#漢文在下 AppWorks’ highly anticipated demo day is ready to bring you once again founders who are working at the forefront of AI, Blockchain, and SEA. This time, we have decided to bring it online and present our first ever virtual demo day to make it more seamless and accessible for our guests across the region.
This particular demo day will feature 18 startups. Among these rising stars, we’ll have founders joining us from across the region including Taiwan, Indonesia, the Philippines, and over 10 other markets represented. This batch is quite diverse with over 40% of them as serial entrepreneurs with some exits under their belts, and over 30% of them are founded or co-founded by women.
Please RSVP to receive a calendar invite with more info and join us live on AppWorks Demo Day #22 on YouTube or Facebook. Whether you’re looking for opportunities to invest, collaborate, or stay abreast of the latest trends across AI, Blockchain, and SEA, this is an event you definitely don’t want to miss!
*This is a public event, however to facilitate better connections with the founders we’ll organize an invite-only post-campaign, dedicated to investors and corporate representatives. If you are one & need an invite, email us at [email protected].
半年一次，AppWorks Demo Day 帶您看見數位經濟最前緣，這一屆，我們將再次帶給您專屬於 AI、Blockchain、目標東南亞市場團隊的一場新創盛會。本屆，我們將首度移往線上舉辦，讓來自大東南亞各個國家的來賓，皆能同步參與。
From November 19th to December 1st 2020, AppWorks Accelerator launched its first ever online Startup Showcase, featuring 20 of the most promising early-stage startups across Greater Southeast Asia (TW-SEA).We specifically curated teams with traction and interest in Southeast Asia to showcase how they’re leveraging digital technologies to tackle deeply rooted pain points in key markets across the region including Indonesia, Vietnam, The Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
A great founder can come from all walks of life, and that’s clearly reflected in the diversity of our showcase. There are over 10 nationalities represented among the 20 pitching teams, of which 30% have at least one female co-founder. More than half of the founders have started at least one venture before, with some having exited to companies like Yahoo and Societe Generale Group, while others boasting prior experiences in leading tech companies such as LinkedIn, Google, Microsoft, and Lazada.
List of showcasing teams
Moladin, founded by Jovin Hoon and Mario Tanamas, empowers automotive sales agents in Indonesia to sell better and faster through their mobile-first marketplace. In 2019, they sold over 4,300 vehicles and generated $7.3M in GMV, and are looking to hit $12M in annualized transactions by the end of this year.
Active Markets: ID
AyoBlajar, founded by co-founders Fariz Isnaini and Audy Laksmana, is focused on solving the deeply rooted inefficiencies in Indonesia’s education system through an e-learning app. Since launching in September they already have over 17,000 downloads.
Active Markets: ID
Astra, based in TW and founded by Gary Kao, is tackling the challenge of workforce productivity in Indonesia by using facial recognition to help organizations seamlessly manage part-time and remote employees. Their solution has been rolled out at Pondok Indah Mall and Pondok Indah Golf Course, collectively managing 3,000 employees.
Active Markets: ID, TW, JP
Docosan, founded by two Harvard grads Beth Lopez and Natalia Hendrickson, allows patients in Vietnam to compare healthcare providers across a wide range of specialties, book appointments online 24/7, and manage their own health data. They now have over 100 active doctors on their platform and completed over 240 bookings since launching 7 months ago.
Active Markets: VN
Chip Chip is a Vietnam-based startup founded by Dung Ho, who’s now using his years of experience as a software developer to help Vietnamese children learn english from qualified Filipino teachers. Since starting last year, they’ve conducted over 6,000 classes for 2,000 students.
Active Markets: VN
Glints is a leading full-stack talent platform based in SG for professionals to connect, upskill, and get matched with employers across GSEA. The company has raised over $12M and active in 6 markets across the region with 400 people on staff. Fred Ng, country manager of HK and SG, will be showcasing on behalf of the company.
Active Markets: SG, HK, ID, VN, TW
Polymerize, based in SG and founded by serial entrepreneur Kunal Sandeep and Dr. Abhijit Salvekar who holds a PhD in materials science, strives to accelerate the discovery, formulation, and commercialization of polymers through machine learning. They’ve managed to launch a prototype and secure $12,000 in paid pilots within 6 months of inception.
Active Markets: SG, JP, IN
Accredify, founded by Zheng Wei Quah, is a digital health passport that stores, displays and authenticates medical records securely through the use of blockchain. They’ve already managed to secure a partnership with Singapore’s Ministry of Health and are looking to penetrate markets like Vietnam and Thailand.
Active Markets: SG
ZumVet, founded by Athena Lee and Dr. Su Xiaoting, has created a televet solution for pet owners, providing them with services such as video consults, drug delivery, and digital health records at the touch of a button.The company has amassed over 500 users and 400 consultations since launching a year ago.
Active Markets: SG
Freehunter, based in HK and founded by Harris Cheng and Jerome Tse, is an AI-powered social network for creative talents, helping them generate more leads, exposure, connections, and collaborative opportunities. In the past 6 months, they’ve signed up over 700 subscribes and facilitated 600 matches.
Active Markets: HK, TW, SG
Cognicept, based in SG founded by Michael Sayre, uses telerobotic intervention technology allowing robotics manufacturers and end-users to seamlessly inject a “human-in-the-loop” to resolve any errors or unknown protocols encountered by a robot. Since launching 1.5 years ago, they’ve already signed on companies like Savioke, Rapyuta Robotics, and Infinium Robotics as customers.
Active Markets: SG, US, JP
Mighty Jaxx is a startup based in SG founded by Jackson Aw in 2015, who’s built up one of the world’s largest platforms to buy toys and art collectibles. They partner with leading brands such as Warner Bros, Marvel, and Disney to design pop culture collectibles, now set to ship 3 million units to collectors in over 60 countries this year.
Active Markets: Global
SoopahGenius is based in TW and founded by Mike Calcagno, a former Microsoft executive who led the research and development of cortana. He’s now funneling his years of experience with AI into creating a product to help live streamers significantly decrease the time and cost of producing content from their raw materials.
Active Markets: US, MY
Poseidon Network is based in TW and founded by Light Lin, a serial entrepreneur with two successful exits under his belt. He’s now looking to create the world’s largest decentralized infrastructure by applying the concept of sharing economy to the unused resources latent within all of our digital devices whether its storage, bandwidth, or computing power.
Active Markets: TW, CN, MY
Workbean, founded by Kass Monzon and Neil Rojas, is an online platform that helps employers more effectively convey their culture and branding to prospective hires, with the aim of reducing the mismatch between companies and job seekers. They currently have over 15 companies using their platform, with 13,000 MAU and over 3,000 job clicks.
Active Markets: PH
GoBuddy, based in HK and founded by Hong Yee Kow, Roy Yu, and CY Kwong, is an all-in-one tool for online sellers, combining an e-commerce platform with booking and ticketing management. After several iterations over the last year, the team has now amassed over 700 subscribers, facilitating over $40K in transactions and 700 bookings.
Active Markets: HK, MY
Growthspot is based in HK and founded by Randal Hung, who has over 10 years of experience in digital market and is all too familiar with challenges of SME online sellers when it comes to optimizing ad spend from FB and Google. He’s created a digital platform catering specifically to those sellers with limited resources and knowhow, having now acquired over 700 users across Asia.
Active Markets: HK, MY, TH, TW
Pitchspot, based in SG and founded by Ryan Chong and See Ting Goh, is an integrated workflow management and strategy planning canvas to enable innovative teams to work smarter, and faster. In the last 6 months, they managed to acquire over 5,400 active users and 600 paid users.
Active Markets: TW, ID, KR, HK
Minastir is based in TW and founded by Thomas Jacobson and Michael Poulsen, who are now taking their combined 15 years of experience in prop trading and building AI/ML investment models to create an AI-based asset management solution for fund managers. They’re currently working with a client in South Korea, but are looking to target hedge fund managers globally.
Active Markets: TW, KR
Aiello is based in TW and founded by Vic Shen, who worked on the development of Google Home and led the expansion of Google Assistant in Asia. He’s now taking his deep expertise in voice technologies to digitalize the hospitality industry through their IoT management and analytics solution Aiello SPOT. Currently, they’re working with a 4-star hotel in Taiwan, with plans to expand into SEA.
Active Markets: TW, CN
Fatster is based in TH and co-founded by Fabien Keller & Emmanuel Fauvel. Fabien sold his last startup to a major French bank and is now tackling the global problem of obesity. He’s created a mobile app that connects overweight people with other weight-loss buddies, while providing access to nutritional products & experts. Since launching earlier this year, they’ve acquired 20k users and logged 75k hours of activity.
Active Markets: FR, TH
A year to remember
It’s been a hectic year full of chaos and uncertainty. Widespread lockdowns and social distancing measures sent us fleeting into the confines of our own rooms, restricting physical interactions and forcing upon us a new normal characterized by seemingly endless Zoom fatigue. Nevertheless, we’ve proven that community is a concept that transcends far beyond physical limitations. Despite current travel restrictions, we still managed to attract some of the region’s most ambitious and bold entrepreneurs this past year, equipping them with an environment to learn from like-minded peers and mentors, both in-person and virtually through our hybrid offline-online program.
The ability to unveil their product/services and vocalize their passion to potential investors and partners after months of hard work is also a unique experience that we wanted to preserve by putting on the GSEA Startup Showcase. We understand that nothing can truly replicate the excitement of an in-person experience, but now with an online element, we hope to reach an even wider audience of our friends and partners in the startup community that normally wouldn’t be able to join us physically in Taipei.
“COVID-19 has not only accelerated the importance of digital transformation, but also transformed the way entrepreneurs engage with the market, investors, and strategic partners. With the GSEA Startup Showcase, we hope to provide an efficient gateway for quality founders to connect with and learn from peers, collaborators, and partners, regardless of location. As the region’s leading ecosystem builder, we will continue to invest resources in fostering the regional startup community and delivering value to our founders,” say Jessica Liu, AppWorks Partner.
With the addition of startups recruited this year, there are now a total of 395 active startups and 1,331 founders in the AppWorks Ecosystem. Collectively, all companies produce a turnover of US$ 8B, an annual increase of 162% compared to the same time last year, and foster 17,359 employees, 73% more than the year prior. Altogether, the Ecosystem raised a total of US$ 2.36B, an annual increase of 140%, with an aggregate valuation reaching US$ 11B, growing 160% YoY.
【If you are a founder working on a startup in SEA, or working with AI / IoT, Blockchain / DeFi, apply to AppWorks Accelerator to join the largest founder community in Greater Southeast Asia.】
來自新加坡的 Glints，是運用 AI 技術的 HR-Tech 新創。2013 年成立的 Glints，是大東南亞 (東協+台灣) 首個結合人才媒合科技的全端 (包含跨國團隊、遠距工作) 招聘及職業發展平台，目標拓展台灣、香港、印尼和越南等市場，2019 年完成由 Monk’s Hill Ventures 領投的 680 萬美元 B 輪融資。成立至今，Glints 每月發佈超過 4,000 份職缺，累計達 3 萬份職缺、超過 1 00 萬筆的人才履歷資料。
來自台灣的 Steaker，結合 AI 機器人建立新一代全球數位資產管理平台。Steaker 運用 AI 整合多元的投資策略，幫助客戶配置 Crypto 資產，更簡便的創造被動收益。2019 年 9 月創立至今剛滿一年，在封閉測試期間，已發展出超過 10 組資產投資策略、訓練超過 30 個 AI / ML Model、追蹤上百個市場指標，由機器人管理的總資產約 400 萬 USDT、平均 ARR 為 23%，即將開發完整商業模式。
Steaker 結合 AI 機器人建立新一代全球數位資產管理平台，運用 AI 整合多元的投資策略，幫助客戶配置 Crypto 資產，更簡便的創造被動收益。
來自新加坡的 Mighty Jaxx，致力針對設計師潮玩與收藏品，打造由 Blockchain 技術驅動的交易平台。Mighty Jaxx 成立於 2012 年，利用 3D 設計，把流行文化的概念融入玩具中，讓收藏者有全新體驗。至今，已與全球數百名藝術家，以及 Marvel、DC、Disney、New Balance、Fox 等國際品牌合作，預計在 2020 年，將可銷售 300 萬件潮玩與收藏品給來自全球超過 60 個國家的收藏者與買家。2019 年，Mighty Jaxx 獲得由 Eight Mercatus 領投的 160 萬美元 Pre-A 輪融資，創辦人 Jackson Aw 則曾在 2018 年獲得 Forbes 30 under 30 Asia。
AI 新創開發多元創新應用！
Astra 運用臉部辨識系統，協助企業管理現場員工
AHEAD Medicine，開發血癌免疫檢測 AI 分析平台
在本屆 Demo Day 登場的團隊中，可以看到 AI 應用蓬勃發展，已深入各產業與垂直領域，出現不少讓人眼睛一亮的創新應用。例如，來自台灣的 Astra，開發臉部辨識解決方案，協助大型企業管理遠端及現場員工，今年 4 月服務正式上線，在沒有投放廣告、尚未落地拓展的情況下，就已累計近 3,000 名員工用戶，主要來自日本與印尼，重要企業客戶包括日本電信公司 NTT 東日本、物業管理公司合同產業株式會社 (Godo Sangyo)，以及印尼的大型賣場 Pondok Indah 等，都是擁有數千名現場員工的大企業。
同樣來自台灣的 AHEAD Medicine，開發血癌免疫檢測 AI 分析平台。能將血癌檢測的時間，從原本的 7 至 14 天，大幅縮短至檢測當天就能得知結果，降低病患與親友在等待報告期間的心理煎熬，也可爭取寶貴的醫療黃金期，創辦人 Andrea 王毓棻曾有癌症病史，將人生經歷轉換為創業動力，目前合作單位包括 UMPC (匹茲堡大學醫學中心) 以及台大醫學院；Dance Clout 致力打造舞者社群，用戶可上傳自己的跳舞影片，以 AI 骨幹分析和專業老師的舞蹈影片比對動作是否正確，創業團隊僅 17 歲，曾參加建中熱舞社，是正在就讀建中科學班的高中生，滿滿的年輕創業者能量，讓人印象深刻。
Dance Clout 致力以 AI 技術打造舞者社群，創業團隊僅 17 歲，曾參加建中熱舞社，是正在就讀建中科學班的高中生。
在 IoT 領域，本次 Demo Day 登場的團隊，創業成果也不遑多讓。台灣的 iAuto，開發自駕車解決方案，曾參加「2018-2019 杜拜全球自駕運輸挑戰賽」，在新創組脫穎而出，獲得第二名的佳績，並與台灣大哥大、台塑汽車貨運合作，結合 5G 網路，開發將在長庚養生村內落地運作的自駕車系統，是台灣新創與貨車運輸產業龍頭、電信業跨領域合作，發展工商應用自駕車的首例。另外，Aiello 打造的 AI 語音 SaaS 平台，可應用在旅宿、餐飲與旅遊等服務業的後台管理系統和線上數位語音服務；dp smart 成功開發出 6 顆 4K 鏡頭、360° 全景 VR，可一鍵直播的攝影機；WASAI Technology 專注在晶片設計，打造出可運用在 DNA 分析的高速 AI 晶片；來自新加坡的 Cognicept，則提供 SaaS 平台，可遠端即時輔助運行失敗的機器人，協助企業加速機器人實用落地以及 AI 化訓練。
將 AI 運用在教學與學習，提升每一位學習者的成效，是未來重要趨勢，在這次的 Demo Day 上，也有多支團隊以此為創業主題。例如，來自瓜地馬拉的 TUTEEMI，提供不同學習需求的外語家教媒合服務，創辦人 Camila Sáenz，前後共獲得台灣 9 年的獎學金，一路從大學唸到博士班，長期感受到台灣美好的人事物，希望能透過創業回饋台灣，在台灣邁向國際化、雙語化的過程中貢獻價值。來自台灣的 Tera Thinker，運用教育 Big Data 分析，建立自適應學習系統；來自香港的 Sparksine，則開發新一代中文書籍閱聽服務。
2009 年成立，由「創業者」為「創業者」設立的創投與新創社群。致力在大東南亞地區協助下世代的創業者，抓住數位革命的成長機會。正如同 Mobile Internet 帶來了巨變，我們相信 AI 與 Blockchain 是今日的重要典範轉移。我們認為，創造一個偉大事業的過程中，團隊是主角，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。AppWorks 目前共提供 Accelerator、Funds 與 School 等三項主要服務。更多資訊：appworks.tw
若你也想登上 AppWorks Demo Day 的千人大舞台，展現自己的產品與商業模式，AppWorks Accelerator 現正招收 AI / Blockchain / SEA 團隊，歡迎加入我們！
以下是將在 AppWorks Demo Day 2020 出場的 23 支新創團隊簡介：
AppWorks Demo Day 2020 will take place this afternoon. As COVID risks persist, social-distanced seatings will be implemented at the event and therefore this event is a by-invitation-only dedicated to investors & corporate representatives. If you’re unable to physically attend the event, you can catch the livestream on AppWorks Facebook Page.
If you are a founder working on an AI / Blockchain / SEA startup and want the opportunity to pitch your product and business idea to over a 1,000+ people at the AppWorks Demo Day, join us by applying to AppWorks Accelerator. We look forward to receiving your application!
The following are brief introductions of the 23 startup teams at AppWorks Demo Day 2020:
AppWorks’ highly anticipated demo day is ready to bring you once again founders who are working at the forefront of AI / IoT, Blockchain / Crypto, and SEA.
COVID-19 interrupted our usual semi-annual showcase earlier this year, so AppWorks Demo Day 2020 will look to bring you the best of both AppWorks #20 and AppWorks #21. This particular demo day will feature 23 startups, with many pioneering innovative digital solutions for working and living under the “new normal.” Among these rising stars, we’ll also have international teams joining us from Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Sweden and Guatemala.
This batch also features the youngest founder ever to join AppWorks Accelerator at the age of 17, alongside founders that tenured at Google, Microsoft, and MediaTek, as well as several serial entrepreneurs with multiple exits under their belts.
Please reserve your time and join us live on AppWorks Demo Day. Whether you’re looking for opportunities to invest, collaborate, or stay abreast on the latest trends across AI / IoT, Blockchain / Crypto, and SEA, this is an event you definitely don’t want to miss!
*As COVID risks persist, social-distanced seatings will be implemented at the event and therefore it will regretfully be changed to by-invitation only dedicating to investors & corporate representatives. If you are one & need an invite, email us at [email protected]
久等了！AppWorks Demo Day 讓您看見區域數位經濟最前緣，這一次，我們將再次帶給您專屬於 AI / Blockchain / SEA 新創的一場盛會。
和過往一年兩屆、半年一次的 Demo Day 有所不同，受疫情影響，這次的 AppWorks Demo Day 2020，將從今年 AppWorks #20、#21 兩屆團隊中，精選 23 支優秀的團隊輪番登台。這群未來之星中，除了台灣團隊外，另有來自香港、新加坡、印尼、瑞典、瓜地馬拉等地的團隊；有出身自 Google、Microsoft、聯發科的高管；有成功被併購出場的連續創業者；還有今年 17 歲，創下 AppWorks Accelerator 歷年紀錄、目前最年輕的創業者。
歡迎您預留時間，於活動當天，參與我們的線上直播。無論您是想找投資機會、合作夥伴，或是想追上 AI / IoT、Blockchain / Crypto 與東南亞的最新脈動，這都是一場您不能錯過的盛宴。
*由於疫情尚未結束，本次 Demo Day 現場必須採梅花座，容量大幅減少，因此被迫改為邀請制，限定投資人與企業代表參加。如果您是上述人士，尚未收到邀請，請 email 到 [email protected]
[Date] Thursday, October 15, 2020
[Agenda]
13:00 – 13:30 Opening Remarks
13:30 – 15:00 Startups Demo
Want to pitch on the stage of the next AppWorks Demo Day? Want to join the largest founder community in Greater South East Asia?Check out more info about AppWorks Accelerator on our website, and leave your contact information if you would like to get a notice of when we start taking applications for AppWorks #22 in November >>AppWorks Accelerator
