In 2021, Kopi Date joined the Accelerating Asia portfolio and Cohort 4 of our flagship program. Kopi Date is a social platform, where singles have the chance to meet new people and form rich and deep connections.
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Leading international accelerator VC, Accelerating Asia, has officially announced the fourth cohort of its flagship 100-day program for pre-Series A startups. The 11 startups have raised over S$6 million coming into the programme, bringing the total capital raised by Accelerating Asia’s startups to over S$30 million, with 70 percent of investment raised since joining the Accelerating Asia portfolio.
Read MoreShuttle started off providing safe transport for women in Bangladesh and has expanded to also offer Shuttle for Business and other services. Here we talk with Founder Reyasat about their current traction, products and the Accelerating Asia experience.
Read MoreIn our second portfolio spotlight on female founders, we showcase Singaporean recruitment startup TalentTribe founded by Sharon Yeo and Stephenie Pang. These rockstar founders are changing how companies recruit talent.
Read MoreThis International Women’s Day we’re focusing on the startups our awesome female founders are building and their current traction. Starting with Romoni from Bangladesh that delivers solutions to microentrepreneurs and provides beauty services.
Read MoreChalinda Abeykoon joins the team as our Venture Partner. He’s worked in the startup ecosystem since 2010 and is excited to join the team and focus on startups and investors across the region. He joined Lankan Angel Network when they setup a Micro-VC Fund to support early-stage startups and pitched to over 200 LPs, now he’s on the other side of the table.
Read MoreMeet KaryaKarsa our portfolio company and early stage startup from Indonesia. In 2020m the KaryaKarsa team increased the creator base 16x, user base 20x, and monthly revenue 8x. Here we talk with founders Ario and Aria.
Read MoreiFarmer, an agritech platform that connects farmers with investors in Bangladesh, has today announced the closing of a six-figure investment with Accelerating Asia investing an additional amount into the top performer from the accelerator program.
Read MoreIn 2020, Energy Lite joined the Accelerating Asia portfolio and Cohort 3 of our flagship program. Energy Lite closed its investment round after working with the Accelerating Asia team on capital raising strategies and execution. The startup is a solar virtual project development platform that transforms buildings into virtual power plants.
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You’ve got your pitch down to an art, not to mention your professionally designed deck. Your metrics are growing nicely through organic growth. VCs are taking second and third meetings. But recently, after sending through your cap table interest is dying out. What’s going on?
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In 2013, a startup pitched a Venture Capital firm (VC) in Singapore on its B2B travel technology company. The startup had been building out the product over the past 18 months, had some early revenue traction and had been able to convince an Angel investor to put in USD100k of capital.
Read MoreSwami is a technologist, investor and serial entrepreneur. He previously worked in Corporate Venture Capital with Intel and led a multi-award winning Voice and Conversational AI company.
Read MoreAccelerating Asia is an award-winning accelerator and venture fund, headquartered in Singapore. It invests in high-growth pre-Series A startups across the region. The eight startups have already raised over S$2.6 million in funding ahead of the programme and employ over 120 people.
Read MoreMeet Christine Amour-Levar, a member of our Gender Advisory Committee which provides strategic advice on our gender lens investing initiatives. Christine turned her passion into a career dedicated to female empowerment, after roles with McCann-Erickson and Nike.
Read MoreAccelerating Asia’s core business and investments are conducted and measured according to global standards. At Accelerating Asia, we see impact as using investment capital and supporting startups that have a positive impact on society. Our approach includes environmental, social and corporate governance and creating inclusive tech ecosystems.
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