AppWorks Accelerator Program in Southeast Asia

Upon onboarding with AppWorks, you are immediately immersed in a diverse community of equally ambitious founders. Your 70 batchmates, the 80 mentors, and 1,589 strong alumni founders, the AppWorks Team and the Masters are all here to help you fine-tune your startup and maximize your founder growth. Whether you are a growth-stage or early-stage startup, they tailor the program to your needs.

When Demo Day rolls around, you get to tell your story in front of hundreds of hand-selected investors and potential business partners from across Greater Southeast Asia. After Demo Day, you may also pitch to VCs at the Startup Showcase events held in startup hubs around Southeast Asia. There is no better way to get connected and build partnerships.

Best of all, it’s completely free to join – they don’t take equity, tokens, or charge any service fees.

Why AI, web3 and SEA?

• AI
  • The growing sophistication of AI algorithms and the increasing availability of data combined with open-source AI tools have created unprecedented opportunities for startups to apply Generative AI across a wide range of industries, from healthcare to retail to entertainment and beyond. They believe there is a unique window in the next few years for founders to launch AI startups that will disrupt traditional business models. AppWorks is committed to helping founders capture these opportunities and revolutionize existing industries, pushing the limits of what is possible with this rapidly evolving technology.
• Web3 (applications and infrastructure via protocols, companies, or DAOs)
  • From finance to commerce to entertainment, the established power structures and organizational dynamics are poised for disruption as blockchain-based smart contracts gain wider acceptance in fostering trust among strangers, minimizing the need for a trusted centralized middleman. As web3 steadily gains mainstream adoption over the next decade, they extend an invitation to founders who share the conviction, possess a relentless appetite for learning, and are dedicated to hard work. Together at AppWorks, they can collaborate, learn from one another, and collectively forge a path to shape a profoundly impactful decentralized future.
• Southeast Asia
  • Home to nearly 700 million people, the region is just now coming of age with growing affluence, increasing consumer sophistication, and accelerating digital adoption, collectively underpinned by a strong rising middle class consistently driving brisk macroeconomic growth. There are now roughly 50 unicorns in Southeast Asia and several publicly-listed companies including Sea Group, Grab, GoTo, and Bukalapak, with many more already in the making as digital technologies penetrate deeper into traditional industries.

What happens during the Accelerator?

Plug Into the Network

• Forge life-long relationships with 70 like-minded founders in your batch.
• An alumni network of 1,589 founders in various verticals, at various stages, and coming from different walks of life – all of whom are willing to lend a hand or an ear because you’re a part of AppWorks.
• Mentors that have decades of startup and successful scaling exit experience who commit to a long-term mentor-mentee relationship and guide you along the way.
• Connect with world-class investors interested in your vision, while honing your ability to identify complementary and supportive shareholders.
• Subject-matter experts from the AppWorks team that specialize in functional domains spanning PR, legal, finance, accounting, recruiting, product, SEO/SEM, and UI/UX.
• Access to qualified AppWorks School alumni who may be the perfect developer you’ve been looking for.
• Access to Southeast Asia regional resources such as founder meetups, VC connections, and local showcase opportunities in various Southeast Asian countries.

What are the facilities & activities?

• Facilities
  • AppWorks Lounge: Hot desks, AppWorks café, and high-speed Wi-Fi, printer, and fax services are provided at the AppWorks lounge, which is located in the heart of Taipei.
  • More Utilities: Token & credits offered by the partners, including Flow, Alchemy, AWS, GCP, Stripe, Twilio, BlendVision, and Zendesk.
• Activities
  • Demo Day: Pitch to hundreds of investors, potential partners, and media from across the region.
  • Startup Showcase: Selected startups will have the chance to pitch to VCs locally in Southeast Asia.
  • Mentor Program: Gain feedback and build relationships with 80+ AppWorks Mentors.
  • Office Hours: Strategy discussions with Mentors, AppWorks Partners, and Masters.
  • Fireside Chats: Learn from the experiences and tactics of successful founders.
  • Founders Exchanges: Peer updates & feedback sessions.
  • Alumni Meetups: Meet and engage with AppWorks Alumni from different markets and verticals. Events will be hosted regionally in Taiwan and SEA.
  • Batch Retreat: A weekend getaway with your batch mates.
  • Landing Pod: Explore the Taiwanese market via site visits and sharings from local champions.
  • Recruiting Events: Connect with top engineering and startup talents.
  • Specialist Support: Acquire fundamental skills in legal, finance, accounting, recruiting, product, and UI/UX from the team of Masters.

For more information, visit AppWorks.