AppWorks’ highly anticipated semi-annual Demo Day brings you to the cutting edge of the region’s rapidly developing tech industry.
At the upcoming AppWorks Demo Day #16, 30 startups from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, US, and Belgium will be showcasing their groundbreaking new products and services in verticals such as AI / IoT, Blockchain / FinTech, e-commerce, and O2O.
Whether you’re looking for opportunities to invest, to collaborate, or to stay abreast of the latest trends in digital technologies, this is an event you definitely don’t want to miss.
半年一次，AppWorks Demo Day 帶你看見數位經濟最前緣。
本次 AppWorks Demo Day #16 將有超過 30 支團隊輪番登台，這群優秀的大東南亞創業者分別來自台灣、香港、新加坡、美國、比利時等地，開發的服務內容則涵蓋了 AI / IoT、Blockchain / FinTech、電商、O2O 等垂直領域。
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 團隊，歡迎加入我們。
以下是將在 AppWorks Demo Day #16 出場的 28 支新創團隊簡介：
AppWorks Demo Day #16 will take place this afternoon. If you’re unable to physically attend the event, you can catch the livestream on AppWorks Facebook Page.
If you are an AI / Blockchain startup and also excited about the opportunity to pitch your product and business idea to over a 1,000 people on the AppWorks Demo Day stage, join us by applying to AppWorks Accelerator. We look forward to receiving your application!
The following are brief introductions of the 28 startup teams at AppWorks Demo Day #16:
1.Cubo
Cubo is an AI smart baby monitor. A third eye for new parents, it proactively keeps your baby away from danger in real-time. The world’s first AI+IoT team to build an AI smart baby monitor that will disrupt the baby monitor market.
A messenger for e-shops to increase conversion rate by real-time visitor discovery, analysis, selling, and customer service. Asia’s first SaaS live chat messaging technology company. Focused on sales and customer service. A young, energetic, and innovative team.
They create animated cartoon faces for users (Emoji in GIF), customers just need to provide photos and then checkout on their website. They can share the GIF in Line & FB.
The first designated-driver service app in Taiwan, targeting safe and professional service. From service online, they served more than 10,000 customers.
An A.I. visual marketing platform delivering high-performing creative to improve brands’ digital marketing ROI, and to help brands sell the right products to the right people with the right content.
Sellers want to sell on as many marketplaces as possible, but it comes with additional work. Branch8 helps online sellers list and manage their products on multiple e-commerce marketplaces.
Largest online health community in Taiwan for low carb ketogenic diet. Over 300 people regained their health or reversed type-2 diabetes in just 1 year.
An online blockchain media platform devoted to the development of the blockchain industry. They first aimed at investors, and then extended to all stakeholders exploring this technology.
Velodash Group Ride is an all-in-one group ride app that tracks and exchanges everything a cyclist needs to know during a group activity, from individual location, live stats, real-time distance, to team ranking. Built by a team of cyclists, designers and developers, Velodash solves problems with technology to make cycling fun and safer.
Saver In The Box makes iPhone repair easier. They offer a DIY kit that contains everything you need to fix it yourself, as well as an on-demand repair service.
A platform which helps restaurants and bistros make their marketing impression more precise. They built a chatbot for users to search restaurants they want, while analyzing their preferences.
A SaaS platform for data science solutions. Using Decanter AI engine as its core technology, MoBagel enables businesses to combine their domain knowledge with AI to build fully automated data science solutions that is tailored to the respective industry and specific applications of each business.
Bank of Culture is a event planning and creative marketing company which focuses on traditional culture. They aim to solve the problem of culture loss.
AppWorks’ highly anticipated semi-annual Demo Day is ready to bring you once again to the cutting edge of the region’s rapidly developing AI and Blockchain economies. AW#17 exclusively consists of AI / Blockchain startups. There will be 25 startups pitching, with 17 focusing on AI/IoT and 8 on Blockchain/Crypto, and including 10 international teams joining us from Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, and the US. This batch also comprises of an especially experienced set of founders, from eBay, HTC, and Y-combinator. Whether you’re looking for opportunities to invest, to collaborate, or to stay abreast on the latest applications of AI and Blockchain across industries, this is an event you definitely don’t want to miss!
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 團隊，歡迎加入我們。
以下是將在 AppWorks Demo Day #17 出場的 25 支新創團隊簡介：(下載完整版)
AppWorks Demo Day #17 will take place this (11/8) afternoon. If you’re unable to physically attend the event, you can catch the livestream on AppWorks Facebook Page.
If you are an AI / Blockchain startup and also excited about the opportunity to pitch your product and business idea to over a 1,000 people on the AppWorks Demo Day stage, join us by applying to AppWorks Accelerator. We look forward to receiving your application!
The following are brief introductions of the 25 startup teams at AppWorks Demo Day #17: (Download for full version)
1.ANIWEAR
AIoT platform for Veterinary Cardiology / Advanced animal health data analytics.
Developer of AI-powered technologies, such as Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and Automatic Parking System (APA), that help make driving easier and safer.
RelaJet 開發的多重人聲分離辨識引擎，可應用在助聽器、耳機、電視、手機、智能音箱、物聯網等裝置上。創辦人 Blue 本身是先天性聽障人士，非常了解聽障者在日常溝通上遇到的問題，例如同時間有兩人以上說話，當每個人的聲音頻率、音量都接近時，對聽障者十分困擾，因為不易從助聽器中辨識某人的聲音，這也是他創辦 RelaJet 的原因。
大東南亞 AI 與 Blockchain 落地應用！
香港：Decodes 應用 AI 技術，整合全球跨境電商 1.5 萬商家
越南：INNAWAY 結合 AI 技術，協助飯店經營房客關係
在 AW#17 來自大東南亞的新創團隊中，最值得關注的現象，就是團隊普遍將 AI 與 Blockchain 技術，應用於提升電商、實體零售、餐廳、飯店的 CRM 與行銷成效，由此可見，AI 與 Blockchain 的技術創新，對這個區域市場的重要性。包括來自香港的 Set Sail，開發跨 LINE、FB Messenger、WhatsApp 等通訊平台，可提升銷售與用戶 Engagement，並支援英文、普通話、廣東話的 Chatbot 平台；Decodes 整合全球超過 1.5 萬商家，打造 AI 與 Big data 驅動的跨境電子商務平台；Mobile.cards 以 Blockchain 技術推出行動 CRM 解決方案，協助零售和餐飲企業建立品牌會員系統，目前已有超過 200 家客戶 。
除了來自香港的新創，來自其他大東南亞國家的新創同樣表現亮眼。包括來自泰國的 OxygenAI，以 AI 影像辨識技術，協助政府機構、零售、戶外廣告等產業進行人員身份驗證、搜集行為數據；來自越南的 INNAWAY，建立以聊天為基礎的溝通平台，協助飯店經營房客關係；來自斯里蘭卡的 Alakazam，推出 AI 數位行銷助理，幫助中小企業經營社群媒體行銷。
回顧過往、展望未來，林之晨也指出：「近一年來，我們觀察到發展 10 年的 Mobile Internet 開始出現飽和，另一方面，種種主客觀條件成熟，激發 AI、Blockchain 進入春天，正式接棒成為下一代的兩個 Mega Paradigm Shifts。」為了激勵更多優秀大東南亞創業者投入這兩個領域，AppWorks Accelerator 決定從 AW#17 開始，限定招收 AI 與 Blockchain 新創，直到下一次板塊位移為止，AppWorks 都將專注在這兩個領域。
AppWorks 創辦合夥人林之晨指出，發展 10 年的 Mobile Internet 開始出現飽和， AI、Blockchain 接棒成為下一代的兩個 Mega Paradigm Shifts。
AppWorks’ highly anticipated semi-annual Demo Day is ready to bring you once again to the cutting edge of the region’s rapidly developing AI and Blockchain economies. AW#18 exclusively consists of AI / Blockchain startups. There will be 28 startups pitching, with 14 focusing on AI / IoT and 14 on Blockchain / Crypto, and including 21 international teams joining us from Hong Kong, Malaysia, India, Vietnam, Australia, Singapore and the US. This batch also comprises of an especially experienced set of founders, from Google, Microsoft, Ripple, Uber, Amazon and Y-combinator.
Whether you’re looking for opportunities to invest, to collaborate, or to stay abreast on the latest applications of AI and Blockchain across industries, this is an event you definitely don’t want to miss.
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 團隊的一場新創盛會。
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 團隊，歡迎加入我們。
以下是將在 AppWorks Demo Day #18 出場的 25 支新創團隊簡介：(下載完整版)
AppWorks Demo Day #18 will take place this afternoon. If you’re unable to physically attend the event, you can catch the livestream on AppWorks Facebook Page.
If you are an AI / Blockchain startup and also excited about the opportunity to pitch your product and business idea to over a 1,000 people on the AppWorks Demo Day stage, join us by applying to AppWorks Accelerator. We look forward to receiving your application!
The following are brief introductions of the 25 startup teams at AppWorks Demo Day #18: (Download for full version)
1. Lucid
An AI vision solution to empower dual or multi camera devices to see and capture 3D depth.
A ‘buy now pay later’ service that enables customers to buy what they want today and split the purchase amount into three payments without any interest or fees
促進新創社群的國際交流、投資、商務媒合，以及更多的可能性，是 AppWorks 舉辦 Demo Day 的主要目的。本次活動，共有來自產官領域逾百位高階主管與代表到場參觀，尋求投資、合作標的。包括美國在台協會、富邦金控、台灣大哥大、國泰金控、宏泰人壽、群益金鼎證券、UDN、緯創、遠傳電信、Amazon、Nvidia、花旗銀行、中信金控、台新金控、華南金控、玉山金控、LINE Bank、INFINITY VENTURES、基石創投、統一國際開發、寶成集團、鴻海、華碩、瑞昱、友達、燦坤、智冠、中小企業信用保證基金、KKday、理慈國際科技法律事務所等。
潛力新創驚艷登場！
Lucid 首創應用在雙鏡頭手機 AI 視覺平台
Xfers 數位金融平台在新加坡、印尼擁有 25 萬用戶
來自美國矽谷的 Lucid，推出全球第一個應用在雙鏡頭手機的 AI 視覺平台。看好全球在雙鏡頭手機與設備的高滲透率，Lucid 運用獨家的 AI 及深度成像技術，開發的解決方案，可讓配有雙鏡頭以上的設備，透過軟體而不需透過硬體升級，就能如同人眼一般，將拍下的景象，轉化為視覺數據，上傳至雲端進行 AI 數據運算。目前技術與商業夥伴包括 Qualcomm、Samsung、華為、Oppo、Nokia、HTC、緯創、威盛等大廠。
AI 領域的新創團隊，表現也不遑多讓。由台灣團隊打造的交友軟體 Pikabu，除了用 AI 提升配對精準度外，也獨創化身為柴犬的聊天機器人，進入聊天室參與聊天，協助不擅交談的單身男女破冰、開啟話題，自三月上線以來，已累積超過 5,000 名日活躍用戶，七日內配對成功率高達 98%、交友成功率為 89%；WORD UP 則是由一群英文教師與開發人員所組成的團隊，開發結合 AI 技術的個人化英語學習教材，針對學生個人的程度，提供客製化的學習方式，希望藉此節省 40% 熟記單字的時間、少做 30% 的測驗題。
AppWorks’ highly anticipated semi-annual Demo Day is ready to bring you once again founders who are working at the leading edge of rapidly developing technologies in the AI / IoT and Blockchain economies.
AppWorks #19 consists exclusively of AI/IoT & Blockchain startups. At this Demo Day, there will be 20 startups pitching, with 16 focusing on AI/IoT and 5 on Blockchain, and including 12 international teams joining us from Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Japan, Canada, the UK, and the US.
More than half of the founders in this batch are serial entrepreneurs, with many hailing from established tech companies and accelerators like Google, Qualcomm, Samsung, MediaTek, Agoda, Initium Media and Y-Combinator.
Whether you’re looking for opportunities to invest, to collaborate, or to stay abreast of the latest applications of AI/IoT and Blockchain across industries, this is an event you definitely don’t want to miss.
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/IoT 與 Blockchain 團隊的一場新創盛會。
本次 Demo Day 將有 20 支優秀的 AppWorks #19 團隊輪番登台，其中 16 組以 AI/IoT 為主、 5 組以 Blockchain 為主。這群未來之星中，有 12 組國際團隊，來自香港、新加坡、印尼、加拿大、英國，及美國等地，有出身自 Google、Qualcomm、Samsung、MediaTek、Agoda 的高管，和 Initium Media 端傳媒的創辦人，以及 Y-Combinator 的校友。
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 / IoT 與 Blockchain 團隊，歡迎加入我們。
以下是將在 AppWorks Demo Day #19 出場的 18 支新創團隊簡介：
AppWorks Demo Day #19 will take place this afternoon. If you’re unable to physically attend the event, you can catch the Livestream on the AppWorks Facebook Page.
If you are an AI / IoT or Blockchain startup founder and also excited about the opportunity to pitch your product and business idea to over 1,000 people on the AppWorks Demo Day stage, join us by applying to AppWorks Accelerator. We look forward to receiving your application!
The following are brief introductions of the 18 startup teams at AppWorks Demo Day #19:
1. Telepod
Urban mobility with a network of swappable battery kiosks.
Smart sensor and predictive analytics that helps building owners and service providers save energy, improve indoor air quality & prevent equipment failure.
值得注意的，從本屆新創團隊中，可看到 AI 不斷深入各產業與垂直領域，出現更多創新應用。例如，來自台灣的 Dent&Co，由一群牙醫師共同創辦，協助牙醫診所打造跨 Messenger、Line、WhatsApp 等通訊平台的客服機器人，提供自動提醒回診、診後追蹤、線上約診等服務，降低診所的人力成本與看診爽約率，上線半年來，已獲得破百間牙醫診所使用，服務超過 7 萬人次；來自美國的 Fluv 毛小愛，則透過 AI 系統打造寵物照顧平台，針對臨時需要寵物照顧服務的毛孩家長，媒合經過線上認證的寵物愛心家長協助照顧，上線一週內，就媒合達 1,300 位使用者、完成超過 200 次服務；來自印尼的 FourCons，則以 AI 系統提供挖土機、吊車等重型機具設備的租用媒合服務，上線四個月後，服務已遍佈印尼 8 個省，10 月收到的訂單總值達 80 萬美元。
來自美國的 Fluv 毛小愛，透過 AI 系統打造寵物照顧平台，針對臨時需要寵物照顧服務的毛孩家長，媒合經過線上認證的寵物愛心家長協助照顧。
來自法國的 Blyng，建構 AI 房地產仲介經紀系統；來自紐西蘭的 Gigvvy Science，由一對科學家夫妻共同創辦，運用 AI 與 Machine Learning 技術，提供學術論文發表平台，致力提升科學論文的發表效率與品質；來自美國的 SparkAmplify，則以 AI 系統推薦線上記者的模式，協助企業與品牌進行 PR 推廣。
在本屆來自香港的新創團隊中，同樣也可發現各種結合 AI 技術的創新服務。例如，KaChick 建立以 AI 驅動的平台，串連起亞洲遊客以及在地攝影師，以效率更高、品質更佳、費用更低的方式，捕捉旅遊的精彩瞬間，2018 年上線以來，已建立起涵蓋 60 個城市、超過 2,000 位攝影師的服務網絡；Arical 則建立針對房地產開發投資的 AI 資訊分析平台；OnMyGrad 則運用 AI 技術，建立針對大學畢業生的職涯進修的教育平台；Mellow 的 App，則可協助父母培養小孩的金錢觀念與責任感。
來自香港的 KaChick 建立以 AI 驅動的平台，串連起亞洲遊客以及在地攝影師，以效率更高、品質更佳、費用更低的方式，捕捉旅遊的精彩瞬間。
AppWorks Accelerator, the region’s longest-running accelerator with a focus on AI / blockchain, presents Demo Day #19, a showcase of 18 founders from Greater Southeast Asia (ASEAN + Taiwan), who are pushing innovations in AI / IoT and Blockchain in a US$ 3 trillion region.
Founding Partner and Chairman of AppWorks Jamie Lin
This founder-focused showcase underpins the case that Taiwan as a startup hub is an integral component of this growth region. Within only 18 months, AppWorks alumni have expanded their presence in GSEA 1.6x, testimony that the accelerator and the country are a launchpad for founders driving business change in a region where population growth is rising 3.5x the pace in Greater China.
The 18 founders pitching today demonstrate experiments in the AI / IoT and Blockchain frontiers that are catalyzing growth in industries from real estate, to finance, to medical science.
Our founders represent innovations in AI and blockchain that are happening across Greater Southeast Asia.
A total of 14 AI / IoT startups and four Blockchain startups pitched. Six of those founders are from Taiwan, and the other 12 come from around the world and GSEA. More than half of the founders in this batch are serial entrepreneurs, with many hailing from established tech companies like Google, Qualcomm, Samsung, MediaTek, Agoda, IBM Watson, Initium Media, and PepsiCo.
Having spent four months developing these frontier-shaping technologies in Taiwan, they will be pitching in front of the investors and potential corporate partners from Taiwan and SEA, including investment professionals and executives from Fubon Financial Holdings, Taiwan Mobile, Cathay Life Insurance, Wistron Corporation, Hungtai Group, UDN, FarEasTone, as well as Taiwan’s National Development Council, and many more. The purpose is to provide an opportunity for investment and business collaboration for these founders.
All of the founders pitching today have produced early traction, especially in customer acquisitions. Their products have pushed into new markets and many used Taiwan as a launchpad for potential accelerated growth throughout the region.
Telepod is a smartEV shared scooter and a battery kiosk network, already rolled out in seven markets
Jin-Ni Gan, founder of Telepod, a miniEV mobility startup based in Singapore, has grown her mobility and battery kiosk platform to seven markets in an effort to bring transport efficiency and climate harm reduction to cities in developing SEA markets.
Matters founder Annie Zhang was influenced by her journalism background to help content creators get paid, and remembered, through using blockchain
Annie Zhang, founder of Blockchain startup Matters from Hong Kong, will demonstrate a Blockchain platform that enables content providers to be paid for their content, rather than to have their content and revenue opportunities taken hostage by advertising algorithms and walled social media gardens. She has scaled to over 20,000 customers during her accelerator session.
Shaq Tu, founder of Beseye, has booked giant Tokyo Railways as a client for the startup’s wifi-managed AI cameras, which scan the movement of people near railway tracks to prevent accidents.
SELF TOKEN from Taiwan creates Blockchain digital assets through Ethereum Smart Contracts and is committed to creating an ecosystem of immersive entertainment experiences. Founder Jack Hsu also directed “The Last Thieves”, the world’s first film based on Blockchain. He was nominated this year for the Best New Director in the 56th Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan.
WeavAir is a sensors and analytics company started by Singularity University graduate Dr. Natalia Mykhalova. The company uses AI and IoT sensors to build a recurring revenue business model that helps developers and landlords pinpoint trouble spots in their building control systems. The team have embarked on projects with 12 clients in SEA, including FarEastone and the Airport Authority of Hong Kong.
Arical co-founders Clement Tien (left) and San Wong (right) are using AI to work with companies like HendersonLand to shrink the amount of time it takes to create building development plans
Arical, co-founded by San Wong and Clement Tien from Hong Kong, is a platform that plans to “unlock the potential of property development.” Their 3-D AI envisioning tool enables clients like Henderson Land to spend only a few hours to map out hundreds of possibilities for designing buildings, as they have done recently in a project in Manila, the Philippines. This is an order of magnitude more efficient than the months and years it often takes to come up with new plans.
The construction equipment platform Fourcons was started by founder Felix Hartantio, from Indonesia. Fourcons provides an AI-driven platform for finding, verifying and managing construction equipment. Only one month after launch, they have fulfilled US$11k in orders in several provinces in Indonesia, and they are rushing to fulfill the remaining US$800k, even as they scale to new provinces.
In the area of real estate, Blyng is an AI virtual assistant created by co-founder Julien Priour, which helps agencies cut down on missed opportunities in qualifying inbound leads. The company has secured several real estate agency clients in Europe and in GSEA.
Anthony So, co-founder of OnMyGrad, faced a difficult time after his education and now wants to help other students like his former self understand exactly what they need to do to succeed in careers of their choice
Career development and workforce transition platform OnMyGrad, co-founded by Clement Tien and Anthony So, from Hong Kong, works with recruiters to help students prepare for roles in several industries. They have engaged with 3,800 participants and 10+ universities over the course of the accelerator period, and taken in HKD $2 million (US$ 256k) in total revenue in just two months.
KaChick co-founder Peggy Cheung and her fellow co-founder Larry Lam are travelers who want to unite photographers and brands through the capture of beautiful moments with loved ones
KaChick co-founders Peggy Cheung and Larry Lam have built a platform for sourcing authentic photography from over 1,500 amateur and professional photographers, and have taken steps to pair those media assets with brands in the hospitality and entertainment space to drive more engaging marketing and branding campaigns at lower margin cost. They have beta trials in place with regional companies like Dyson, Grand Hyatt, Hong Kong’s Ocean Park, and AIA.
Dent & Co founder (and dentist) Steve Chu will attempt to bring more smiles to the world through a medical services AI chatbot
Other AI startups include Dent & Co, a medical services AI chatbot created by dentist Steve Chu. Fluv, a pet care platform for local pet parents and sitters, is being demonstrated by former PepsiCo marketing staffer Candace Chen.
Mellow, created by first-time founders Chester Szeen and Teresa Chan from Hong Kong, is an app to help young people and families manage finances. It enables children to use their “first money” through debit card usage and parent-regulated accounting. The app aims to grow into a platform targeting a US$2 trillion market, and they have created early development success in Hong Kong and Japan.
Also in the vertical of payments, but focused on Blockchain, is Dapp Pocket, a crypto wallet app for Dapp lovers, created by Anderson Chen. And Portto, a Blockchain startup created by three former members of the crypto company Cobinhood promises to make the KYC and onboarding process for using Blockchain simpler.
AI/IoT startup Whoopee Robot, created by founder Morris Lu, is now operating in five local shops and has served over 10,000 cups of robotically-delivered espresso beverages.
Chien Lee demonstrated his AI-powered PR service SparkAmplify, which delivers an automated public relations system for clients. In one case, the platform generated 127,000 views for Mavin, Inc. during recent press events.
Husband and wife team Dr. Lisa Hsu and Mark Mai built Gigvvy Science to shorten the time it takes to push scientific research into the hands of people who can use it to save lives
Finally, New Zealand-based co-founders Lisa Hsu and Mark Mai will demo Gigvvy Science, a platform for speeding up the sluggish vetting and reviewing of critical science research.
Background and Recap AppWorks Chairman and Partner Jamie Lin said at the opening of the event:
“The twice a year AppWorks Demo Days have always been THE go-to event for investors and corporate leaders to witness firsthand the development of cutting-edge technologies and their business applications that have a GSEA twist as well as meeting future startup stars.
With AW#19, 68% of the founders hail from countries such as Indonesia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Japan, Ireland, Canada, the US, and China. Of the 31 teams that were admitted to the AW#19 program, 19 are working with AI/IoT, 10 with Blockchain/Crypto, and 2 are incorporating both technologies. What’s more, 23% of founders from this batch are female, which marks one of our highest percentages in recent years.
With the addition of the graduates from AW#19, there are now a total of 376 active startups and 1,113 founders in the AppWorks Ecosystem. Collectively, all companies produced a turnover of US$ 4.97B, an annual increase of 98% compared to the same time last year, and have fostered the placement of 11,162 employees, 1,047 more than the year prior. Altogether, the Ecosystem raised a total of US$ 1.1B, an annual increase of 36%, with an aggregate valuation reaching US$ 4.72B, growing 29% YoY.
While the numbers alone are impressive, the trend of ASEAN+Taiwan is even stronger. Over time this connection continues to mark Taiwan as a launchpad for SEA founders. As we observe today’s pitches, keep in mind that as growth continues to accelerate in this dynamic region, this integral connection will continue to deepen and grow stronger.”
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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 a@appworks.tw
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 a@appworks.tw
[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
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:
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
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 founded by Fabien Keller, who 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 15k 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.】
#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 a@appworks.tw.
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。
*If you are an investor or corporate representative and need more detailed information about the teams or want to connect with AW#22 founders, please email us at a@appworks.tw.
Interested in joining the largest founder community in the region? Applications are now open for >> AppWorks Accelerator #23
