AppWorks Demo Day #24 Unveils 12 New Startups Facing the Global Market

TAIPEI, TAIWAN—On June 28, 2022, AppWorks Accelerator held  its 24th demo day virtually, unveiling 12 startups operating across the frontiers of AI/IoT, NFT/blockchain projects, and Southeast Asia-focused startups.

As one of Greater Southeast Asia’s longest running independent accelerator programs, AppWorks Accelerator brings together founders building innovative businesses for Taiwan’s digital renaissance, the global web3 revolution, and Southeast Asia’s emerging digital economy. The event was broadcasted across the firm’s YouTube channel at 09:00am Taipei Time (GMT +8) for VIPs (including investors, corporate partners, ecosystem-builders, and more). The video will be exclusively available to VIPs for two weeks after which it will be available for the public to view. With the gradual resumption of international travel and face-to-face operations, AppWorks Accelerator #24 (“AW#24”) will feature a live in-person Demo Day on July 14 in Taipei.

AW#24 officially kicked off in March 2022, featuring 24 teams and 51 founders from 12 different home markets, including Indonesia, Thailand, the United States, Singapore, and Hong Kong—with 17 Taiwan-based teams. The batch included 10 female founders (20%) and 20 serial founders (42%). Half of the batch’s founders are building projects for the web3 era. 

For AW#24’s global demo day, the accelerator will feature the following companies:

1. The Iterative Collective: Incubator, developer & publisher for games

2. Protico: Web3 chatting network 

3. Labfront: AI tools for health research

4. PaperPlane by FlyingClub: NFT with IRL drinking utility

5. Envio: Full-service digital logistics & supply chain enabler for SMBs

6. BitShine: Fiat on-ramp and off-ramp for companies

7. Aibou: Helping SMBs grow and scale, with automation and data insights that matter

8. Alphalytics: On-chain data aggregator

9. Blueberry Tech: Business aggregator app 

10. PreTeeth AI: AI tools for dental smile design

11. ZTO: Web3 social media

12. Storius: Geotagged audio sharing app

“As investors across historical cycles in traditional and crypto startups, we’ve seen the rise and fall of trends—as well as dramatic shifts that permanently alter the way founders and companies innovate and iterate products. With macro and geopolitical headwinds playing a dominant role in shaping market dynamics, we are now at the beginning of a new cycle, representing a shift in attitudes towards early-stage value creation across all market verticals and geographies,” said Jessica Liu, Partner, AppWorks. “With AW#24, we’re seeing many exciting innovations in web3 and traditional startups, creating powerful new ideas for the next cycle of innovation and entrepreneurship.”

As one of Greater Southeast Asia’s largest accelerator programs, AppWorks holds its Demo Day twice a year, welcoming investors and business leaders seeking partnerships with carefully selected digital innovators from across the region and around the world. With the addition of AW#24, there are now 457 active startups (+43 YoY) and 1,448 founders (+53 YoY) in the community. The AppWorks community now accounts for US$17.5 billion in annual revenues (+36% YoY), creating over 21,000 high quality jobs in the digital economy (+15% YoY). In the firm’s rapidly growing web3 practice, the AppWorks ecosystem includes 93 active web3 startups, led by 181 founders from around the world.

Original file for download: State of The AppWorks Ecosystem (June 2022)

AppWorks is currently accepting applications for AppWorks Accelerator #25 (“AW#25”), which will feature founders working on AI/IoT, web3/DAO, and Southeast Asia-related startups–with decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) as a major focus. AppWorks believes that DAOs represent a new frontier that will disrupt the way people build organizations, and welcomes decentralized teams from around the world to join the accelerator. AW#25 will be held from September 2022 to January 2023. The accelerator is equity- and cost-free, providing practical and hands-on mentorship to guide founders in achieving better product-market fit, win key business partners, and become a better founder.

About AppWorks

Founded in 2009, AppWorks is a leading startup community and venture capital firm built by founders, for founders. We are committed to backing the next generation of entrepreneurs in Greater Southeast Asia (ASEAN+Taiwan) and helping them facilitate the region’s transition into the digital age. Just as how mobile and the internet completely transformed the status quo, we believe the current era of technology is currently being defined by major three paradigm shifts: AI, Blockchain, and Southeast Asia (ABS). 

As such, whether it’s mentorship, investment, or talent, AppWorks has established a one-stop-shop for ambitious founders willing to bet against the consensus and drive a change they want to see in the world. We help startups build disruptive businesses from even an inkling of an idea into world-class enterprises through our three primary lines of service: Accelerator, Funds, and School.

More information: appworks.tw

About AppWorks Accelerator

AppWorks Accelerator is a launchpad for bold and ambitious entrepreneurs targeting Greater Southeast Asia (GSEA). Every six months, we take in startups with strong potential, equipping founders spanning all walks of life with the necessary resources, mentorship, and guidance to get their ventures off the ground.

There are now a total of 457 active startups and 1,448 founders in the AppWorks Ecosystem. Collectively, all companies produce a turnover of US$ 17.5 billion, an annual increase of 36% compared to the same time last year, and provide 21,353 jobs, 15% more than the year prior. Altogether, the Ecosystem raised a total of US$ 5.4 billion, an annual increase of 25%, with an aggregate valuation reaching US$ 32.6 billion, growing 87% YoY.

More information: appworks.tw/accelerator

Introductions to the Startups Pitching on AppWorks Demo Day #24 Facing the Global Market

In mid-July, we will host an in-person Demo Day in Taipei, Taiwan, featuring startups that are facing the Taiwan market. We thought it would be great for the founders to showcase their product and team to the wider startup community from across the region and our network through a virtual Demo Day. 

This past half year, AppWorks Accelerator recruited 24 teams across AW#24, with 51 founders from 12 different home markets, including Indonesia, Thailand, the United States, Singapore, and Hong Kong—with 17 Taiwan-based teams. The batch included 10 female founders (20%) and 20 serial founders (42%). Half of the batch’s founders are building projects for the web3 era. 

This particular demo day will feature 12 startups, with many in the NFT / blockchain space to give you a glimpse into our digital future. We will hold an exclusive livestream for investors and corporate representatives on YouTube at 9 am (GMT+8) June 28th. The video will be officially open to the public after the exclusive 2-week campaign.

You can find a brief introduction to each pitching team and founder below:

1. The Iterative Collective: Incubator, developer & publisher for games

Matthew Quek | [email protected] | theiterative.co

2. Protico: Web3 chatting network

Howie Young | [email protected] | Protico | Web3 Chats

3. Labfront: AI tools for health research

Chris Peng | [email protected] | labfront.com

4. PaperPlane by FlyingClub: NFT with IRL drinking utility

Larry Tu | [email protected] | flyingclub.io

5. Envio: Full-service digital logistics & supply chain enabler for SMBs

Richard Cahyanto | [email protected] | envio.co.id

6. BitShine: Fiat on-ramp and off-ramp for companies

Claire Chen | [email protected] | bitshine.app

7. Aibou: Helping SMBs grow and scale, with automation and data insights that matter

Bouchen Kuo | [email protected] | aiboucrew.com

8. Alphalytics: On-chain data aggregator

Anne Winterson | [email protected] | alphalytics.ai 

9. Blueberry Tech: Business aggregator app 

Eric Lin | [email protected] | blueberrytech.io

10. PreTeeth AI: AI tools for dental smile design

Bill Chou | [email protected] | aidirect.com.tw

11. ZTO: Web3 social media

Lenny Fan | [email protected] | ztocoin.com

12. Storius: Geotagged audio sharing app

Freddy Law | [email protected] | storiusapp.com

If you are an investor or corporate representative and need more detailed information about the teams or want to connect with AW#24 founders, please email us at [email protected].

We welcome all web3 / DAO, AI / IoT, or Southeast Asia founders to join AppWorks Accelerator.

Virtual Real Estate Marketplace, Parcel, Raises $4M in Round Led by Framework Ventures

Editor’s note: Congratulations to Parcel on another great milestone. As the virtual real estate economy grows, Parcel aims to be the leading one-stop-shop for landowners and creators in the metaverse. AppWorks is excited to be a part of the journey. The press release from Parcel is below:

Parcel, an NFT marketplace for virtual real estate, has raised $4 million in a seed round led by Framework Ventures, a venture capital firm known for its early entry into Web3 and decentralized finance (DeFi). Additional participants in the round include Fifth Wall, Blizzard Fund (Avalanche), AVIV Group (Axel Springer), AppWorks, Great Oaks, and Serafund; as well as an impressive roster of angel investors including Aaron Wong (SoftBank), Sebastien Borget (The Sandbox), and Santiago Santos.

Co-Founders Ian Mukherjee and Noah Gaynor

By aggregating digital land listings and architectural services for virtual landowners, sellers, and builders, Parcel is the first comprehensive marketplace tailored exclusively for the virtual real estate economy. Parcel launched in July 2021 amidst a virtual real estate market that generated more than $500 million in sales in the 2021 calendar year and has already surpassed $1 billion in sales during the first half of 2022. The platform aggregates real estate listings across several of the largest virtual worlds on the Ethereum blockchain, including The Sandbox, Decentraland, Voxels, Somnium Space, Mona, and NFT Worlds. Multi-chain support on Avalanche and Polygon is planned for later this year.

Parcel’s marketplace offers interactive, data-rich visual maps to help users more seamlessly navigate the virtual real estate ecosystem. Parcel also provides real-time price appraisals for open listings and utilizes a proprietary gas-efficient smart contract to facilitate sales, enabling users to buy and list land for half the cost of gas fees found on existing NFT marketplaces. For a limited time, Parcel is reimbursing gas costs for wallets that list land on its marketplace.

“The ongoing growth of the digital land ecosystem presents endless opportunities for creators and investors,” said Noah Gaynor, Co-Founder and CEO of Parcel. “However, to build a truly successful metaverse economy, users need a marketplace solution that not only encourages the sale and transaction of digital land, but the development of valuable projects and businesses across virtual worlds as well. By aggregating resources for all metaverse stakeholders – from prospective landowners and sellers to virtual world service providers and architects – Parcel provides the full suite of services needed to build a thriving metaverse.”

To encourage the development of diverse projects and services across virtual worlds, Parcel is developing a comprehensive creative directory known as Creatorverse. Through Creatorverse, landowners will be able to easily discover and employ virtual architects and service providers by browsing their portfolio of digital work. Parcel also offers Learn, an educational platform that helps seamlessly onboard new users and advance knowledge for the Web3 community.

“Though the metaverse land market has grown rapidly over the last year, the market is still quite fragmented between various virtual worlds,” said Michael Anderson, Co-Founder of Framework Ventures. “We believe Parcel is uniquely positioned to unify the virtual real estate ecosystem and lead the development of an open and thriving metaverse. We’re very proud to work alongside their team as they become the leading marketplace for the virtual real estate economy.”

The funds from the round will be utilized to continue developing Parcel’s feature set for the Creatorverse and expanding marketplace listings to virtual worlds beyond the Ethereum ecosystem.

About Parcel

Parcel is on a mission to empower people with the tools they need to find their home in the metaverse. Born out of an industry that was scattered and lacked transparency, Parcel developed the first comprehensive marketplace tailored exclusively for virtual real estate. By aggregating digital land listings and fostering connection between landowners and creators, Parcel offers the full suite of services needed to build a thriving metaverse community and economy. To learn more, visit https://parcel.so and join the community on Twitter @ParcelNFT.

If you’re a founder working on web3 / DAO, AI / IoT, or Southeast Asia, you’ve come to the right place! Applications for AppWorks Accelerator

六大成員共同參與,緯創加速器第三屆招募 AI、物聯網、雲端、資安、教育與醫療新創加入

由 AppWorks 與緯創共同主辦的 AppWorks Demo Day #23 + Wistron Demo Day #1,在雙方團隊合作下順利完成。

由緯創資通成立、AppWorks 協助營運的 Wistron Accelerator 緯創垂直加速器,自 2021 年 4 月正式啟動至今已邁入第二年,第三屆自即日起至 7 月 18 日開放 AI、物聯網、雲端、資安、教育與醫療新創申請,並將從 9 月起開始加速。緯創加速器每年限額招募兩屆,第一、二屆共有 12 家新創獲選加入。

過去一年來,在緯創由上至下、由內而外的推動與努力下,Wistron Accelerator #3 將聯合緯創及其集團旗下緯創醫學、緯謙、緯育,以及啟碁、緯穎等公司共同參與,與新創探索各種合作機會,由各公司副總經理以上的高階主管親自參與,除了擔任 Mentors,提供入選 Wistron Accelerator #3 的創業者在個人經驗、產業洞察、事業經營的交流外,也將提供入選新創進行 PoC (Proof of Concept) 實驗,加速商業模式成長的場域。

根據過往兩屆的實證經驗,緯創憑藉著在全球 ICT 產業的領導地位,以及上下游生態系的完整佈局,在 PoC 實驗場域、軟硬體整合開發兩個面向上,為加入緯創加速器的新創團隊,提供最實質的挹注與加速。例如,Wistron Accelerator #1 的 AuthMe、專攻身分認證及詐欺防範的 AI 解決方案,與緯創共同合作進行遠距醫療 KYC 身分認證的 PoC,為受到疫情影響,不便親赴醫院就診的民眾,提供更為便利的數位解決方案;同樣是 Wistron Accelerator #1 的 3drens,開發智慧物流車聯網平台與車隊管理軟體模組,則與緯創在軟硬體整合上合作,共同對印度市場的國際物流大廠提案。

錄取緯創加速器的新創團隊,將可獲得的協助包含:

1. 來自緯創集團的副總、C-level 層級等高階主管,提供產業面的專業建議。

2. 與緯創獨家合作 PoC。

3. 由緯創提供新台幣 20 萬贊助費用。

4. AWS Cloud Credits。

5. 依據各自需求,參與由 AppWorks 所打造的創業者社群,與其他創業者交流。AppWorks 生態系共有 457 家活躍新創、1,448 位創業者。

緯創資通董事長林憲銘指出:「成立緯創加速器,最重視的是期待在科技與創新上,為產業與社會創造更深遠的正面影響,而不是短期的效益。」由於透過創新或創業,持續成長為一個成熟的商業模式或事業,往往是一個長期且不斷優化調整的過程,因此,在目前規劃上,緯創加速器是一個 3+3、為期 6 年的計畫,第一個三年,將廣泛在各個垂直領域的 PoC 上,與加入的新創展開合作,第二個三年,則將視前一階段的成果,與新創開展更深度的合作,或是繼續擴大緯創加速器的規模。 

AppWorks 董事長暨合夥人林之晨指出:「在與緯創密切協作經營 Wistron Accelerator 的過程,我們看到緯創全集團由上到下,展現出高度的熱情、耐心與執行力,去支持獲選新創的 PoC 與業務成長需要。創業者能有機會密切與緯創這樣全球性的集團合作,站在巨人的肩膀上加速創業進程,並且向緯創優異的經營團隊學習,是創業旅程中很難得的契機,我鼓勵有興趣的創業者,要好好把握。」

關於 Wistron Accelerator 緯創垂直加速器

緯創資通身為 ICT 產業全球領導廠商之一,近年在堅強的研發及技術創新能力,和多元化產品開發所帶動的成長發展下,乘著雲端發展趨勢,將硬體設備和雲端數據系統,經由軟體服務緊密結合,提供技術服務平台與解決方案,並建立新的技術產業鏈以及創新平台,將事業擴展至教育、企業服務、物聯網及醫療等新領域。

緯創集團邁向永續的關鍵作法之一,就是採取積極的前瞻性投資,引進策略技術夥伴,投資並攜手新創團隊。緯創近幾年的策略投資,已投入超過新台幣 100 億元、共有 60 家投資甚或長期經營的對象。

緯創與 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) 與 LucidPix (AW#18) 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 年首度啟動緯創加速器,由大東南亞領先的新創加速器 AppWorks 提供營運等核心業務。

聯發科出身的余嘉淵,如何帶領 3drens,走過無數 Pivot,在車聯網找到成長引擎

Antony Lee, Communications Master (李欣岳 / 媒體公關總監)

負責媒體與社群溝通相關輔導。加入 AppWorks 前有 18 年媒體經驗,是台灣第一批主跑網路產業的記者,先後任職《數位時代》副總編輯、《Cheers 快樂工作人》資深主編、SmartM 網站總編輯。畢業於交大管科系,長期關注媒體產業變化,熱愛閱讀商業與科技趨勢、企業與人物故事,樂於與人交流分享,期許自己當個「Internet 傳教士」。

2017 年成立的 3drens 三維人,由三位出身 IC 設計龍頭聯發科的工程師共同創辦。運用 IoT 以及大數據技術,串聯起車聯網生態系,打造專為商用車隊營運者設計的平台,提供便捷智慧交通的軟體服務,同時也是 AppWorks Accelerator #7 校友,並在 2021 年申請加入 Wistron Accelerator 緯創加速器,成為第一屆的入選新創。

成立至今,3drens 歷經多次 Pivot,一路從 B2C 轉進為 B2B 模式,並逐步打造出車聯網的 SaaS 平台,每年繳出營收至少翻倍成長的成績。AppWorks 特地採訪擔任 CEO 的 Oeo 余嘉淵,分享他在多次 Pivot 背後的思考脈絡、策略佈局、創業歷程,以及參與緯創加速器的收穫,並對下一階段的創業目標帶來哪些價值,以下是重點整理與創業者們分享:

Q: 什麼原因促使你踏上創業這條路,又為何選擇 IoT + 車聯網領域?

A: 我研究所是念台大資工所,因為很喜歡機器人,在研究所期間有參加一個做機器人的實驗室,畢業之後加入 IC 設計公司晨星半導體,隨著晨星被聯發科購併,因而加入了聯發科。大約在工作第七年時,和兩個同事一起參加了經濟部舉辦的通訊大賽,從 200 多隊中拿到第一名,從那時候,才開始思考走上創業這條路,希望能透過科技來改變社會。

我是在 2013 年加入 AppWorks Accelerator,成為第七屆的校友,並在 2017 年全職投入創業。在 2017 年,因為找到了其他 Co-Founders,加上在 IoT 領域有幾個重要的技術突破,使得 IoT 成為當時很熱門的創業題目。

最初一開始切入的產品,是山難通報系統。因為我一位很好的朋友,他父親曾是拿過金氏世界紀錄的登山好手,但在某次登山時受傷,因為手機沒訊號、沒有通報的管道,就這樣在山上過世了,所以我們選擇做山難通報系統這個題目,走 B2C 的模式。

實際創業後,才發現創業真的不簡單。到現在,我都仍然覺得山難通報系統這個應用很有社會價值,但畢竟商業應用的市場太小,很難讓一家新創獲得健康的成長,後來,有廠商看到我們技術,希望將我們的技術應用在車輛定位上,隨後我們做了幾次 Pivot,改走 B2B 的模式,透過數據分析、IoT 車輛定位等技術,為電商、物流、租車、乘車派遣等產業,開發車聯網的平台。

回顧這一路的創業旅程,我覺得很值得。因為創業給我視野、給我廣度,也給我一些能力,讓我一直去挑戰自己,讓自己變得更強大。另外,我覺得最重要的,是我覺得自己的人生應該要精彩一點,因為不想一直只是一個 IC 設計產業的工程師,希望可以透過創業認識更多厲害的人、學習不同的產業知識,讓自己更提升,並對這社會有一些小小的貢獻。

經過多次 Pivot 找到市場突圍點 

Q: 在物流、租車、車輛派遣這些與車輛資產與服務相關的產業中,相對是很多元發展,產業中充滿了各種形態、規模的企業,你們如何掌握不同領域的 Domain Know-how,進而打造出自己的車聯網平台?

A: 對我們來說,這其實是先從 SaaS 平台開始,然後轉入 Project 到 Product 再回到 SaaS 平台一連串的 Pivot 過程。一開始,我們的確就切入 SaaS 模式,每台車每月收 300 元,大概做到了 300 台車的規模,這樣一年就只能做到百萬營收規模,很難讓我們的團隊與商業規模長大,所以決定轉進做大企業客戶的專案,希望每個專案都能帶來千萬營收的規模。

這當中自然有許多挑戰。不少創業 Mentor 或朋友,都會跟我說,這樣只是在做 Project Base 的接案,公司只會有線性的成長動能。但我發現,我可以先挑選幾個不同領域的指標客戶,做了幾個 Project 之後,發現大家的痛點與需求,有不少類似的地方,我可以回過頭來,把這些原本為特定客戶打造的功能,變成我們的 Product,並進一步整合進我們的 SaaS 平台。我們目標是提供客戶一套車聯網系統,富有多樣化模組,除了最基本的車隊管理、車輛定位模組,還包含通訊協定、任務指派、績效考核等模組,其中,車輛派遣的供需媒合引擎,是我們的核心模組,希望協助客戶將閒置的資源發揮最大效用。

在這過程中,我們陸續做了幾個在各自領域具有領先地位的企業客戶。包括電動機車租賃營運商、電商物流車隊、汽車經銷商的乘車派遣服務,以及新加坡共享巴士營運商、全球前十大的輔具製造商等,讓我們在智慧物流領域逐漸累積起 Domain Know-how。

Q: 在協助企業客戶開發 Project 的過程中,你要如何促成或說服,讓 A 客戶願意讓你們為他開發的功能,應用在 B 客戶的 Project,或是放到你們的平台上?

A: 最主要的關鍵,是我們在經營長期的客戶關係,累積起客戶對我們的信任感。我們不會什麼產業、什麼客戶都做,也真的不是單純做接案。和企業客戶的合作,都是採取非專屬授權核心模組的方式,持續收集很多需求之後,又可回過來完善我的車聯網平台,所以其實每一家都是長期客戶,而不是偶爾只做一次生意。

要持續累積企業客戶對我們的信任,重點在於持續創造我們自己的價值,在這背後,我們是用建立車聯網生態系,以及運用軟體思維這兩個策略。我們開發與選擇客戶的過程,其實就是在打造一個車聯網生態系,因為在我的生態系中,有車廠、硬體商、物流、車隊管理等企業,可以串接不同領域的企業資源,讓客戶開發的時間更短、成本更低,也可以為各種製造商創造更多的銷售機會,在整個生態系上形成正向的循環。

在軟體思維上,我們不綁定硬體規格,而是讓客戶在我們合作的一系列供應商中,挑選出最符合使用情境的設備,我們也會授權 API 讓客戶串接他們的系統、金流、會員資料庫或 App,另外,我們會持續提供各種數據來協助客戶提升他們的營運績效。

這兩個策略,讓我們可以很靈活、對資訊科技應用有更高的掌握度。例如,和泰原本自己打造 Yoxi 的車聯網平台,可能要花二到三年,但因為我們已有很豐富的模組開發經驗,我們的生態系中也有其他資源,不僅讓我們可以很快拿到這筆訂單,也讓這個服務只用三個月就能上線。

與緯創合作軟硬整合,一起打國際市場

Q: 當你們發展到這個階段後,為什麼會想要在 2021 年申請 Wistron Accelerator 緯創加速器?希望透過這個加速器獲得哪些資源或協助?

A: 當初看到緯創啟動這個加速器的消息,我們很快就決定申請加入,甚至把申請成功當作是一個小小的創業 Milestone。因為我們的核心優勢是軟體,在建立了很多應用模組後,接下來就是如何規模化、更快速的推到市場上。緯創有很強的硬體能力與優勢,如果跟緯創進行深度的軟硬整合一起銷售,對我們來說,有機會成為另外一個重要的銷售管道。

另一方面,這也有助於我們拓展國際市場,從主要打台灣盃,變成開始為打亞洲杯、世界杯練兵、累積實力、逐步出海。因為在車聯網的應用上,產業中像物流、乘車派遣、車隊管理幾個垂直領域,有很高的進入門檻,各自都呈現出某種程度的寡佔局面,在台灣,我們的商業模式,終究會遇到成長的天花板。

Q: 實際參與加速,並在第一屆畢業後,也持續與緯創集團旗下的事業單位保持合作,這過程中為你們帶來了哪些收穫?

A: 最大的收穫,就是我們一起激盪出一些軟硬整合的 Solution。因為參加了這個加速器,讓我們經常有跟緯創技術、業務、BD 團隊,或是事業單位高階主管交流的機會,各自分享自己所處的產業知識,有些開發新模組的想法,就是這樣產生的,例如,我知道物流客戶的需求,緯創會跟我說其他領域,例如水泥車也可能會有這樣的需求,那我們要不要嘗試一起合作開發看看。

讓我印象最深刻的,是 Simon (緯創資通董事長林憲銘) 親自幫我串接緯創的內部資源。在某一次緯創加速器的內部活動上,我認識了 Simon,事後寫 email 跟他致意,他不僅親自回覆,還幫我引薦了緯創其他事業單位的高階主管,在此之前,我沒想到緯創加速器會有 Simon 這樣最高層級的主管親自參與,透過他的引薦,讓我們有機會可以與緯創的事業單位,一起與一家在印度的國際物流巨頭提案、開會,討論未來合作的機會,真的很給力。

另一方面,則是墊高了我的經營視野。例如,緯創也同樣在經營自己的生態系,不論是整合供應鏈上下游的廠商,或是有一些重要的新創投資案,可以看到一家這麼大的企業,在佈局生態系時,看重的不是短期效益,而是更為長遠的綜效與價值,這對我在建立自己的車聯網生態系上,帶來很多啟發,我也希望未來在企業經營管理上,能與緯創有更多交流和學習的機會。

Q: 以參與緯創加速器的經驗,對於未來也想要申請加入企業垂直加速器的創業者或新創,有哪些提醒或建議?

A: 我會建議有機會,就應該盡量參加。因為如果要創業,創業精神就是要用極少數的資源,去爭取並創造最大的價值。以我們的經驗,就是站在緯創這個巨人的肩膀上,用更高的視野去看更大的市場與機會,也讓我們的產品與技術,有更大規模的 PoC 驗證場域。如果你是做 B2B 模式、計畫打入國際市場、希望在軟硬整合上獲得更多資源,不論是緯創或是其他這種規模、等級的好公司,參加他們的垂直加速器,都可以讓我們在創業這條路上,少走很多遠路。 

Q: 展望未來,3drens 有哪些策略計畫與佈局?

A: 我們創業的目標是:想到車聯網,就會想到 3drens!現階段,我們在台灣算是已打下不錯的基礎,希望能更進一步拿下領先地位,我們也已啟動 Go Global 的計畫,希望逐漸往東南亞市場發展,目前,在新加坡與馬來西亞都已有企業客戶與策略夥伴,印尼與泰國市場是我們下一階段的目標。我知道,緯創自己也在逐步佈局東南亞市場,我非常期待能與他們一起出海。

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