應鏈，從植樹、材料再製到成品開發，提供一條龍的產品化流程，呼應全球ESG需求的快速攀升。目前REWOOD已執行100+個 B2B／B2G專案，協助119所學校回收再利用超過2,000公噸木材，每年減少1,800公噸CO₂e。

團隊營運版圖遍及台灣、日本、馬來西亞，年營收達250萬美元，成為亞洲永續建材領域的重要新創。

這些團隊補足了AppWorks生態系在硬體、永續與人才服務上的關鍵拼圖，並提供與軟體新創相互連動的產業面向。緯創技術長沈慶堯也在會上高喊：「除了持續投入加速器之外，緯創算力捐贈計畫以每年捐贈100萬小時GPU算力，希望讓全球AI新創與研究團隊的創新不被資源所限。」

票券流通與語音客服成為東南亞服務業的兩大數位化引擎

今年的TINC Batch X共有兩家團隊登台，分別為來自新加坡的3TGDS與來自印尼的Cavos。

3TGDS提供跨境B2B電子票券基礎設施，整合品牌、銀行、支付與點數通路，讓餐飲、飯店、便利商店、文化體驗與旅遊服務等商品能在多國市場順利流通。3TGDS在2024年度的年營收實現逾1,150%的年增，2025年收入再成長超過250%，達USD14.4M。跨境電子票券交易量持續上升，並與多家電信商、OTA、電子錢包與連鎖品牌合作，包括台灣大哥大、Trip.com、蝦皮、KKday、7-11、昇恆昌、兆豐銀行等。也透過TINC加速器，與印尼電信旗下的myTelkomsel完成POC驗證，使平台由台灣擴展至更大的國際市場。

Cavos則以Voice AI重構企業的聯絡中心流程，其語音代理能協助企業處理大量客服、合規性審查與例行溝通，自今年推出以來，已在多家企業客戶中落地，成為印尼早期導入Voice AI的代表案例之一。團隊目前與印尼、菲律賓、澳洲及台灣的企業展開超過10項合作專案。

這兩家團隊的案例，也彰顯AppWorks與印尼最大電信商Telkomsel在跨境創新上的合作成果，為新創打開區域級的B2B商務機會。

亞洲創業能量進入落地期：35%團隊年營收破百萬美元，跨境生態全面成形

今年的Demo Day反映出亞洲科技市場的成熟度正快速提升。AI、IoT、Web3與硬體解決方案不再停留在概念階段，而是進入可部署、可跨境複製的實際落地期。本屆更有約35%的團隊已突破年營收100萬美元大關，展現創業者面對資金環境轉變時，仍具備強大的商業化能力與市場執行力。

隨著AppWorks、Wistron與Telkomsel的合作加深，生態系已形成橫跨台灣、東南亞、日韓的創業網絡，讓創業者能在更廣泛的市場與業態中取得早期驗證。

這張逐步擴大的跨境網絡，也象徵AppWorks將持續加深技術與市場間的連結，協助更多具備執行力與全球視野的創業者，將真正能解決問題的技術推向整個區域。

AppWorks董事長暨合夥人林之晨表示：

「我們正見證AI從『數位助理』進化為『實體勞動力』的關鍵轉折點，本屆Demo Day最令我興奮的，是看到創業者們不再只是用AI寫程式生成影片，而是讓AI拿起抹布、工具，走進廁所、工廠等實體場域，去解決產業缺工的痛點。當AI學會手眼協調，台灣與泛亞洲的強大硬體供應鏈，將為新創在下一波全球科技發展中，提供最堅固的後盾。在創投產業大體回歸理性的此刻，我們在這些創業者身上看到了偉大的韌性——他們不只是擁抱AI或Web3典範轉移，更進一步用技術產生真實的營收與獲利。當AI開始接管現場、Web3打好穩固基礎，亞洲新創已經從『盲目成長』走向『商業落地』，準備好在全球洗牌的浪潮中，定義下一波產業規則。」

關於 AppWorks 之初加速器集團

2009 年成立，由「創業者」為「創業者」設立的加速器，以及基於加速器發展的新創社群與創投機構，致力協助下世代的創業者，抓住數位革命的成長機會。正如 Mobile Internet 曾引發巨大的產業變革，我們相信 AI 與區塊鏈正推動新一波關鍵的典範轉移。我們認為，創造一個偉大事業的過程中，創業者是主角，而投資人則是配角，我們專注扮演配角，從種子時期開始支持有想法的團隊，一路陪著他們打造區域級、世界級的偉大企業。

更多資訊：appworks.tw

關於 AppWorks Accelerator 之初加速器

2010 年成立，AppWorks Accelerator 每半年遴選最具潛力的團隊加入，協助創業者從 0 到 1 找到 Product-Market Fit、並在成長階段建立可持續與可擴張的商業模式。截至目前，AppWorks 生態系共有 653 家活躍新創、2,086 位創業者；其中包含 288 家 AI 新創、600 位 AI 創業者，以及 156 家 Web3 新創、424 位 Web3 創業者。這些公司合計已募得 73 億美元，總市值 377 億美元，共同創造 174 億美元年營收，並提供 28,256 個工作機會。我們的新創社群分佈於台灣、印尼、新加坡、馬來西亞、越南、菲律賓、韓國、日本與香港等九大市場，陪伴創業者打造跨市場、具長期競爭力的事業。

更多資訊：appworks.tw/accelerator

AppWorks Demo Day #31×Wistron Demo Day #9×TINC Batch X—登場團隊列表（依字母排序）

AppWorks #31  中文簡介 HQ
Adora 兒少網路安全 AI App，協助防堵網路霸凌與不當接觸 JP
AIRECO AI 視覺辨識與機器手臂回收系統，協助廢棄物處理場提升分類效率、減少人力並建立 ESG 資料追蹤 TW
Auki Labs Real-World Web 空間運算基礎設施，為手機、眼鏡與機器人提供高精度定位與 AI Copilot 能力。 HK
Bering Lab AI 法律與專利翻譯平台，以高精準度翻譯協助律師事務所與企業加速跨境法務流程。 KR
Carching 車隊媒體與數據廣告平台，將日常車輛轉為移動廣告載具，提高品牌的線下觸及效率。 MY
Farmio AI 食材供應鏈操作系統，協助餐飲批發商自動化訂單、預測損耗並優化冷鏈物流。 SG
FlyiDEA CTO-as-a-service 平台，以 No-Code＋AI 產品 ODM 協助新創快速驗證想法並打造可上線的 MVP，降低技術債並加速市場迭代。 TW
Fluid AI 驅動的 B2B 支付與授信平台，協助供應鏈企業整合收款、對帳與信用決策。 SG
GreenBidz AI B2B 設備競標平台，協助製造業進行大型機械跨境轉移與再利用，提高設備流動性。 TW
Hata 持牌數位資產交易所，提供 MYR 與 USD 法幣入金，協助企業安全進入 Web3 生態。 MY
HeyEva AI 經紀助理，用於娛樂產業的檔期安排、資料整合與行政流程自動化。 PH
HeyMax 旅遊獎勵整合平台，統一管理航空、飯店與多平台點數，提升跨境回饋的可用性與兌換效率。 SG
Hivebotics 商用清潔機器人，透過 AI 視覺與多模組清潔技術自動化公共廁所與大型場館維運。 SG
Holon Robotics 無程式碼機器人作業系統，將金屬研磨與拋光的師傅經驗數位化，協助工廠自動化產線。 TW
Juic3 Labs 分散式電池網路(DePin)平台，透過邊緣電池節點提供電力平衡與智慧能源調度。 TW
Klipy AI 行政秘書，協助律師、理財顧問等高接觸專業人士處理文書與行程安排。 HK
LegitApp 奢侈品真偽鑑定平台，結合 AI 圖像分析與國際鑑定師，提供 10 分鐘內的多層次驗證服務。 HK
Maibel 女性健康 AI 夥伴，以敘事式互動提供個人化訓練、健康與心理支持。 SG
Medvisor AI AI Video Doctor，整合健康資料與長期病史，提供個人化衛教與居家認知功能評估。 TW
NunoX AI 紡織材料開發平台，用數位打樣與預測模型加速布料開發並降低打樣成本。 TW
Parkit 智慧停車與車位管理平台，協助物業與企業提升停車空間利用率並提供增值服務。 MY
Singular 私募資產鏈上分割平台，提供小額化、可追蹤的跨境私人股權投資機會。 HK
Trainge 健身場館與教練管理平台，整合預約、課程、會員與支付的一站式系統。 TW
Wistron #9 中文簡介 HQ
ArmasTec 布料外骨骼設備，以輕量式可穿戴輔具減輕製造、物流與醫療現場的人力負荷。 SG
REWOOD 永續木材循環系統，從植樹、回收至產品開發的一條龍 ESG 材料解決方案。 TW
TalentHero 高速成長的亞洲 EOR 平台，協助企業在多國快速部署與管理跨境遠端人力。 SG
TINC Batch X 中文簡介 HQ
3TGDS 跨境 B2B 電子票券基礎建設，串接品牌、電信商與支付系統，提升票券流通與兌換效率。 SG
Cavos Voice AI 聯絡中心平台，協助銀行與電商以語音代理處理客服、審查與例行溝通。 ID

 

Wistron Accelerator FAQ 緯創加速器常見問題回覆 (為 #10 申請團隊準備)
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December 1, 2025
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緯創資通與 AppWorks 從 2014 年開始合作，是 AppWorks Fund II、Fund III 的主要股東之一，之後也陸續投資了 MoBagel (AW#16)、 ANIWARE (AW#17)、Authme (AW#18) 與  Aiello (AW#20) 等自 AppWorks Accelerator 畢業的新創校友，雙方有長期的策略合作關係與默契，並於 2021 年 9 月首度啓動緯創垂直加速器，由大東南亞領先的新創加速器 AppWorks 提供營運等核心業務。

計畫申請緯創加速器的新創團隊，也許對本計畫將有更近一步的疑問，因此，我們整理了以下常見問題，希望可以協助創業者從中得到解答。

【Wistron Accelerator #10 現正開放申請中：申請專頁】

1. 緯創集團期待藉由加速器與新創達成什麼樣的合作成果？緯創集團可以提供新創什麼幫助？

Wistron Accelerator 可以提供的相關幫助包括： 

  1. 緯創集團各企業 / 事業單位高階主管提供產業面的專業建議

這個加速器的最大特色，是由緯創集團各企業與事業單位高階主管擔任 Mentors，加入的新創可直接與 Mentor 們討論合作內容與商業模式，從他們身上，獲得產業最前緣的 Insights，大幅減少新創摸索、試錯與實驗的機會成本。緯創集團參與 Wistron Accelerator 的企業與事業單位如下：

  1. Wistron 緯創資通 (包含CVC 企業投資辦公室)
  2. Wiwynn 緯穎科技
  3. WNC 啟碁科技
  4. Wistron ITS 緯創軟體
  5. WMT 緯創醫學
  6. WiAdvance 緯謙科技

有與企業合作經驗的創業者都知道，通常高階主管負責策略，而團隊負責執行，因此如果能直接與最高層級溝通，那麼在策略合作聚焦，以及共同發展出新服務、新事業的機會將因此大增。

除此之外，當新創與企業合作時，常遇到的挑戰是，即便新創在本身領域具備一定的專業能力，但面對每一個不同領域的產業、每一家組織規模更大的企業，都是仍有許多需要更深入掌握的軟硬知識與技術。

因此，Wistron Accelerator 在內容設計上，一開始就由高階主管親自上陣，解決上述問題。新創在加速器期間，將與各事業單位負責人進行深度的合作與互動，不只能更深入理解企業真正的需求與計畫、產業 Insight，也能藉此學習如何與企業客戶有效溝通、幫助解決他們的問題。

  1. 與緯創集團獨家合作 PoC

    做 B2B 生意的新創都知道，因為企業組織與決策流程的關係，要成功推動企業合作，通常需要醞釀比較長的時間，動輒一季、甚至超過半年，都是常有的情形。

    為了加速合作的速度，Wistron Accelerator 在時程、進度與合作目標，都經過了精心規劃。參與 Wistron Accelerator 的團隊，以與緯創集團各企業共同協作 PoC 為目標，過程中 AppWorks 也將全程協助推動 PoC 的討論與實作，以 4 個月的時程安排，驗證最小可行性產品 (MVP)，作為新創與緯創集團的協作學習經驗，以及後續合作的評估標準。

2. 緯創集團會從申請加入的新創之中，觀察哪些重點？

當收到創業者提出申請後，結合 AppWorks 輔導創業者的經驗，以及緯創集團的產業專業，我們特別重視引領創業者持續自我精進、排除阻礙的北極星，以及產品的核心技術。以下幾個問題，可幫助創業者思考是否適合加入 Wistron Accelerator：

  • 為什麼要創業？
  • 你希望透過創業解決什麼問題？為什麼？
  • 你已經做了哪些努力來證明你正在解決這些問題？
  • 你所打造的產品，與其它既有的解決方案有什麼不同之處？
  • 你期待藉由與緯創集團的合作得到什麼？你能為緯創集團帶來什麼價值？

3. Wistron Accelerator 要收費嗎？我們現在需要一筆資金，加入就可以被投資嗎？

Wistron Accelerator 是針對創業者完全免費的服務。我們不會向新創團隊收取租金、服務費，也不會要求技術股、選擇權、營收和獲利分成等任何形式的回饋。同時，每一支入選 Wistron Accelerator 的新創團隊，皆會獲得緯創贊助 20 萬新台幣的補助 (不佔股份)。

緯創近幾年的策略投資，已投入超過 130 億新台幣，超過 60 家投資甚或長期經營的對象，更於 2021 年成立了企業創投 (CVC)，將積極佈局新創策略投資。因此入選  Wistron Accelerator 的新創，不論在加速器期間，或是加速器應屆計畫結束後，都將有機會與緯創企業創投、所合作的企業與事業單位，進一步討論未來的正式合作或投資機會。

4. 為什麼限定招募來自 AI、物聯網、雲端、資安、教育與醫療科技的創業者？

緯創資通身為全球 ICT 產業領導廠商之一，正積極佈局未來、邁向永續。憑藉堅強的研發及技術創新能力，以及多元化產品發展，將硬體設備結合軟體服務、雲端數據系統，提供技術服務與解決方案，建立新技術產業鏈以及創新平台，大力將事業擴展至教育、企業服務、物聯網及醫療等新領域。

藉由 Wistron Accelerator，緯創集團希望分享其產業經驗與豐富的業界資源，結合新創獨有的解決方案，藉由 PoC 合作，探索新的發展機會，幫助新創測試 B2B 解決方案、擁有緯創集團作為使用者案例。同時，也樂見緯創集團透過加速器期間的合作成果，發展成為下個十年的創新動能。

5. 什麼階段的新創適合申請 Wistron Accelerator？

我們並沒有限定申請團隊的成熟階段，但我們會建議來申請的新創，最好已經有和企業的合作案例，或是至少有 1~2 個 PoC 的合作經驗，將能更善用加速器所規劃的 4 個月時程，並確保在這樣的時間內，能有一定程度的成果產出。

如果你目前仍處於打磨 MVP、尚未和目標客戶接觸的階段，我們會建議你優先專注於打造你的產品，並嘗試接觸幾個目標客戶，搜集意見回饋、調整產品，確認自己想解決的問題以及核心優勢之後，再申請 Wistron Accelerator。

如果你已經有產品雛型，但尚未設立公司，根據我們的經驗，我們會建議你先完成此程序，這將有助於尋找事業夥伴並洽談後續合作。AppWorks 備有專業的會計與法務顧問，可以為創業者團隊提供成立公司過程中，所需要的協助，也有豐富的經驗，能為海外團隊處理落地台灣的手續。

6. 我不是台灣公民，能否幫忙申請簽證？

入選 Wistron Accelerator 的國際創業者，可根據個人的需求與條件，由緯創與 AppWorks 提供協助申請 Entrepreneur Visa 創業家簽證、Gold Card 就業金卡與 Business Visa 商業簽證，讓來自海外的創業者能在台灣專心工作，不需為了簽證問題出境往返。

我們將持續關注台灣政府的最新政策，以確保能提供所有創業者必要的協助。

7. 進駐 Wistron Accelerator 後，是否每週一到五整天都要待在緯創？我們可以遠距參加嗎？

新創並不需要整天待在緯創集團工作，每一家錄取的新創，將與其媒合的事業單位或企業，針對其合作需求，討論必要的會議頻率、工作地點，以及會面方式。

8. 申請書的題目都是英文，用中文寫會不會影響分數？

Wistron Accelerator 的線上申請書共有約 26 個題目，包含團隊、產品、商業模式，與市場分析等眾多面向，非常詳盡，需要花一定的時間與心思填寫。我們希望透過這些題目協助每一個來申請的團隊，釐清自己當下的發展狀態與所需協助。

填寫報名表是一種自我健檢，因為在填寫過程中，創業者必須深入思考自己的產品、市場策略、團隊分工，以及整體產業環境。因此，不管申請與否，我們都建議創業者針對這些問題仔細思考、研究。

我們鼓勵你嘗試以英文作答，但用中文填寫並不會影響評估結果，最重要的是必須清楚表達你想傳達的訊息。另外，我們也鼓勵創辦人 (CEO) 拍攝一段一分鐘的自我介紹影片，讓我們能夠更完整的認識你。

9. 第一階段申請和第二階段申請有何差別？

Wistron Accelerator 的面談與入選採先收先審制度 (Rolling-basis)，根據過去的經驗，先繳交申請書的團隊，有較高的入選機率，且能提早知道自己已經入選，有更充裕的時間預先規劃相關事宜。因此，我們會鼓勵創業者在第一階段就填寫申請書，以免到了最後申請截止前夕，競爭變得更加激烈。

希望以上整理能幫助你釐清對 Wistron Accelerator 的諸多疑問。若還有其他需要進一步瞭解的地方，歡迎留言給我們，或是來信至：[email protected]，我們將盡量為你解答。

【歡迎所有 AI、物聯網、雲端、資安、教育與醫療科技的創業者，加入 Wistron Accelerator 申請，早鳥輪申請截止日為 2025 年 12 月 28 日】

Wistron Accelerator FAQ (For Founders Applying to Wistron Accelerator #10)
AppWorks
in Accelerator

Wistron has been working closely with AppWorks since 2014 and is one of the major limited partners of AppWorks Fund II and Fund III. It also invested in MoBagel (AW#16), ANIWARE (AW#17), Authme (AW#18),  Aiello (AW#20) , and other alumni who have graduated from AppWorks Accelerator. Wistron and AppWorks have been working closely together and have a long-term strategic partnership, and launched the Wistron Accelerator in September 2021. AppWorks, itself a leading accelerator in Greater Southeast Asia, provides core logistics and operations support.

We put together some frequently asked questions for startup teams who still had questions about the Wistron Accelerator program after reading the information on the landing page. If you have similar questions, we hope you can find the answers below.

[Wistron Accelerator #10 is taking applications now!]

1. What outcomes does Wistron Group expect to achieve through the Accelerator program? What kind of support can Wistron Group provide?

Some domain-specific perks include:

a. Access to C-level Mentors from Wistron Group

The most significant value of this accelerator is that the C-levels of different business units at Wistron Group will serve as your Mentors. Startups in the Wistron Accelerator can directly discuss partnerships and business insights with C-level Mentors at Wistron Group, significantly increasing the chance of collaborative success.

The Mentors participating in the Wistron Accelerator are from the following business units:

  1. Wistron Group (including the CVC team)
  2. Wiwynn
  3. WNC 
  4. Wistron ITS 
  5. WMT 
  6. WiAdvance

People who have experience working with enterprises know that the CEO or C-level manager is usually responsible for the strategy, and their team is accountable for execution. Therefore, if you can directly communicate with high-level managers, you may significantly increase the chances of developing a strategic partnership, new services, and new business.

In addition, even though startups already have domain knowledge in their focus area, when facing different industries and large enterprises, there is still much to learn, including both hard and soft skills.

In the Wistron Accelerator program, Mentors take on the role to solve the aforementioned issues. During the accelerator period, startups will have in-depth collaboration and interaction with the heads of the designated business unit. Startups can further understand companies’ needs, plans, and insights, and learn how to work with large corporations effectively.

b. Exclusive PoC collaboration with Wistron Group

Startups running B2B businesses know that it takes a long time to successfully onboard corporate partners because of the different organizational nature and the longer decision-making processes. It’s very common to take a quarter or even more than six months to kick off a collaboration.

Wistron Accelerator has thoughtfully planned the schedule, process, and goals to speed up the collaboration process. The startups participating in the Wistron Accelerator will directly collaborate with Wistron Group to come up with a PoC. During the program, AppWorks will facilitate the discussion and implementation of the PoC. Startups can develop the minimum viable product (MVP) within the four-month timeline and further discuss more in-depth collaboration after the program.

2. What are the important factors you consider when evaluating applications?

The application review process combines AppWorks’ experience in mentoring startups and Wistron’s industry expertise. We are looking for founders who continuously work on themselves and have a clear North Star in their founder journey, which we believe will help founders overcome obstacles and build up the product’s core competitive advantages. 

The following questions can help you think about whether you are suitable to join Wistron Accelerator:

  • Why did you start your business?
  • What problem do you want to solve? Why?
  • What efforts have you made in solving these problems?
  • How is your product different from existing solutions?
  • What do you expect from the collaboration with Wistron Group? What value can you bring to Wistron Group?

3. Is there a charge for the Wistron Accelerator?  If we need capital now, will we receive investment after joining?

Wistron Accelerator is an entirely free service for founders. We will not ask for rent, service fees, or any types of concessions such as stock, options, revenue, or profit-sharing. At the same time, every enrolled startup will receive a NT$200K subsidy from Wistron, which is not in exchange for any shares.

Wistron has been a bullish strategic investor, in recent years investing more than NT$13 billion with over  60 companies in their portfolio. In 2021, Wistron established a corporate venture capital (CVC) team and is actively looking into strategic investments. Startups selected for the Wistron Accelerator will have the opportunity to discuss further collaboration or investment with Wistron CVC, business units, or its subsidiaries during and after the program.

4. Why does Wistron Group recruit startups only from AI, IoT, cloud, cyber security, education, and medical technology industries?

Wistron is one of the world’s leading manufacturers in the ICT industry. In recent years, Wistron has been investing in R&D, tech innovation, and diversified product development, and has also seized on the growing trend of cloud applications. They have successfully integrated a multitude of hardware devices, software services, and cloud applications, and offer technical service platforms and solutions. During this time they have also expanded their business to new fields like education, corporate services, IoT, and medical care.

Through the Wistron Accelerator, Wistron Group hopes to share its industry experience and rich resources with startups, and to explore innovative opportunities by working on a PoC together. Wistron Group is happy to be one of the case studies for startups to test their B2B solution. Wistron Group also expects to develop growth opportunities for the next decade through this collaboration.

5. What stage of startups is suitable for the Wistron Accelerator?

We do not have a strict standard on the stage of the startup. But we do recommend startups that have experience working with enterprises or have a few proven PoCs to apply. These startups should be able to better utilize the four-month timeline and can reasonably expect a certain level of results from the program.

If you are still in the MVP stage and have not yet defined your target customers, we would suggest you focus on developing your product first, try to get some initial users, collect feedback, and iterate accordingly. Once you validate the problem you want to solve and know the core advantage of your product, that will be a better time to apply for the Wistron Accelerator.

If you already have a product prototype but have not yet established a company, we recommend that you complete the company setup process first. From our experience, it can help you onboard business partners and initiate collaborations more efficiently. 

AppWorks can provide professional accounting and legal services to help founders set up a company, whether you are from Taiwan or overseas.

6. I am not a citizen of Taiwan. Can you help me get a visa?

Wistron and AppWorks can assist international founders enrolled in the Wistron Accelerator to apply for the Entrepreneur Visa, the employment Gold Card or the Business Visa based on certain conditions. Founders from overseas can concentrate on their work without worrying about visa issues.

7. While participating in the Wistron Accelerator, do we have to stay at Wistron Group’s office all day from Monday to Friday?  Can we participate remotely?

We do not stipulate work locations. Every startup will discuss the meeting frequency, and format with the Mentor on a case-by-case basis.

8. The application questions are written in English. Will writing in Chinese affect the score?

Wistron Accelerator’s application has 26 questions, covering team, product, business model, market analysis, etc. It requires a certain amount of time and effort to fill out. We hope that by this design, we can help every team clarify their current status and the assistance they are looking for.

Filling in the application is like having a health check-up. Founders must think profoundly about their products, market strategies, team and the overall industry environment. Therefore, regardless of if you decide to apply or not, we still recommend you to carefully think about these questions.

We encourage you to answer in English; however, using Chinese will not affect the results. The most important thing is to express your views clearly. Furthermore, we also encourage the founder (CEO) to make a one-minute self-introduction video for us to get to know you better.

9. What is the difference between the first round and final round application?

Wistron Accelerator’s admission is on a rolling basis. Based on previous experience, teams that applied earlier had a higher chance of being selected. They could also know the results earlier to have adequate time to plan for the PoC. Therefore, we encourage founders to apply early to avoid high competition during the final application deadline.

We hope the answers mentioned above can help you clarify any questions about the Wistron Accelerator.

If there are further questions, please send a message to us or write to: [email protected]. We will reply to you as soon as possible.

[Calling founders working on AI, IoT, cloud, cybersecurity, EduTech, and MedTech. The deadline for the Early Bird Round is Dec 28, 2025]

AppWorks Demo Day #31 Unveils Region’s Most Scalable AI, IoT & Web3 Startups as SEA Tech Enters New Growth Cycle
Hsi Chun
November 27, 2025
in General

SINGAPORE, 27 November 2025 — AppWorks returns to Singapore with Demo Day #31, spotlighting 16 of the region’s highest-traction AI, IoT, Web3 and DePin startups, more than half led by repeat founders with deep operating experience. Hosted at Guoco Midtown Network Hub, the showcase reflects a major shift in Southeast Asia’s digital economy toward high-execution founders solving real-world problems with proven technologies and clear roadmaps towards profitability across fintech, mobility, health, industrial automation and infrastructure for decentralised finance.


Founders, partners, and mentors gathered for AppWorks Demo Day #31 in Singapore

A defining characteristic of this cohort is its operator depth: 54% of founders are repeat entrepreneurs, reflecting the region’s shift toward experienced builders with a track record of shipping, scaling and solving real problems in increasingly complex markets.

  1. AI and IoT Enter Real-World Deployment Across SEA

The Southeast Asia AI market is rapidly expanding with strong adoption across enterprises and SMEs. BCG estimates that AI could contribute up to USD 120 billion to regional GDP by 2027, driven by productivity gains across logistics, healthcare, finance, and infrastructure.In 2024, AI adoption among SMEs in Southeast Asia tripled from 4.2% to 14.5%, supported by a young, tech-savvy population and increasing investments in AI-ready data centers. Southeast Asia is poised to become a global AI powerhouse, with vibrant startup activity and growing collaboration between global tech leaders and local innovators accelerating ecosystem growth.

With 14 teams applying AI and IoT to commercial use cases, Demo Day #31 showcases how intelligence systems are being embedded directly into the operating fabric of Southeast Asia.

A standout example is Hivebotics (Singapore), a robotics company tackling labour shortages and operational inefficiencies across commercial cleaning and facilities management. Co-founded by Rishab Patwari and Tuan Dung, Hivebotics deploys autonomous restroom and building-cleaning robots powered by machine learning and workflow optimisation models. Hivebotics is already working with Changi Airport Group, ISS, Sodexo, Kintsugi Holdings, and Chaico Development (HK) Pte. Ltd. across Singapore, the UAE, the US, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, reflecting strong enterprise demand for automation amid labour constraints..

Another notable case is Fluid (Singapore), founded by Trasy Lou and Steven Li, is an AI B2B payments and embedded credit platform used by 3,000+ suppliers and buyers across Singapore and Malaysia. Powered by AI Finance Agents, Fluid automates reconciliation and collections while unifying underwriting and payments into a single flow, helping SMEs improve liquidity, reduce manual work, and get paid faster.

  1. Repeat Founders Strengthening Execution Readiness

A recent statistic from Bain’s e-Conomy SEA 2025 report highlights that Southeast Asia’s digital economy is projected to surpass USD 300 billion in gross merchandise value by 2025, supported by robust 15% year-on-year growth in key sectors like e-commerce, fintech, and AI. Despite funding headwinds, private tech investments have risen steadily, demonstrating resilience and execution readiness among startups.

This rising operator depth can be seen in ventures like Maibel (Singapore), a story-driven AI wellness companion designed specifically for women in Asia. Founder Mabel Loh previously built AMFIT Academy, a holistic women’s strength-training business with a 1.6K-strong community. 7 months in, Maibel’s early beta tests proved strong user stickiness. Across 100 users, the early MVP retention was triple the industry’s average. Maibel is currently in stealth mode, scaling into SEA post seed raise in June 2026.

Trainge (Taiwan) offers another case of mature operator execution. With 170+ paying gyms (including Anytime Fitness), 150K+ users, and 2,000+ verified trainers, Trainge has already achieved USD 2.5M in annual revenue in Taiwan and is now preparing for regional expansion into Singapore and Malaysia, where hybrid fitness adoption continues to grow.

This type of founder depth, operational experience, cross-industry pivoting, and cultural insight, reflects the rising calibre of founders in Southeast Asia’s next wave of tech innovation.

  1. Southeast Asia as the Primary Market

As Southeast Asia’s digital adoption accelerates, 12 startups in this cohort are building specifically for the region’s most urgent gaps, financial access, mobility, travel infrastructure, authentication, and digital services, while showing clear signals of revenue quality, regulatory understanding and cross-border scalability.”

Among them is Hata (Malaysia), founded in Malaysia by David Low, KK Chong and Darien Ng, a regulated digital asset exchange enabling fiat-to-crypto trading in both MYR and USD. With 200,000 registered users and USD 26 million in assets under custody, Hata is emerging as one of Malaysia’s most trusted compliant on-ramps for Web3 adoption.

Parkit (Malaysia), founded by Kyan Liew, is a high-growth SEA mobility operator tackling Malaysia’s persistent parking infrastructure inefficiencies. Beyond parking, Parkit now offers mobility solutions including insurance services, serving over 40,000 registered users with access to 300,000 daily MRT commuters using their infrastructure. With over 30,000 paying customers, and B2B clients like Samsung and Malaysia Mass Rapid Transit, Parkit has grown to generate USD 4M in annual revenue through a mix of enterprise and consumer channels.

Founded by KaKit Chen, LegitApp (Canada) is another start up gaining momentum with its AI-powered luxury authentication engine, which combines expert verification with automated precision. Now expanding into Southeast Asia, LegitApp processes 3,000 daily authentication checks for over 2 million users across platforms such as TikTok Shop and Carousell, generating USD 3M in annual revenue.

Also noteworthy is HeyMax (Singapore), founded by Joe Lu, is a traveller rewards aggregator tackling the region’s fragmented loyalty landscape. With over 150,000 users, and over 800 merchant partnerships with the likes of Japan Railways East, Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines, Qatar Airways, Trip.com, KKDay, Amazon.sg, Octopus HK and Klook, HeyMax has achieved USD 6M ARR and 45,000 MAU, consolidating a fragmented rewards landscape for everyday travellers.

  1. A New Frontier for Web3 & DePin

Demo Day #31 also highlights a dynamic wave of Web3 and decentralised physical infrastructure (DePin) projects that move beyond speculation toward tangible real-world applications. These startups are pioneering next-gen infrastructure solutions that leverage blockchain and AI to unlock new efficiencies and accessibility in traditionally siloed industries.

Juic3 Labs (Taiwan), founded by Ramos Chang and RD Yu, is building self-balancing distributed battery networks designed to stabilise and decentralise future energy grids. The company has already secured three key energy partners across Battery, EPC, and EMS sectors, supporting 2.8MWh of battery capacity deployments across Taiwan. 

Meanwhile, Singular (Hong Kong), founded by Terrence Hooi, is democratising access to top-tier private equity through fractionalised on-chain investment infrastructure. With 55,000+ registered users, over USD 2 million processed, and a USD 200 million deal pipeline, Singular is opening institutional-grade opportunities, such as SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anduril, to a new generation of global investors through compliant Hong Kong structures.

Auki Labs (Hong Kong), founded by Nils Pihl and Santeri Aramo, is building the real world web, making physical spaces browsable, searchable and navigable to AI and robots. With over 1000 locations signed up, Auki is already making millions in ARR providing AI copilots for physical labor running on phones, smart glasses and robots, and is projecting 100,000 locations connected by the end of 2028.

These ventures underscore Southeast Asia’s growing role as a regional hub for pragmatic Web3 and DePin innovation, fueled by increasing regulatory clarity, investor interest, and the region’s innate suitability for decentralised infrastructure, given its young population, mobile penetration, and infrastructure gaps. 

According to McKinsey, Southeast Asia is attracting significant investments in digital infrastructure and blockchain technology, reflecting its leadership in Asia’s emerging tech economy. Backed by strong capital inflows and active startup ecosystems, the region has become a recognised hub for early-stage Web3 innovation and infrastructure investment.

Alyssa Chen, Principal of the Accelerator Arm, AppWorks said, “Founders in Southeast Asia are entering a more grounded, experience-driven phase, and this cohort reflects that shift. Many have built before, they understand customer pain points, cross-border realities, and what it takes to operationalise AI, IoT, and on-chain systems in the real world. Demo Day #31 is an opportunity for investors to meet operators already demonstrating real traction across the region.

“As we look toward AW#32, we’re especially supporting founders in three verticals shaping Asia’s next decade: Manufacturing AI, where Taiwan’s supply chain gives builders a real advantage; Defence Tech, where dual-use innovation is rapidly expanding; and On-Chain Banking, as financial infrastructure becomes increasingly programmable. No matter the specific product you’re building, AppWorks is a strategic partner for entering Taiwan and scaling across Asia.”

Across all cohorts, the AppWorks community now includes 653 active startups, founded by 2,086 entrepreneurs across markets such as Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and beyond. These companies have collectively raised US$7.3 billion, achieved a combined valuation of US$37.7 billion, and generated US$17.4 billion in annual revenues, while employing 28,256 people worldwide.

This continued expansion underscores the strength of AppWorks’ regional network and the growing maturity of Southeast Asia’s digital ecosystem. With new ties formed this year, including investment partnerships with KVIC (Korea Venture Investment Corp) and Jelawang in Malaysia, the community is deepening its cross-border capabilities and accelerating connectivity across Greater Southeast Asia.

Below is the full list of pitching teams showcased at AppWorks Demo Day #31 Singapore, representing some of the most driven and forward-looking builders in the region.

# Company Country/Market 1‑line description URL
1 HeyMax SG Traveller’s rewards aggregator. https://heymax.ai
2 Fluid SG AI-powered B2B payment platform with credit built in. https://www.gofluid.io/
3 Alpha Story SG Forecasting and executing on digital narratives 24-7. alphastory.co
4 Hivebotics SG AI-powered robot for commercial restroom and facility cleaning. www.hivebotics.tech
5 Maibel SG Story-driven AI wellness companion for women. https://www.maibel.com
6 Singular HK On-chain access to fractional shares in world-class private equity. https://singulardex.com
7 Hata MY A licensed Malaysian digital asset exchange for fiat-to-crypto trading in MYR and USD. https://hata.io/home
8 Parkit MY Smart parking infrastructure for property owners and businesses. www.parkitmy.com
9 Plandora SG Trusted travel plans with AI real creator twins. plandora.com
10 LegitApp CA Luxury authentication, built on expert analysis and AI precision https://legitapp.com/
11 Auki Labs HK AI copilots for physical spaces, running on the real-world web. www.auki.ai
12 Klipy HK AI executive secretary for high touch professionals. http://klipy.ai/
13 Adora JP AI app protecting kids from cyberbullying and online predators. https://www.adora-app.com/
14 Trainge TW All in one fitness platform for both individual and gyms trainge.com
15 AMMO UK AI powered community management. https://www.ammoai.io/
16 Juic3 Labs TW Self-balancing grid powered by distributed battery networks. https://juic3.xyz/

The AppWorks Accelerator FAQ (for founders applying to AW#32)
AppWorks
November 17, 2025
in Accelerator

 

Founded in 2010 by Jamie Lin, AppWorks Accelerator is a startup community created by founders, for founders. 

Every six months, we welcome founders who are building on the edge of what’s possible – those pushing the boundaries of technology and creating what the world has yet to imagine. We equip them with the necessary resources, mentorship, and community to turn bold visions into lasting impact.  

We know there are many considerations for founders when applying to an accelerator. That’s why we’ve created an FAQ page to help you decide whether or not AppWorks is the right fit for your startup. 

As of November 2025, AppWorks Accelerator #32 is open for applications. You can find important information about the Accelerator experience on our main page.

The FAQs

1. What do I need to know before joining the accelerator? What is AppWorks doing to help founders make the most out of the accelerator?

We understand the unique needs and aspirations for founders, and we’re committed to providing an experience that’s both flexible and deeply supportive: 

  1. Tailored Events for Founders: No two founder journeys are alike — whether you’re just getting started, actively scaling, based in Taiwan, or operating from anywhere in the world, we’ve designed a flexible accelerator that blends online and offline experiences. You’ll have access to the resources, mentorship, and connections that best fit your unique path, ensuring that you get what you need, when and where you need it.
  2. A Pan-Asia Founder Network: Beyond flexibility, what truly sets AppWorks apart is our expansive presence across Asia. Our active founder and investor network now spans Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Korea, and Japan. Wherever you are, you’ll find peers, mentors, and partners who can share local insights, facilitate introductions, and open doors to new cross-border opportunities.
  3. Taiwan: Your Strategic Base for Innovation: Taiwan stands at the intersection of technology, manufacturing, and finance, making it an ideal base for founders building in AI, manufacturing, defense technology, and on-chain banking.

    Its world-class engineering talent, reliable manufacturing partners, and robust supply chain give startups the speed and stability to develop and scale products efficiently. Combined with an open, innovation-friendly environment and strong digital infrastructure, Taiwan provides everything you need to move from prototype to market with confidence.

    We encourage founders to join our in-person activities whenever possible. Face-to-face engagement within our community in Taiwan and across Asia builds deeper relationships, sharper insights, and opportunities that online meetings cannot fully replicate.

Your success is at the heart of what we do. We can’t wait to embark on this journey with you.

2. I already raised a Series A / I’m profitable, is AppWorks right for me?

The short answer is, yes!

The long answer is, reaching a funding goal can be a cause for celebration, but it’s also a relatively minor part of the founder journey. So many more things can go right or wrong, even with a funding round. There are many other facets to overcome and master. When we admit founders into the program, it is because we have carefully considered what they need as a founder, and how our resources and network across Taiwan and Southeast Asia can help them grow. 

Joel Leong and Henry Chan at ShopBack had already built a business model and received seed funding in 2015 when they launched in Singapore before they came to AppWorks Accelerator #13 in 2016. 

Joel told us that had the team known about Taiwan’s massive US$20 billion GMV e-commerce market and all the region-wide technical and tactical innovations that it would eventually yield, they would have made the move to Taiwan much sooner. Taiwan has since become one of ShopBack’s biggest markets and R&D centers. It demonstrates that funding rounds and business model maturity do not limit founders in learning something new. 

As long as you think that AppWorks can help you in the entrepreneurial learning process, you should apply. 

3. What is an RFS? What kind of support can AppWorks Accelerator provide for startups in AW#32 RFS#1: Manufacturing AI, RFS#2: Defense Tech, and RFS#3: On-Chain Banking?

A Request for Startups (RFS) highlights the specific problem spaces AppWorks is most focused on each batch – areas we believe have strong growth potential and for founders to make a meaningful impact.

An RFS is not a restriction; it’s a signal. It helps founders understand where AppWorks can provide the most value and resources in this batch. If you’re already building in one of these areas, we’d love to meet you. But even if not, as long as your startup aligns with our focus or could benefit from joining the AppWorks founder community strategically, you are very welcome to apply.

For AppWorks Accelerator #32 (AW#32), we’re looking for founders building in Manufacturing AI, Defense Tech, and On-Chain Banking — three verticals that will redefine Asia’s industrial and economic foundation in the coming decade, and where Taiwan and the AppWorks community can provide a unique advantage.

AW#32 RFS#1: Manufacturing AI

Over the past two years, the rapid progress of AI has begun to fundamentally reshape manufacturing — from design and production to operation and maintenance. Now is the time for the industry to embrace intelligent transformation.

With Taiwan’s world-class manufacturing and supply chain ecosystem, AppWorks helps founders directly connect with leading OEMs, manufacturers, and cross-industry partners to co-develop and validate PoCs, as well as build AI-driven solutions for automation, quality inspection, and predictive maintenance.

Our community already includes startups deeply rooted in manufacturing innovation, such as NunoX (AW#31), which accelerates textile development with generative AI; Relajet (AW#17), which delivers advanced sound separation for smart acoustics; and Groundup.AI (AW#27), which enables predictive maintenance through acoustic monitoring.

Through collaboration, sales partnerships, and shared know-how within our network, AppWorks helps your solution validate faster, scale faster, and reach real-world impact.

AW#32 RFS#2: Defense Tech

In an era of geopolitical uncertainty and growing emphasis on supply chain and technological sovereignty, dual-use technologies such as unmanned systems, sensing, cybersecurity, AI models, and advanced materials are becoming critical to both national and industrial resilience. This shift is also creating unprecedented opportunities for startups innovating in high-barrier sectors.

AppWorks Accelerator, together with Wistron Accelerator, has long focused on hardware, AIoT, and deep tech, providing a full-scale environment for manufacturing, prototyping, and validation.

Our community already includes deep-tech startups delivering cutting-edge solutions across both defense and commercial domains — such as Aliena (AW#30), developing propulsion systems for small satellites; Aonic (AW#30), Southeast Asia’s largest industrial and agricultural drone operator; and UNL Global (AW#30) and Mapxus (AW#30), offering precision mapping and geospatial intelligence.

Through this ecosystem, AppWorks helps founders connect with manufacturing and enterprise partners, develop and test PoCs, access investors and R&D talent, and accelerate both technological development and market adoption.

AW#32 RFS#3: On-Chain Banking

We believe the future of finance will be programmable, transparent, and borderless.

AppWorks is looking for founders reimagining financial infrastructure through Web3 technologies. From asset tokenization and decentralized clearing and settlement, to cross-border payments and on-chain compliance and regulatory tools.

As you build toward this new financial architecture, AppWorks helps you understand Asia’s fintech landscape, connecting you with regional financial institutions, compliance advisors, and investors.

Through our community of FinTech, LegalTech, and Web3 founders and mentors across nine markets in Asia, we provide hands-on insights and strategic guidance for scaling within regulated markets and driving real-world adoption.

Whether you’re building the next-generation AI factory, advancing dual-use technologies, or constructing the foundation of on-chain finance, AppWorks is more than an accelerator -we’re your strategic partner for entering Taiwan and scaling across Asia. Helping you go from prototype to scale, from the lab to the real world.

4. How can AppWorks Accelerator help a web3 founder?

As our Web3 ecosystem continues to expand, so do the opportunities for collaboration, real-world testing, and founder-to-founder support. AppWorks connects you to the heart of Asia’s blockchain innovation, offering the right mix of community, partnerships, and practical access to local markets.

a. Grow with one of the largest web3 founder communities.

AppWorks has built a strong Web3 ecosystem of more than 156 active teams with a total of 424 founders. These extraordinary web3 startups include Pendle (AW#20), a DeFi yield-trading protocol that enables the tokenization and trading of future yield; Resolv (AW#30), which issues stablecoins through a ‘Delta Neutral’ strategy and an over-collateralization mechanism; and Event Horizon (AW#28), a meta-governance platform that mobilizes community assets to influence external governance proposals. 

As one of the region’s most active web3 founder communities, we help you navigate every stage of the journey—through mentor and founder intros, ecosystem resources, and peer learning on tokenomics, DAOs, and community-building.

b. Build in Asia’s strongest fintech and blockchain sandbox

Through deep collaborations with leading financial institutions, telecom operators, and exchanges in Taiwan, AppWorks provides Web3 startups with real PoC opportunities to test and refine products in a trusted and compliant environment.

Beyond Web3, our large Web2 founder community — spanning sectors in B2C and B2B, offers potential partnerships that help you reach new user profiles and accelerate adoption.

c. Stay ahead of the game to capture the pulse of the ecosystem and access premium development partners

Within the AppWorks community, nearly 95 teams are already building on major public chains such as Ethereum, Solana, Arbitrum, Hyperliquid, Sui, TON, and Base.

We maintain close ties with leading L1 and L2 ecosystems, and partner with global blockchain infrastructure players including GSR, Alchemy, Quantstamp, and Chainlink, ensuring founders can access reliable tools, liquidity partners, and expert support to scale faster in the region.

5. How does AppWorks Accelerator help founders enter new markets?

Since 2010, AppWorks has made close connections within founder communities and throughout the venture capital ecosystem. When startup teams decide to enter a new market, we can quickly help them learn from local partners to tap into key resources and business models that are specifically tailored to different regions.

Today, the AppWorks community brings together over 600 active technology startups, of which more than 300 operate across multiple Asian markets. The network spans founders from Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan—ensuring that wherever you plan to expand, there’s already an AppWorks founder community on the ground ready to exchange insights, share local know-how, and open doors.

This community is supported by a strong layer of mentors, alumni founders, and seasoned operators, many of whom have built, scaled, or exited successful companies. Together, they form a trusted network that helps new founders navigate everything from product localization to cross-border partnerships.

Beyond the founder network, AppWorks actively invests in over 25 venture funds across AI and Web3, including AC Ventures, Golden Gate Ventures, Openspace Ventures, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Figment Capital, and Pantera Capital. This extended capital network gives founders exposure to top investors and potential follow-on funding partners throughout Asia.

AppWorks also partners with leading corporate LPs across manufacturing, finance, media, and telecommunications. Our funds are backed by institutions such as Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund and Korea’s government investment agencies, giving our founders privileged access to regional corporates, pilot opportunities, and distribution networks.

6. What does AppWorks look for in applications?

When AppWorks reviews applications submitted by founders, we pay special attention to a founder’s north star. Some questions that might help you think about whether AppWorks is a good fit for you: 

  • Why did you launch your startup?
  • What problem do you want to solve and why?
  • What do you believe fundamentally needs to exist in this world that doesn’t already?
  • What kind of future do you want to create and how will you get there?
  • What have you already done to demonstrate your commitment to tackling this problem?

AppWorks Accelerator’s online application covers about 30 topics related to team background, product/service, business model, market analysis, and more. It is very detailed and requires time to complete. It also includes a required one-minute self-intro from the founder (CEO) for us to know you better.

7. Does AppWorks Accelerator cost anything?

No. AppWorks Accelerator has always been free for founders. We will not charge rent or service fees, nor will we require any form of compensation, such as sweat equity, tokens, options, revenue, or profit-sharing. Our exclusive mission is to help founders. 

8. We need funding now, can we get an investment by joining AppWorks?

The short answer is you will have much better access to us than non-AppWorks accelerated teams. We will discuss with you and help you figure out at this stage of your startup’s journey if capital can give your startup a significant edge and/or take it to the next level, or if there are other more burning issues, e.g., achieving stronger product-market fit, figuring out a working go-to-market strategy, recruiting a solid co-founder, etc. 

Any AppWorks founder is welcome to start a discussion with us on fundraising anytime. We will do our best to advise and support you with US$390 million in total fund size behind us. 

9. My service (or product) has not yet started to make money. Can I still apply?

Of course! There probably isn’t a better time to learn in an accelerator than as a founder just starting out. This period before a founder has built a startup into a scalable business model with Product-Market Fit is called the “seed stage.” During this period, founders always need more than funding; they need a variety of entrepreneurial-related insights, inspiration from other founders, and room for trial and error. AppWorks Accelerator, with over 15 years of experience, was built to provide these lessons and more. 

10. I’m planning to expand my business into Taiwan, however, since I am not a Taiwanese citizen, can you help me obtain a proper visa?

International founders admitted to AppWorks Accelerator, according to your qualifications and needs, AppWorks can help with your application for the Gold Card, or Entrepreneur Visa in Taiwan. This enables founders from overseas to concentrate on work in Taiwan without traveling abroad to sort out troublesome visa issues. We can offer guidance on this process.  

11. Do I have to set up a company to join AppWorks Accelerator?

Not necessarily, but we recommend founders to set up an office when entering a new market, especially those of you that are B2B facing. This may enable you to build relationships with business partners and make negotiating commercial agreements smoother in the future.

For the founders who are planning to land in Taiwan, AppWorks has professional accounting and legal specialists who can assist in managing the necessary procedures, making the process of setting up much easier and more efficient.

12. What is the difference between applying during the first round vs. the final round? 

The application period is split into two intakes, with interviews and admissions facilitated on a rolling basis. Based on past experience, teams that submit their application earlier tend to have a higher chance of being admitted and are also immediately granted access to all the resources that AppWorks Accelerator has to offer.

13. I have previously applied to AppWorks and have been rejected, can I apply again? Will it affect the chances of admission?

Reapplying represents the determination of the founder and is a positive signal for us. Therefore, we will re-evaluate all aspects, not only for the growth of the founder but also for the progress of the company. In the past, some entrepreneurs applied 2-3 times before being selected. In some cases, after unsuccessful applications, they continued to explore and eventually achieved more user growth and deeper insights. In other cases, they honestly faced the fact that there was no Product-Market Fit (PMF), changed their topic, found a scalable business model, and reapplied. These entrepreneurs have performed well after graduating from the accelerator.

We hope the above FAQ can help clarify your questions about AppWorks Accelerator. If you seek more clarity, please write to: [email protected], and we will try to answer your questions.

If you’re a founder creating what the world doesn’t know it needs yet, you’ve come to the right place! Applications for AppWorks Accelerator #32 will be open until January 11, 2026.