Deadline: 30 March 2025
Building on last year’s success, the ERIA Digital Innovation and Sustainable Economy Centre (E-DISC) is going to host the One ASEAN Startup Award in 2025 to recognise, award, and promote the brightest innovators that are expected to grow rapidly and work on solving ASEAN-wide issues at the same time.
Through this initiative, E-DISC seeks to provide a platform to showcase innovative solutions from the ASEAN region and foster meaningful connections amongst startup ecosystem players. The goal is to drive positive impact, spur innovation, and improve the quality of life.
This year, the One ASEAN Startup Award expands its focus to include Cleantech, aligning with ERIA’s Zero Emission mission. By sharing information, conducting policy studies, and embarking on relevant projects, E-DISC aims to help Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) partner countries develop vision, roadmaps, or policies towards decarbonisation.
In addition to recognising outstanding startups, the 2025 award event will offer more opportunities for business and research collaborations in order to cultivate a collaborative ecosystem that bridges research with real-world impact.
Objectives
- To discover and showcase ASEAN-based startups poised to become future role models
- To identify the opportunities and challenges faced by ASEAN startups
Award Categories
- AI
- Focus Area: Open to startups leveraging artificial intelligence in creating transformative solutions across various industries to solve complex problems, enhance efficiency, and drive innovation.
- Zero Emission
- Focus Area: Open to startups with solutions aimed at reducing carbon emissions and promoting sustainability, including renewable energy solutions, energy efficiency, as well as carbon capture and utilisation.
Funding Information
- Pre-Event Prize: US$10,000 will be granted to the winner in each category as research funding, with a commitment to be an E-DISC research partner.
- Final-Event Prize: US$10,000 will be granted to the winner in each category as research funding, with a commitment to be an E-DISC research partner.
Additional Benefits
- Gain access to the E-DISC network to connect with key players in the ASEAN startup ecosystem, including national agencies from ASEAN member nations, venture capitalists (VCs), incubators, and large corporations.
- Receive an invitation to become an E-DISC research partner and contribute to report and white paper publication, including formulating policy recommendations.
Target Countries
- Viet Nam, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar
Eligibility Criteria
- Startups must currently have or plan to establish business operations in the target countries designated for each Pre-event. There are no restrictions on based on the location of their headquarters.
- Startups should be at the Pre-Seed to Series B stage, with well-developed ideas regarding their minimum viable product.
- Nominated startups must propose a research topic with a concrete action plan and show a willingness to work together with ERIA experts on research initiatives.
For more information, visit ERIA.
