Betatron Startups
Having been founded in 2016, Betatron’s portfolio currently includes 36 companies from sectors such as: E-Commerce/Trade, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Maritime/Marine Shipping, Property Tech, Sustainability, FinTech, Travel Tech among others. As of 2019, we invest in circa 20 companies per year.
Our selection process is rigorous and similar to other Venture Capital investors. Applications for our program continue to grow quickly, with an acceptance rate of only 0.6% for our most recent cohort.
Keeping the intake of startups small enables us to work with the best-in class start-ups and offer a tailored program based on their industry, business model and specific needs.
Betatron typically invests in startups which have raised some funding, have a built product, are revenue-generating and are ready to scale. Typically, they're looking to raise their next round of funding in the near future.
However, we are always interested in looking at earlier stage startups if they have a solid team, industry expertise, and validated their business proposition.
We encourage you to apply no matter which stage you're in, including if you're raising your Series A.
For early stage startups, we'd love to be part of your journey and can always consider you for future Cohorts. The earlier we get to know you (and vice versa) the better.
Our selection process is rigorous and similar to other Venture Capital investors. Applications for our program continue to grow quickly, with an acceptance rate of only 0.6% for our most recent cohort.
Keeping the intake of startups small enables us to work with the best-in class start-ups and offer a tailored program based on their industry, business model and specific needs.
Betatron typically invests in startups which have raised some funding, have a built product, are revenue-generating and are ready to scale. Typically, they're looking to raise their next round of funding in the near future.
However, we are always interested in looking at earlier stage startups if they have a solid team, industry expertise, and validated their business proposition.
We encourage you to apply no matter which stage you're in, including if you're raising your Series A.
For early stage startups, we'd love to be part of your journey and can always consider you for future Cohorts. The earlier we get to know you (and vice versa) the better.
Testimonials from our Startups
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“Betatron was a transformational experience for our company and team. I was a 2-times entrepreneur with a successful exit prior to Betatron, and the access to network and expertise is unparalleled to what I have previously experienced. We are in the truck logistics business and through Betatron we were lucky enough to be paired with Mindworks Ventures as our Mentor. Mindworks is an early investor in Lalamove, the leading unicorn in our industry. The Mindworks team worked with us on a weekly basis over three months, and today our company is now doubling week on week, the market leader by far, and is among the fastest growing technology companies in Bangladesh."
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Truck Lagbe
Cohort 4 |
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"Betatron's belief in founders first shines through in what has been an incredible accelerator program for both our business but also as individuals. The talented team provided unrivalled support across all aspects of our business, they challenged and refined our growth models, and introduced us to the partners that will drive us forward. Betatron has propelled ZuBlu to new heights and greater ambitions."
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Zublu
Cohort 4 |
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"IC Workshop received tremendous support from Betatron in technology, marketing and networking which helped us overcome our weaknesses as a traditional business innovator. Betatron’s shared insights enabled IC Workshop to optimize and scale our business, just in 4 months and we successfully closed US$1.25 million fundraising right after the program. The reward we gained absolutely far exceeded our expectations!"
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International Compliance Workshop
Cohort 2 |
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"Pakpobox gained tremendous value going through Betatron’s four-month program and having them as an active investor.Their guidance and support assisted us in optimizing the business and positioning us to scale effectively across Asia.”
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Pakpobox
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Cohort 5 Startups
Bookairfreight |
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What They Do
An online booking platform which connects SMEs with air freight forwarders - making booking air freight as easy as booking flight tickets. Unlike other platforms, they provide instant door-to-door quotations, save businesses at least 20% on the costs, and reduce the booking process from days to seconds. Within a year of launch, they are averaging 70% MoM growth with a 40% referral rate.
Website
bookairfreight.com
An online booking platform which connects SMEs with air freight forwarders - making booking air freight as easy as booking flight tickets. Unlike other platforms, they provide instant door-to-door quotations, save businesses at least 20% on the costs, and reduce the booking process from days to seconds. Within a year of launch, they are averaging 70% MoM growth with a 40% referral rate.
Website
bookairfreight.com
ExpandCart |
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What They Do
A comprehensive, cloud e-commerce platform and is essentially building the “Shopify” designed specifically for the Arabic language and MENA region, as global competitors don’t offer Arabic language functionalities due to the complexities of the language structure. ExpandCart enables individuals and businesses to create a professional online shop in minutes by themselves without the need for any technical experience or assistance, whilst also integrating with marketplaces like Amazon, Alibaba Etsy, Ebay, etc. ExpandCart has already received investment from one of the world’s largest logistics companies, putting them perfectly positioned to scale rapidly across its target market.
Website
expandcart.com
A comprehensive, cloud e-commerce platform and is essentially building the “Shopify” designed specifically for the Arabic language and MENA region, as global competitors don’t offer Arabic language functionalities due to the complexities of the language structure. ExpandCart enables individuals and businesses to create a professional online shop in minutes by themselves without the need for any technical experience or assistance, whilst also integrating with marketplaces like Amazon, Alibaba Etsy, Ebay, etc. ExpandCart has already received investment from one of the world’s largest logistics companies, putting them perfectly positioned to scale rapidly across its target market.
Website
expandcart.com
Next Billion |
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What They Do
Next Billion digitizes offline retail data from independent retail stores across rural emerging markets - a large, untapped market as independent stores make up 90% of FMCG sales in Asia, but brands have limited access to this sales data. Next Billion deploys their free POS platform within rural stores, enabling them to aggregate & analyze large amounts of retail data and provide real-time, flexible, and affordable insights to brands. They incentivize stores to use their platform by paying them for verified data, sharing fair royalties when companies buy their data and leveraging their data to extend credit & insurance. Over the last few years, they’ve successfully operated thousands of rural marketing campaigns in Asia & Africa with 25 leading FMCG brands.
Website
www.nextbillion.asia
Next Billion digitizes offline retail data from independent retail stores across rural emerging markets - a large, untapped market as independent stores make up 90% of FMCG sales in Asia, but brands have limited access to this sales data. Next Billion deploys their free POS platform within rural stores, enabling them to aggregate & analyze large amounts of retail data and provide real-time, flexible, and affordable insights to brands. They incentivize stores to use their platform by paying them for verified data, sharing fair royalties when companies buy their data and leveraging their data to extend credit & insurance. Over the last few years, they’ve successfully operated thousands of rural marketing campaigns in Asia & Africa with 25 leading FMCG brands.
Website
www.nextbillion.asia
Positive Energy |
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What They Do
Positive Energy helps investors connect with vetted small to medium-sized renewable energy developers/projects - streamlining the full investment process with a secure digital platform. The platform offers matchmaking, standardised and digitalised due diligence workflow, 3rd party verification as well as asset management tools - reducing transaction costs & time by 50%. The team brings together a wealth of experience in the energy industry, from Schneider Electric and Royal Dutch Shell.
Website
positiveenergylimited.com
Positive Energy helps investors connect with vetted small to medium-sized renewable energy developers/projects - streamlining the full investment process with a secure digital platform. The platform offers matchmaking, standardised and digitalised due diligence workflow, 3rd party verification as well as asset management tools - reducing transaction costs & time by 50%. The team brings together a wealth of experience in the energy industry, from Schneider Electric and Royal Dutch Shell.
Website
positiveenergylimited.com
Sakay |
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What They Do
Sakay is a transportation and mapping software that understands informal transport networks. More than 500 million people in the developing world can't use apps to plan trips, because their public transport options (like family-owned and independent jeeps/buses and motorcycle sidecars) are invisible to navigation services like Google Maps.
Sakay is the Waze/Citymapper for informal public transit and is being built to be the core infrastructure for navigation and real-time analysis of public transit networks worldwide - generating valuable urban planning and mapping data across Asia’s emerging markets. The team has an eight-year proven record of shipping products and solving problems for Fortune 500 companies, social enterprises and governments. Currently, they have 500,000 users in their first launched city of Manilla, Philippines.
Website
sakay.ph
Sakay is a transportation and mapping software that understands informal transport networks. More than 500 million people in the developing world can't use apps to plan trips, because their public transport options (like family-owned and independent jeeps/buses and motorcycle sidecars) are invisible to navigation services like Google Maps.
Sakay is the Waze/Citymapper for informal public transit and is being built to be the core infrastructure for navigation and real-time analysis of public transit networks worldwide - generating valuable urban planning and mapping data across Asia’s emerging markets. The team has an eight-year proven record of shipping products and solving problems for Fortune 500 companies, social enterprises and governments. Currently, they have 500,000 users in their first launched city of Manilla, Philippines.
Website
sakay.ph
SHIPNEXT |
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What They Do
SHIPNEXT is a Digital Automated Shipping Marketplace & Network, that creates an efficient, secure and reliable Cargo-to-Ship matching, freight trading, contracting and documentation flow. Unlike other alternatives, their unique algorithm can process thousands of emails, matching the most suitable transportation solutions with each other in seconds. They have a highly technical and scientific team with over 20 years of experience in the shipping and supply chain industry. The platform connects 85 databases, 5600+ ports, over 25000 ships positions which is 99% of the global map & dry-bulk fleet, and 2600+ users, creating over 4500 freight requests daily.
Website
shipnext.com
SHIPNEXT is a Digital Automated Shipping Marketplace & Network, that creates an efficient, secure and reliable Cargo-to-Ship matching, freight trading, contracting and documentation flow. Unlike other alternatives, their unique algorithm can process thousands of emails, matching the most suitable transportation solutions with each other in seconds. They have a highly technical and scientific team with over 20 years of experience in the shipping and supply chain industry. The platform connects 85 databases, 5600+ ports, over 25000 ships positions which is 99% of the global map & dry-bulk fleet, and 2600+ users, creating over 4500 freight requests daily.
Website
shipnext.com
Toku |
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What They Do
Toku is a cloud communication provider that enables smart customer engagement via voice and messaging APIs. As a rapidly growing CPaaS (Communications Platform-as-a-Service) player with the largest range of virtual numbers in Singapore, Toku offers a wide portfolio of services ranging from a core telco offering to next-generation communication features. To date, they have signed up over 50 telecom partners and have large customers including Grab, GoJek, and Twilio.
Website
tokuworld.com
Toku is a cloud communication provider that enables smart customer engagement via voice and messaging APIs. As a rapidly growing CPaaS (Communications Platform-as-a-Service) player with the largest range of virtual numbers in Singapore, Toku offers a wide portfolio of services ranging from a core telco offering to next-generation communication features. To date, they have signed up over 50 telecom partners and have large customers including Grab, GoJek, and Twilio.
Website
tokuworld.com
ZhenHub |
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What They Do
ZhenHub is a cloud-based inventory and order management system for eCommerce retailers to automate logistics. The platform enables clients to manage all their inventory and orders from a single online dashboard - eliminating data entry, spreadsheets and emails. The solution integrates sales channels like Shopify and automatically fulfills orders - automating the fulfillment process.
Website
zhenhub.com
ZhenHub is a cloud-based inventory and order management system for eCommerce retailers to automate logistics. The platform enables clients to manage all their inventory and orders from a single online dashboard - eliminating data entry, spreadsheets and emails. The solution integrates sales channels like Shopify and automatically fulfills orders - automating the fulfillment process.
Website
zhenhub.com
Cohort 4 Startups
EcoMatcher |
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What They Do
Through EcoMatcher, companies can adopt trees, use them in innovative ways and improve their business. EcoMatcher partners with vetted foundations specialised in tree planting. Through EcoMatcher’s technology, you get to know everything about every tree you adopt, and you have access to innovative digital technologies to make the best use of the trees adopted.
Website
ecomatcher.com
Through EcoMatcher, companies can adopt trees, use them in innovative ways and improve their business. EcoMatcher partners with vetted foundations specialised in tree planting. Through EcoMatcher’s technology, you get to know everything about every tree you adopt, and you have access to innovative digital technologies to make the best use of the trees adopted.
Website
ecomatcher.com
HPCD |
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What They Do
HPCD Lab is a multi-cloud SaaS platform which helps companies to save money on their cloud usage (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, Tencent Cloud).
The platform analyzes your bills and cloud infrastructure usage and then it’s machine learning system automatically prepares recommendations for your engineers and managers.
Website:
hpcdlab.com
HPCD Lab is a multi-cloud SaaS platform which helps companies to save money on their cloud usage (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, Tencent Cloud).
The platform analyzes your bills and cloud infrastructure usage and then it’s machine learning system automatically prepares recommendations for your engineers and managers.
Website:
hpcdlab.com
PackMojo |
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What They Do
PackMojo makes it easy for businesses to get custom packaging in low volume. Its platform allows anyone to design their packaging online without any design skills, preview their packaging in 3D, order in low volume starting from just 30 boxes, and receive their order in less than 2 weeks. Each order is matched with a pre-vetted packaging partner, and PackMojo manages the entire production and delivery process. PackMojo is here to empower businesses with the tools to elevate their brand, tell their story, and create impactful first impressions.
Website:
packmojo.com
PackMojo makes it easy for businesses to get custom packaging in low volume. Its platform allows anyone to design their packaging online without any design skills, preview their packaging in 3D, order in low volume starting from just 30 boxes, and receive their order in less than 2 weeks. Each order is matched with a pre-vetted packaging partner, and PackMojo manages the entire production and delivery process. PackMojo is here to empower businesses with the tools to elevate their brand, tell their story, and create impactful first impressions.
Website:
packmojo.com
Realinflo |
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What They Do
Realinflo is creating the 'Bloomberg' for the real estate industry. Traditionally, real estate information has been difficult and time consuming to obtain. Realinflo solves this problem by employing a crowdsourcing model, enabling our users to access granular transaction data and insights directly from the market. This is combined with our comprehensive land and property database, to give a transparent view of normally opaque real estate markets. Our vision is drive data standards across Asia, which is demonstrated by being the first Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) tech-affiliated firm in the region. Using Realinflo brokers do faster deals, landlords better manage their assets and investors make data-driven investment decisions.
Website:
realinflo.com
Realinflo is creating the 'Bloomberg' for the real estate industry. Traditionally, real estate information has been difficult and time consuming to obtain. Realinflo solves this problem by employing a crowdsourcing model, enabling our users to access granular transaction data and insights directly from the market. This is combined with our comprehensive land and property database, to give a transparent view of normally opaque real estate markets. Our vision is drive data standards across Asia, which is demonstrated by being the first Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) tech-affiliated firm in the region. Using Realinflo brokers do faster deals, landlords better manage their assets and investors make data-driven investment decisions.
Website:
realinflo.com
Tespack |
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What They Do
Tespack creates software and hardware in order to power people's mobile devices indoors and outdoors. Tespack's patented technologies and products range from power banks, solar panels, wearables and multimedia products currently being used by the United Nations, Plan international and the Military.
Website:
www.tespack.com
Tespack creates software and hardware in order to power people's mobile devices indoors and outdoors. Tespack's patented technologies and products range from power banks, solar panels, wearables and multimedia products currently being used by the United Nations, Plan international and the Military.
Website:
www.tespack.com
TextMercato |
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What They Do
TextMercato helps ecommerce platforms onboard sellers and catalogue their millions of products/SKUs. The platform leverages technology like extraction, image recognition, and text generation to make this process faster, more efficient and cheaper. To date, they’ve catalogued close to a million SKUs, with clients including Amazon, Zilingo, and Target.
Website:
textmercato.com
TextMercato helps ecommerce platforms onboard sellers and catalogue their millions of products/SKUs. The platform leverages technology like extraction, image recognition, and text generation to make this process faster, more efficient and cheaper. To date, they’ve catalogued close to a million SKUs, with clients including Amazon, Zilingo, and Target.
Website:
textmercato.com
Truck Lagbe |
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What They Do
Truck Lagbe means "need a truck" in Bengali. Founded in June 2017, Truck Lagbe is Bangladesh's leading logistics platform and mobile app for booking trucks for both short haul and long haul freight trips (similar to Lalamove / GoGovan). The company launched their app in August 2018 and have grown to over 100,000 downloads, making Truck Lagbe one the fastest growing tech companies in the Bangladesh today.
Website:
trucklagbe.com
Truck Lagbe means "need a truck" in Bengali. Founded in June 2017, Truck Lagbe is Bangladesh's leading logistics platform and mobile app for booking trucks for both short haul and long haul freight trips (similar to Lalamove / GoGovan). The company launched their app in August 2018 and have grown to over 100,000 downloads, making Truck Lagbe one the fastest growing tech companies in the Bangladesh today.
Website:
trucklagbe.com
ZuBlu |
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What They Do
ZuBlu is a travel platform for scuba divers and marine lovers to discover, compare and book their ideal underwater experiences in Asia. Whether you want to dive with manta rays, swim with whale sharks or watch a turtle nest hatch, our unique platform allows our guests to match their wishes with the ideal experiences. And with over 150 eco-friendly resorts and liveaboards to choose from, you can explore the blue while diving green. Book your perfect scuba diving holiday with ZuBlu.
Website:
zubludiving.com
ZuBlu is a travel platform for scuba divers and marine lovers to discover, compare and book their ideal underwater experiences in Asia. Whether you want to dive with manta rays, swim with whale sharks or watch a turtle nest hatch, our unique platform allows our guests to match their wishes with the ideal experiences. And with over 150 eco-friendly resorts and liveaboards to choose from, you can explore the blue while diving green. Book your perfect scuba diving holiday with ZuBlu.
Website:
zubludiving.com
Cohort 3 Startups
3DNA |
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What They Do
3DNA is a digital eyewear design and production company that helps people get the perfect pair of glasses. They take a 3D face scan of the person, and then collaborate with opticians to design glasses using their eyewear design app.
They’ve simplified the eyewear creation process - from concept to design to production - with an integrated pipeline, including an interactive kiosk at the point of sale. This allows them to deliver a product that is one of a kind, perfect fitting, and emotionally connected with the user. 3DNA launched their product at Vision Expo East in March 2018 in New York city, where they sold 3 kiosks and booked over $35,000 in sales.
Website:
3dna-eyewear.org
3DNA is a digital eyewear design and production company that helps people get the perfect pair of glasses. They take a 3D face scan of the person, and then collaborate with opticians to design glasses using their eyewear design app.
They’ve simplified the eyewear creation process - from concept to design to production - with an integrated pipeline, including an interactive kiosk at the point of sale. This allows them to deliver a product that is one of a kind, perfect fitting, and emotionally connected with the user. 3DNA launched their product at Vision Expo East in March 2018 in New York city, where they sold 3 kiosks and booked over $35,000 in sales.
Website:
3dna-eyewear.org
CryptAM |
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What They Do
CryptAM are setting the professional asset management standards in the cryptocurrency asset class by providing investors with reliable and institutional-level access to the growing cryptocurrency market.
CryptAM tackles this field as a Digital Asset management company, integrating traditional investment management standards into blockchain related assets, delivering superior index methodologies as licensor and managing investment funds with an aim to maximize upside returns while minimizing downside risks and a passive ETF strategy.
They employ quantitative research via contemporary statistical analysis and A.I. machine learning processes to reveal market insights to drive value creation for investors.
Website:
cryptam.fund
CryptAM are setting the professional asset management standards in the cryptocurrency asset class by providing investors with reliable and institutional-level access to the growing cryptocurrency market.
CryptAM tackles this field as a Digital Asset management company, integrating traditional investment management standards into blockchain related assets, delivering superior index methodologies as licensor and managing investment funds with an aim to maximize upside returns while minimizing downside risks and a passive ETF strategy.
They employ quantitative research via contemporary statistical analysis and A.I. machine learning processes to reveal market insights to drive value creation for investors.
Website:
cryptam.fund
Green Is The New Black |
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What They Do
Green Is The New Black is building the biggest community of sustainable brands in fashion, lifestyle, beauty & F&B and consumers in Asia. Their aim is to make sustainability mainstream, sexy and accessible on a daily basis, for everyone.
They do this through conscious festivals in Singapore and Hong Kong which has brought more than 10,000 people attendees together. And an online curated platform which includes media content and a directory of 80+ brands which are clients and members.
Website:
greenisthenewblack.asia
Green Is The New Black is building the biggest community of sustainable brands in fashion, lifestyle, beauty & F&B and consumers in Asia. Their aim is to make sustainability mainstream, sexy and accessible on a daily basis, for everyone.
They do this through conscious festivals in Singapore and Hong Kong which has brought more than 10,000 people attendees together. And an online curated platform which includes media content and a directory of 80+ brands which are clients and members.
Website:
greenisthenewblack.asia
Oxpecker Labs |
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What They Do
Oxpecker Labs is a deep bio-tech company that specializes in sensor technology. They have developed a patent-pending, non-invasive sweat sensor that tracks electrolyte loss. After attaching the sensor hydration sensor, statuses can be displayed on an app with recommend ideal fluid intake levels.
They have miniaturized the sensor to allow easy integration into different forms of wearables, such as patches, watches, glasses and safety helmets, etc. There are many commercial applications for their technology such as health, sports, and the construction industry. Oxpecker Labs has a team of 8 people with 4 PhDs. Combined, the team has over 80 years experience in sensing technology, manufacturing, patent application and business development.
Website:
oxpeckerlabs.com
Oxpecker Labs is a deep bio-tech company that specializes in sensor technology. They have developed a patent-pending, non-invasive sweat sensor that tracks electrolyte loss. After attaching the sensor hydration sensor, statuses can be displayed on an app with recommend ideal fluid intake levels.
They have miniaturized the sensor to allow easy integration into different forms of wearables, such as patches, watches, glasses and safety helmets, etc. There are many commercial applications for their technology such as health, sports, and the construction industry. Oxpecker Labs has a team of 8 people with 4 PhDs. Combined, the team has over 80 years experience in sensing technology, manufacturing, patent application and business development.
Website:
oxpeckerlabs.com
PatentBot |
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What They Do
PatentBot is the first legal chatbot that helps you to register trademarks. They have developed PatentBot to speak three languages and since launching in July 2017, they have over 8,500 unique users from all over the world and 700+ paid customers. PatentBot was recently voted bot of the year by Product Hunt.
Website:
patentbot.online
PatentBot is the first legal chatbot that helps you to register trademarks. They have developed PatentBot to speak three languages and since launching in July 2017, they have over 8,500 unique users from all over the world and 700+ paid customers. PatentBot was recently voted bot of the year by Product Hunt.
Website:
patentbot.online
Sinotech Marine |
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What They Do
Sinotech Marine is a online platform which connects the shipping industry to shipping consultants across the world. Established by a team of senior maritime professionals, Sinotech Marine offers specialized independent technical consulting services globally to ship owners & buyers, shipping equity investors, banks & financial Institutions, and ship charterers and operators. Since launching last year, they have generated over US$100K in revenue and have a 100% repeat order rate from clients.
Website:
sinotechmarine.com
Sinotech Marine is a online platform which connects the shipping industry to shipping consultants across the world. Established by a team of senior maritime professionals, Sinotech Marine offers specialized independent technical consulting services globally to ship owners & buyers, shipping equity investors, banks & financial Institutions, and ship charterers and operators. Since launching last year, they have generated over US$100K in revenue and have a 100% repeat order rate from clients.
Website:
sinotechmarine.com
TAP Media |
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What They Do
Tap Media is a media company focused on the mixed martial arts industry in Asia, serving a fan base of more than 200 million people. Tap Media owns and operates three of the largest, dedicated websites covering mixed martial arts in the region and are launching the Asia MMA Awards in Hong Kong on 14 September - an new initiative to bring the sport to another professional level.
For the past year, Tap Media has been on an aggressive growth path, acquiring two of the best MMA publishing companies in Hong Kong and Singapore, plus building their senior management team. Their model is to operate multiple media brands in the industry, which gives them the ability to scale their audience and cement a position as the authoritative voice of MMA.
Website:
thefightnation.com
Tap Media is a media company focused on the mixed martial arts industry in Asia, serving a fan base of more than 200 million people. Tap Media owns and operates three of the largest, dedicated websites covering mixed martial arts in the region and are launching the Asia MMA Awards in Hong Kong on 14 September - an new initiative to bring the sport to another professional level.
For the past year, Tap Media has been on an aggressive growth path, acquiring two of the best MMA publishing companies in Hong Kong and Singapore, plus building their senior management team. Their model is to operate multiple media brands in the industry, which gives them the ability to scale their audience and cement a position as the authoritative voice of MMA.
Website:
thefightnation.com
TradeMonk |
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What They Do
TradeMonk is an all-in-one, cloud-based platform that makes it incredibly easy for restaurants to order & manage their wine. Unlike other generic solutions, TradeMonk was built from the ground up to cater to wine professionals, which is why they’ve already got some of Hong Kong’s F&B giants like Grand Hyatt, Duddell’s and Otto E Mezzo signed up for their launch.
Website:
trademonk.co
TradeMonk is an all-in-one, cloud-based platform that makes it incredibly easy for restaurants to order & manage their wine. Unlike other generic solutions, TradeMonk was built from the ground up to cater to wine professionals, which is why they’ve already got some of Hong Kong’s F&B giants like Grand Hyatt, Duddell’s and Otto E Mezzo signed up for their launch.
Website:
trademonk.co
Vfluencer |
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What They Do
Vfluencer is an influencer marketing platform which helps brands and agencies to identify and manage micro-influencers at scale. They use data analytics to benchmark and locate influencers and use A.I. to categorise and identify the most relevant ones.
In essence, they turn influencers into a sales army for brands, which allow influencers to continuously generate revenue for brands. The team includes experienced entrepreneurs and A.I. and marketing experts. Since launching three months ago, they’ve already discovered 10,000 influencers and made US$20,000 revenue.
Website:
vfluencer.com
Vfluencer is an influencer marketing platform which helps brands and agencies to identify and manage micro-influencers at scale. They use data analytics to benchmark and locate influencers and use A.I. to categorise and identify the most relevant ones.
In essence, they turn influencers into a sales army for brands, which allow influencers to continuously generate revenue for brands. The team includes experienced entrepreneurs and A.I. and marketing experts. Since launching three months ago, they’ve already discovered 10,000 influencers and made US$20,000 revenue.
Website:
vfluencer.com
Weesper |
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What They Do
Weesper is a HR Tech startup building a platform where companies can reach and engage a curated community of referrers who compete to source the best talent in the market. Weesper’s army of referrers screen the market for you, so when they find the perfect talents, they introduce them to your company.
Referrers on the platform earn cash reward for any successful hires, ranging from HK$5,000 to 50,000+. Since Weesper launched last October, they have built a community of 300+ referrers and have more than 40 clients that have placed up to HK$1,600,000 as referral rewards.
Website:
weesper.com
Weesper is a HR Tech startup building a platform where companies can reach and engage a curated community of referrers who compete to source the best talent in the market. Weesper’s army of referrers screen the market for you, so when they find the perfect talents, they introduce them to your company.
Referrers on the platform earn cash reward for any successful hires, ranging from HK$5,000 to 50,000+. Since Weesper launched last October, they have built a community of 300+ referrers and have more than 40 clients that have placed up to HK$1,600,000 as referral rewards.
Website:
weesper.com
Cohort 2 Startups
CAPSL Entertainment |
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What They Do
CAPSL Entertainment is building genre-defining competitive Virtual Reality games. Formed by ex-Zynga & Konami executives, CAPSL believes that Virtual Reality is primed to be the next big esports gaming platform. At over $1 billion USD esports is the fastest growing segment in the games industry. The team at CAPSL are drawing on their unique blend of AAA sports franchise and social games experience to appeal to over ½ billion esports gaming fans. CAPSL Entertainment’s first VR game is targeting beta launch end of 2017.
Team:
Paddy Markham
Website:
www.capsl.cc
CAPSL Entertainment is building genre-defining competitive Virtual Reality games. Formed by ex-Zynga & Konami executives, CAPSL believes that Virtual Reality is primed to be the next big esports gaming platform. At over $1 billion USD esports is the fastest growing segment in the games industry. The team at CAPSL are drawing on their unique blend of AAA sports franchise and social games experience to appeal to over ½ billion esports gaming fans. CAPSL Entertainment’s first VR game is targeting beta launch end of 2017.
Team:
Paddy Markham
Website:
www.capsl.cc
International Compliance Workshop |
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What They Do
A B2B platform for product testing, inspection and factory certification, which enhances the efficiency in the procurement process. Since launching in Nov 2016, we have over 100 enterprise users, generating 700 projects and 6.3 million dollars in revenue. Our vision is to make Hong Kong the international center of global product testing, inspection and certification.
Team:
Gary Lam
Raymond Lee
Website:
icw.io
A B2B platform for product testing, inspection and factory certification, which enhances the efficiency in the procurement process. Since launching in Nov 2016, we have over 100 enterprise users, generating 700 projects and 6.3 million dollars in revenue. Our vision is to make Hong Kong the international center of global product testing, inspection and certification.
Team:
Gary Lam
Raymond Lee
Website:
icw.io
KidHop |
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What They Do
KidHop's vision is to be a one-stop-shop for all types of kids activities. Parents want to spend meaningful time with their children, but children's activities are hard to find and even harder to book. The education industry is a massive, dated market that still relies heavily on limited word-of-mouth recommendations and going to centers in-person registration and payment. We want to revolutionize the education activities industry by the bringing the experience online, where parents can discover and book relevant and new classes with just a few clicks.
Team:
Oscar Yeung
Website:
kidhop.co
KidHop's vision is to be a one-stop-shop for all types of kids activities. Parents want to spend meaningful time with their children, but children's activities are hard to find and even harder to book. The education industry is a massive, dated market that still relies heavily on limited word-of-mouth recommendations and going to centers in-person registration and payment. We want to revolutionize the education activities industry by the bringing the experience online, where parents can discover and book relevant and new classes with just a few clicks.
Team:
Oscar Yeung
Website:
kidhop.co
OMyCAR |
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What They Do
OMyCAR is an analytics platform that helps drivers understand and improve their driving habits, by measuring their driving patterns and incentivizing good behavior. In addition, our data can assist insurance companies to better understand their customers and therefore provide them with better value.
Team:
Evan Li
Jerry Chen
Johnny Hui
Ada Sin
Website:
omycarapp.com
OMyCAR is an analytics platform that helps drivers understand and improve their driving habits, by measuring their driving patterns and incentivizing good behavior. In addition, our data can assist insurance companies to better understand their customers and therefore provide them with better value.
Team:
Evan Li
Jerry Chen
Johnny Hui
Ada Sin
Website:
omycarapp.com
PAKT |
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What They Do
In HK and across Asia, people living in urban centres all face the same problems - lack of space, high rents, heat and humidity - which makes caring for and storing clothes difficult. PAKT solves the problems with pristine storage conditions and a digital platform so you can browse your clothes anytime, anywhere and always know what you have in storage. PAKT also helps property developers innovate - smaller units should become smart homes and that means a smart wardrobe.
Team:
Barbara Yu Larsson
William Lee
Michele Caliari
Ivan Kwong
Website:
www.pakt.hk
In HK and across Asia, people living in urban centres all face the same problems - lack of space, high rents, heat and humidity - which makes caring for and storing clothes difficult. PAKT solves the problems with pristine storage conditions and a digital platform so you can browse your clothes anytime, anywhere and always know what you have in storage. PAKT also helps property developers innovate - smaller units should become smart homes and that means a smart wardrobe.
Team:
Barbara Yu Larsson
William Lee
Michele Caliari
Ivan Kwong
Website:
www.pakt.hk
Pixofy |
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What They Do
Imagine walking into a furniture shop and seeing a stunning set of table and chairs that really resonate with your style. Wouldn’t it be awesome to see how they fit at your home before you pull the trigger?
We at Pixofy, is focused on providing a next generation interactive shopping experience. Our augmented reality solution enables consumers to visualise products in a different environment, thereby enabling them to make enhanced purchasing decisions.
Team:
Jason Wong
Eric Cheng
Website:
pixofy.io
Imagine walking into a furniture shop and seeing a stunning set of table and chairs that really resonate with your style. Wouldn’t it be awesome to see how they fit at your home before you pull the trigger?
We at Pixofy, is focused on providing a next generation interactive shopping experience. Our augmented reality solution enables consumers to visualise products in a different environment, thereby enabling them to make enhanced purchasing decisions.
Team:
Jason Wong
Eric Cheng
Website:
pixofy.io
TripGuru |
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What They Do
Trip Guru is an online platform which allows users to discover and book group activities, and connect with other travellers in a social and more affordable way. Trip Guru is present in 16 destinations in South East Asia and has over 700 activities on the platform.
Team:
Sebastian Renzacci
Francesco Piccolo
Website:
thetripguru.com
Trip Guru is an online platform which allows users to discover and book group activities, and connect with other travellers in a social and more affordable way. Trip Guru is present in 16 destinations in South East Asia and has over 700 activities on the platform.
Team:
Sebastian Renzacci
Francesco Piccolo
Website:
thetripguru.com
Cohort 1 Startups
Pakpobox |
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What They Do
Pakpobox Hong Kong was founded in November 2014 as an innovative 24/7 parcel lockers network to connect merchants, couriers and consumers. So far, they have installed 62 lockers in Hong Kong and have launched pilot projects in Taiwan and Malaysia.
They have been profitable since 2015, generating significant traction and revenue. The company’s mission is to enhance the delivery of parcels, laundry, groceries and food, by making the process more efficient and hassle-free.
Pakpobox’s goal is to install 500 lockers in Hong Kong by 2020 and to continue to expand their presence in the Asia Pacific region.
Founders:
Sheldon Li
Eric Choi
Website:
www.pakpobox.com
Pakpobox Hong Kong was founded in November 2014 as an innovative 24/7 parcel lockers network to connect merchants, couriers and consumers. So far, they have installed 62 lockers in Hong Kong and have launched pilot projects in Taiwan and Malaysia.
They have been profitable since 2015, generating significant traction and revenue. The company’s mission is to enhance the delivery of parcels, laundry, groceries and food, by making the process more efficient and hassle-free.
Pakpobox’s goal is to install 500 lockers in Hong Kong by 2020 and to continue to expand their presence in the Asia Pacific region.
Founders:
Sheldon Li
Eric Choi
Website:
www.pakpobox.com
OffMenu |
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What They Do
A membership program for consumers to discover great bars and try new drinks at a special price.
A marketing platform for bar owners to reach a defined target audience and market their offerings cost effectively.
Founders:
Cassie Mak
Website:
offmenuapp.com
A membership program for consumers to discover great bars and try new drinks at a special price.
A marketing platform for bar owners to reach a defined target audience and market their offerings cost effectively.
Founders:
Cassie Mak
Website:
offmenuapp.com
LogFlows |
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What They Do
36Link is a one stop solution to digitalize and connect the fragmented B2B trucking & logistics industry. As a one stop solution, 36Link offers the shippers, the trucking companies and their drivers an open platform to run their business, look for new customers, and track their metrics.
What is the benefit of using 36Link? With one subscription fee, users can get a Truck Management System, a mobile app, a tailor-made company profile and the access to 36Link marketplace all at once.
36Link hope to improve the efficiency and service levels of the trucking industry in Hong Kong and China, and further extend to APAC and Worldwide markets in the next phase.
Founders:
Felix Wong,
LiChen
Dick Wong
Website:
www.logflows.com
36Link is a one stop solution to digitalize and connect the fragmented B2B trucking & logistics industry. As a one stop solution, 36Link offers the shippers, the trucking companies and their drivers an open platform to run their business, look for new customers, and track their metrics.
What is the benefit of using 36Link? With one subscription fee, users can get a Truck Management System, a mobile app, a tailor-made company profile and the access to 36Link marketplace all at once.
36Link hope to improve the efficiency and service levels of the trucking industry in Hong Kong and China, and further extend to APAC and Worldwide markets in the next phase.
Founders:
Felix Wong,
LiChen
Dick Wong
Website:
www.logflows.com
Vmind |
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What They Do:
Vmind is a queue & reservation management app and online marketplace for services.
Merchants are empowered with scheduling and CRM tools to manage reservations, queueing, marketing and communication with their customers.
For customers, it’s a personal secretary app which helps them manage personal events, bookings, contacts with merchants, and provides a gateway to discover, interact with, book and queue for merchants' services.
Founders:
Paul Chu
Lhimark Lau
Website:
app.vmind.online
Vmind is a queue & reservation management app and online marketplace for services.
Merchants are empowered with scheduling and CRM tools to manage reservations, queueing, marketing and communication with their customers.
For customers, it’s a personal secretary app which helps them manage personal events, bookings, contacts with merchants, and provides a gateway to discover, interact with, book and queue for merchants' services.
Founders:
Paul Chu
Lhimark Lau
Website:
app.vmind.online