The 10 countries – Malaysia, Laos, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Myanmar, Singapore, Brunei, Vietnam, Cambodia – are competing in 9 categories.
Startup of the Year
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A high growth potential startup not older than 5 (five) years of age founded in the country from where they are participating.
Best Newcomer
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A tech startup that is up to two years old that has shown the greatest development over the last year based on growth, innovation, and impact with their product/service.
Founder of the Year
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Founder of a high growth potential startup that has shown notable achievements over the last year in terms of great customer growth and/or sales, funds raised, uniqueness and/or impact of the product/service and leadership.
Investor of the Year
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An individual or company that has displayed the best investment acumen over the last year. This could be through an exit, early investment of a notable startup, or realization of an earlier investment.
Best Co-working Space
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A co-working space that deserves the recognition for its services, support, and resources to fast-growth tech start-ups, and for creating a culture and environment that fosters innovation.
A fixed-term, cohort-based, mentorship-driven program that helps and empowers entrepreneurs to foster the growth of their innovative companies by providing tools, resources, connections, knowledge and expertise.
Ecosystem Hero of the Year
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An individual known by passion for entrepreneurship and ability as well as willingness to help startups and entrepreneurship grow. Key words: Passion, pay-it-forward, ability and willingness to use experience and/or ability to help.
Best Virtual Teamwork Solution
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A startup that has shown the greatest development over the last year based on growth, innovation and impact with a product or service that solves connectivity between people, companies or teams in a smart, engaging way, with the potential to shape the future of connectivity, especially in times of crisis and social isolation.
People's Choice
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An Individual or company that got the most accumulated votes through out the national and regional round.
Antler is a global early-stage VC enabling and investing in the world’s most exceptional people, founded by a team of experienced entrepreneurs, investors and company builders. We have offices across six continents and most major entrepreneurial hubs.
True Digital Park (TDPK) is Southeast Asia’s largest tech and startup hub located in the heart of Bangkok CyberTech District, bringing together multinational tech companies, startups and entrepreneurs, incubators and accelerators, VCs and investors, and government agencies.
Kata.ai is an Indonesian Conversational Artificial Intelligence company, focused on understanding human conversation so we can empower the way humans collaborate with technology.
Impact Hub Phnom Penh supports entrepreneurs through their incubation programs, and inspire and engage the local community with their weekly events, creative space, and online learning platform. They are building a thriving ecosystem of impact-driven businesses and young leaders.
Funding Societies | Modalku is the largest SME digital financing platform in Southeast Asia. It provides business financing to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which is crowdfunded by individual and institutional investors.
Gobi is one of the longest-standing VC firms with a Pan-Asian presence across North Asia, South Asia, and ASEAN with over US$1.1 billion in assets under management (AUM). Founded in 2002, Gobi has raised 13 funds to date, invested in 270 startups, and grown to 13 locations.
Funding Societies | Modalku is the largest SME digital financing platform in Southeast Asia. It provides business financing to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which is crowdfunded by individual and institutional investors.
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