Accelerator - AppWorks 之初加速器

Every 6 months, we invite talented founders working on NFT, Blockchain / DeFi, AI / IoT, and Southeast Asia to join AppWorks Accelerator. The AppWorks Team, our ... AppWorksAccelerator TurbochargingGreaterSoutheastAsia’sTopFounders JoinAppWorks.Speedupyourgrowth.BepartofaleadingfoundercommunityinGreaterSoutheastAsia. TheAppWorksNetworkisreallypowerful.WithindaysofjoiningtheAccelerator,Iwasalreadyconnectedtoallthee-commerceplatformsIcouldworkwith.ItwouldhavetakenmemonthsifIweretodoitalone. JoelLeong,co-founderofShopBack(AW#13)fromSingapore Every6months,weinvitetalentedfoundersworkingonNFT,Blockchain/DeFi,AI/IoT,andSoutheastAsiatojoinAppWorksAccelerator. TheAppWorksTeam,our80mentors,andouralumnicommunityarealltheretohelpyoufine-tuneyourproduct/serviceandbusinessmodel.AndwhenDemoDayrollsaround,yougettotellyourstoryinfrontofhundredsofinvestorsandpotentialbusinesspartnersthatareinterestedincollaboratingwithstartupsfocusingonNFT,Blockchain/DeFi,AI/IoT,andSoutheastAsia.Thereisnobetterwaytogetconnectedandwinpartnerships.Bestofall,it’scompletelyfreetojoinsincewedon’ttakeequityorchargeanyservicefees. WhyNFTs? FollowingthemajorparadigmshiftsofAIandblockchainthatweidentifiedanddecidedtofocustheacceleratoron,wenowbelieveNFTsarethenextfrontier.TheinitialapplicationofNFTsisleaningmoretowardstheproofofdigitalartcollectionandassetsownership,butwebelievethatinthelong-term,muchmoretypesofactivitieswilloccurthroughNFTs.AsNFTsarestillatarelativelyearlystage,startupshavetheadvantageofbeingadisruptorvs.thebigguys.WehopethatasNFTsstarttotakeoff,allthebestfounderscangatheratAppWorks,learnfromeachother,andbecomewinnersinthenext5-10years. AsCOVID-19hascontinuedtohamperinternationaltravelandin-personinteractions,wehavesuccessfullypivotedintoahybridonline-offlineprogramsinceearly2020.DesignedwithbothlocalfoundersinTaiwanandinternationalfoundersabroadinmind,itenablesfounderstoconnectwithalltherightpeopleinournetworknomatterwhereyouare. AchieveBetterProduct-MarketFit,WinKeyBusinessPartners,andBecomeaBetterFounder Asmallteamworkingoutofagarageisnolongerthemostefficientwaytobuildastartup.It’sdifficultforaBlockchainstartuptokeepupwitheverythinggoingoninthecryptoworld,especiallynowthatNFTsandDeFiareopeninganentirelynewchapter;anAIstartuptostayup-to-dateonthelatestalgorithmbreakthroughs;anIoTstartuptosourcemanufacturingpartners;oranemergingSEAcompanytoestablishoperationsspanningmultiplemarkets.Yousimplycan’tdoitalone.Buildingastartupinanaccelerator,togetherwithagroupofequallysmartanddrivenfounderscomingfromdifferentcountrieswithintheregionisamuchmoreeffectivewaytomaximizeyourchancetomakeabigimpactinthe21stcentury. WhatwillyougetatAppWorks? 50like-mindedfoundersfromthisregion,withmanyworkingonthelatestapplicationsofNFT,Blockchain/DeFi,AI/IoT,andSoutheastAsiaasyourbatchmates,andanopportunitytoforgelife-longrelationships Analumninetworkof1,402talentedfoundersinvariousverticals,atvariousstages,andcomingfromdifferentwalksoflife—allofwhomarewillingtolendahandoranearjustbecauseyou’reapartofAppWorks Matchwithmentorsthathavedecadesofstartupandsuccessfulscaling/exitexperienceswhowouldcommittoalong-termmentor-menteerelationshipandguideyoualongtheway Connectwithworld-classinvestorsinterestedinthelatesttechnologies,whilehoningyourabilitytoidentifycomplementaryandsupportiveshareholders AccesstotheFlowteam,betterintegrationwith,andinfluenceoverthefuturedirectionoftheFlowchain Learnfundamentalskillssuchassourcingtherighttalent,insandoutsoffundraising,andstrengtheningrelationshipswithsuppliersandchannelpartners Stayabreastonthelatesttrendsintheever-changingworldsofAI&blockchain,whilekeepingtrackofcompetitiveheadwindsandnewmarketentrants Tokencreditsforexperiments,freecloudandSaaScreditsofferedbyourpartners,includingFlow,Alchemy,AWS,andGCP,andfreeuseoftheAppWorksAcceleratorcoworking,meeting,andeventspaces ThetwomostvaluableassetswegotfromAppWorksarepitchcraftingandnetworkexpansion.We’vegotalotofgreatadvicefromAppWorksthatprovedusefulwhenfacingglobalVCs.BesidesthelocalTaiwanesestartupfoundersnetwork,AppWorkshasconnectedustoincredibleinvestorsandpartnersaroundtheworld. LeeHsuan,co-founder&CEOofBlocto(AW#19) StateofThe AppWorksNetwork 435 ACTIVESTARTUPS 1,402 FOUNDERS 20,169 EMPLOYEES $4.7B TOTALRAISE $27.8B TOTALVALUATION $13.9B ANNUALREVENUES ACommunitytoHelpSolveProblems,Cross-Promote,andConnectwithInvestors&BusinessPartners OnceyoujoinAppWorks,youareimmediatelyconnectedtoourextraordinaryalumninetworkofoverathousandfounders.WithintheAppWorksEcosystem,you’llhavetheopportunitytomeettalentedalumnifoundersincluding: Together,you’llfindthecommunityextremelypowerfulwhen: Yourunintoproblemsandneedadvicefromthosewhohavedonesimilarthings Youneedhelpwithproductpromotions Youwanttocheckreferencesonaninvestororapotentialbusinesspartner Youneedanintrotosomeone YouwanttoengagewiththeAI,blockchain,andregionalcommunitiestofindsupport Intermsofsize,AppWorksisoneofthelargestcommunitiesofitskindinAsia.Butmoreimportantly,ourcultureof“paying-it-forward”andhelpingeachotheroutistherealreasonwhyit’ssovaluable. AppWorksisastartupforstartups.Young,energetic,flexible,efficientand“customer”centric,prioritizingstartups’needsbeforeanythingelse.Onethingunlikeastartup,however,istheresourcefulnessofAppWorks.Strongalumni,fullteamofmastersinvariousaspects,spaceandhardware,referralnetwork,supportonpaperworkandevenfreelunch.Servicelevelissohigh,sometimesitfeelssurreal. KinKo,founderofAW#18LikeCoin YourMentors= SuccessfulFounders AppWorksprovidesincrediblysupportivementorshiptostartupfounders.Alltheirpartnersandstaffmaintaintight-knitrelationswithfoundersthatwentthroughtheacceleratorprogramandcanprovideadviceandguidancespecifictotheproblems(e.g.finance,HR,PR,fundraising)facedbystartups. KevinChan,co-founderofAW#11TaxiGo(acquiredbyLINEandisnowknownasLINETAXI) ConnectwiththeRightCoach,AcquiretheRightMindset,BecometheBestFounderYouCanBe StevenHo,Founderof91APP,thatjusthadahugelysuccessfulIPOinadditiontosuccessfullyexitingpreviousstartupstoeBayandYahoo!;MingChen,FounderofKKdaywhosuccessfullycompleted2IPOand1M&Aexits;JerryKuoofKuoBrothers(創業家兄弟)whosoldhiscompanytoGrouponandlaterbuilt2companiesfromthegrounduptoIPO;togetherwithMikeJiangofGameSofa,JosephPhuaof17LIVE,SiuRuiQuekofCarousell,LeontinusEdisonofTokopedia,MikNaayemofDapperLabs/Flow,aswellas80othersuccessfulstartupfoundersareallAppWorksMentorsthatyoucanconnectandbuildalifelongcoachingrelationshipwith. We’llHelpWithYourNext FundraisingRound JoiningtheAppWorksAcceleratorwasapivotaldecisionforDocosan.Throughtheprogramweconnectedwithotherfoundersofcompaniesfurtheralongthanuswhogavegreatadviceandguidance.Wereceivedtechnicalhelpinimprovingourmarketing.Andofcourse,themutualunderstandingofhowbothDocosanandAppWorksoperategainedduringtheacceleratorledtothemleadingourSeedRound.AppWorksarevalue-addinvestorswhoareactualpartnersinproblemsolvingandusetheiracceleratorandnetworktotrulyhelprisingfounders. BethAnnLopez,founder&CEOofDocosan(AW#21) Terms,Structures,andSyndicate,TailoredtoYourNeeds Venturecapitalisasophisticatedandcomplexecosystemfilledwithfirmsspecializingindifferentsegmentsforvariousstartupstages.Itisalsobrimmingwithaslewofcomplicatedtermsandgamerules.First-timefoundersoftenfindthelearningcurvedifficulttoovercomeandgettingtotherightinvestorsadauntingtask.ThatiswhyAppWorksisalsoaVCfirmourselvessowecanbetterhelpyouonthefundraisingend.Founderswhoenterouracceleratorareencouragedtotalktousabouttheircapitalneedsatanytime,eitherduringoraftertheiracceleratorexperience.We’realwaysopenforachat.Afterall,whoknowsourstartupsbetterthanus?Ontopofthat,wecanoftenactasthebridgebetweenourstartupsandtheventurecapitalcommunitybyleadingfinancingroundsandputtingtogetherasyndicatetailoredtoyourneeds. AcceleratorDetails Facilities ASpaciousSpace 2,200SquareMeters/665坪 24/7/365 AlwaysOpen LotsofMeetingRooms You'llalwaysfindone AppWorksLounge Adedicatedspaceforyournexteventoraplacetoeat/hangout AppWorksCafe All-dayhand-craftedItaliancoffeemadewithlovefromourbaristas GreatLocation IntheheartofTaipeiandonlyaheartbeatawayfromeveryscene SuperbProductivity Top-speedWi-Fi/Printers/Fax Activities DemoDay Pitchtohundredsofinvestors,potentialpartners,andmediafromacrosstheregion MentorDay Gainfeedbackfrom80+AppWorksMentorsfrombothTaiwanandSoutheastAsia OfficeHours 1-on-1withMentors,AppWorksPartnersandMasters FiresideChats Learnfromtheexperiencesandtacticsofsuccessfulfounders MonthlyReviews Peerupdates&feedbacksessions SpecialistWorkshops Acquirefundamentalskillsinfinance,accounting,legal,recruiting,&PRfromourteamofmasters AlumniMeet&Greets ThematicmeetupstohelpyouengagewithAppWorksAlumni RecruitingEvents Connectingwithtopengineeringtalent LandingPod ExploretheTaiwanesemarketviasitevisitsandsharingsfromlocalchampions Incollaborationwith AW#25AcceleratorTimeline AppWorksAccelerator#24applicationperiodhasended. AppWorksAccelerator#25willbeopenforsubmissionsinApril2022. Ifyouwanttogetanoticeofwhenwestarttakingapplications,pleaseleaveyourcontactinformationhere: https://bit.ly/3r9mp0m AW#25ApplicationsOpen Apr2022 AW#25FirstRoundCloses Jun2022 AW#25FinalRoundCloses July2022 AW#25OfficialKick-off Sep2022 Questions?CheckoutourFAQs:EN|中