Top 11 Finalist Alpha Startups Digital Accelerator (ASDA) 2021
This year 1337 Ventures enrolled 105 startups in our Alpha Startups™ Digital Accelerator (ASDA) 2021, an annual program we at 1337 Ventures run to help startup founders go from idea-to-product and accelerate their startup journey with Pre-Seed funding for the winning teams.
Startups who join this intense 5-weeks ASDA 2021 will understand more about their customers, product and market which then helps them achieve product-market-fit in a shorter duration. Mentors are also assigned to each team to guide them on their business models and to help strengthen their pitch decks.
Despite facing the pandemic #covid19 & lockdowns, these aspiring startups successfully made their time commitment weekly to join classes, events and work remotely on their projects with our experienced mentors. I was very impressed in a short span of 5-weeks, our participants blew our minds with their 3-min pitches. It was a tough decision for us due to the high competition amongst the teams, we have made a final decision to shortlist 1 additional team instead of 10 teams to compete in the Final Demo Day as they are all well-deserving.
ASDA 2021 Demo Day is open to the public via Zoom
Date & Time: 22nd May (Saturday) from 2-5pm
Register: http://bit.ly/asda_demoday2021
The finalist teams will strive to convince our esteemed panel of judges;
Bikesh Lakhmichand, Founding Partner, 1337 Ventures
Yvonne Yong Chuan Yin, Head of Malaysia Digital Hubs and Corporate Innovation, MDEC
Ikhwan Nazri, CEO & Head of Creative, Amanz Media
Syed Haizam Jamalullail, Managing Director at Tuas Capital Partners
Below are the Top 11 Finalist Teams (in no particular order), from various verticals. The 2 winning teams will receive Pre-Seed funding of RM 50,000 each & USD 86K in digital credits from AWS, FreshWorks, Airtable & WOBB.
Top 11 ASDA Finalist Teams
Jenni is the ultimate SEO content editor that saves you hours of content ideation and writing time. Do more with fewer writers, and rank higher with lower costs. Use AI-assisted content writing to supercharge your SEO.
Cult Creative is developing an all-in-one professional networking and resource app for ambitious creative individuals to easily connect, upskill and find work opportunities, to make themselves future-proof.
Ejenkita is a community-driven marketplace where retail businesses can connect and transact with social resellers on a single platform.
GoGerak
GoGerak is an interactive, immersive & fun fitness console & mobile games for the fitness enthusiast to help them feel motivated, stay healthy and keep yourself fit.
Hawkr is developing a micro cloud kitchen to help home cooks of different levels of expertise and backgrounds to achieve specific goals within the F&B industry through tailored solutions.
Arus Oil (MyProtech Sdn Bhd) is a used cooking oil recycling platform that offers the best purchasing rates and timely collection services for used cooking oil from individuals, households or restaurants via our logistic team.
OtoFacts.com provides solutions to empower consumers to make better-informed decisions when purchasing a used vehicle.
SparkFit provides a personal training marketplace for people who want to get fit so they can easily find personal trainers & engage with them.
SUPAGENEOUS
Supageneous.Asia is providing a convenient and reliable home based DNA testing and personalized solution to your wellness needs for all health enthusiast who wants understand the best way for them to achieve their wellness goal
TrinityEco
TrinityEco Pte Ltd is developing a green financing platform for investors, businesses, asset managers, and facilities managers to make ESG reporting and financing easier, affordable, and data-centric using digitalization and automation.
Usku Technologies
Usku is developing a SaaS delivery marketplace platform for home businesses to support their venture in reaching out to our community of drivers and customers by providing our expertise within the logistic, business management and operational industry.
Alpha Startups™ Digital Accelerator (ASDA) is organized by 1337 Ventures & powered by Leet Academy, its education arm. Main partners include MDEC & Amanz Media. Supporting partners iTrain Asia, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Airtable.
Demo Day will be live on Zoom & is open to the public. Join us on 22nd May (Sat) from 2-5PM! Show your support to the top 11 finalist teams, RSVP > https://airtable.com/shraXVpQanqXz1CGO
About Alpha Startups™ Digital Accelerator (ASDA) 2021
ASDA 2021 is a digital accelerator program with a 10-day commitment spread over 5 weeks, organised by 1337 Ventures. All startup stages are welcomed - while teams are preferred, individuals with ideas are also welcome.
About 1337 Ventures
1337 Ventures believes in the Malaysian economy. We invest in early-stage Malaysian start-ups, assisting them through every growth phase. All of our portfolio companies benefit from our Accelerator programme, an exclusive and rigorous Bootcamp that jumpstarts startups to new business networks, mentors, and further capital investment.
Yielding more than 700 successful alumni, 1337 Ventures has diversified to cover some of the most exciting and innovative new industry areas such as retail analytics, indoor positioning systems, and proximity marketing. Learn more about us at www.1337accelerator.com.
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