Meet 6 of our corporate partners who will FORGE their corporate-startup innovation at Echelon
Their partnership with e27 aims to look for ‘corporate ready startups’ to accelerate their corporate innovation journey
New and exciting things are happening at this year’s Echelon Asia Summit, all in keeping with our mission to empower entrepreneurs with the tools to build and grow their companies.
One such inclusion this year is FORGE, a business matching programme for corporates and tech startups across Southeast Asia designed to accelerate any corporate innovation agenda.
Earlier this year, we sent out the call for corporates to participate in FORGE and kick start their corporate-startup journey. Today, we are excited to announce the first set corporate partners who have stepped up to the challenge and are opening their doors for this one-in-a-lifetime event.
Corporates who are serious about their corporate innovation journey and are keen to join the FORGE programme can still reach out to e27. Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity!
Without further ado, here are the 6 corporate partners and their criteria on startups they are keen to meet.
NEC Asia Pacific
NEC Asia Pacific is all about building safer and more secure urban communities through digital technology. They welcome the startup community in co-developing, prototyping, and launching innovative solutions that leverage their strengths in AI, biometrics, data analytics, among others.
NEC is keen to collaborate with startups who can adopt their biometrics technology and develop go-to-market with a solution for “payments by facial recognition”.
What they are looking for:
- Operating geography: Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, India
- Industry classification: Agnostic
- Technology: Agnostic
- Business Maturity: Seed to Series C
Interested startups can sign up here to meet NEC Asia Pacific.
ADB Ventures
ADB Ventures is a new Asian Development Bank programme that scales technology into Asia and the Pacific for sustainable development impact. ADB Ventures has two symbiotic components: an investment fund (not yet operational) and a technical assistance programme that sources and supports ImpactTech solutions to pilot and scale-up in the region.
ADB Ventures is primarily focussed on climate change, with an additional focus on technologies that enable inclusive finance, health, and gender equality.
What they are looking for:
- Operating geography: Global but is interested in expanding into APAC, especially the Greater Mekong Subregion or CAREC (Central West Asia)
- Industry classification: Agnostic
- Technology: CleanTech, AgriTech, FinTech for financial inclusion, HealthTech, Gender equality
- Business Maturity: Seed to Series B
Interested startups can sign up here to meet ADB Ventures.
SIRI Ventures
SIRI Ventures looks at how Sansiri (and other real estate developers) does the business and look for startups who could help along the journey. They are looking for tech solutions to tackle business challenges for the industry of real estate in the digitalization and sustainability angle.
What they are looking for:
- Operating geography: Singapore and Southeast Asia
- Industry classification: Agnostic
- Technology: PropTech, LivingTech, Construction Tech, Sustainability Tech, Enterprise Solution
- Business Maturity: Pre-A to Series B (preferably Series A and above)
Interested startups can sign up here to meet SIRI Ventures.
Dentsu Aegis Network
Dentsu Aegis Network provides growth solutions and expert services that open up new business opportunities across the entire customer journey. With an extensive commerce offering and the willingness to offer services to help scale your startups, Dentsu Aegis Network is looking for broader partnership opportunities across several key data and technology work streams, which would be an exchange of services (i.e., Dentsu Aegis Network buying the startup’s services or vice versa), and going to market together.
What they are looking for:
- Operating geography: Agnostic
- Industry classification: Agnostic
- Technology: AI, Blockchain, AdTech, MarTech, Digital retail solution
- Business maturity: Agnostic
Interested startups can sign up here to meet Dentsu Aegis Network.
ICMG Pte Ltd, (Tif)
ICMG Pte Ltd is a corporate innovation accelerator providing a myriad of services for enterprises. Leveraging on their wide network of strategic open innovation partners, they are able to help alleviate the business pain points faced by corporates. Through their leadership, innovation and execution strategies, ICMG works towards co-creation of purposeful innovation.
Representing Tif (a joint venture of ICMG and Tokyo Electric Power Company), ICMG is looking for solutions to provide wellness for senior and working mothers in Japan, and they are also looking for solutions for Smart cities, Sharing Human Resources and Mobility-as-a-Service.
What they are looking for:
- Operating geography: Singapore and ASEAN
- Industry classification: No requirement
- Technology: HealthTech, LivingTech, Hardware IoT, Sharing economy, Smart cities
- Business maturity: Series A and B (open to C or seed)
Interested startups can sign up here to meet ICMG Pte Ltd.
Sampoerna
PT HM Sampoerna Tbk. (Sampoerna), one of the leading tobacco companies in Indonesia, is an affiliate of Philip Morris International Inc, a leading international tobacco company. Established in 1913, Sampoerna’s scope of activities are, among others, manufacturing, trading, and distributing cigarettes with more than 25,000 permanent employees within the company and its subsidiaries.
Going through its corporate innovation process, Sampoerna is looking for HR solutions for employees’ payroll, leave tracking, and welfare management. They also welcome startups who can provide solutions for automation on Financial Reporting and Accounting Process.
What they are looking for:
- Operating geography: Agnostic (Southeast Asia & East Asia prefered)
- Industry classification: FMCG, Finance
- Technology: Fintech, HR Tech, AI & Data Analytics
- Business maturity: Series A to Series B
Interested startups can sign up here to meet Sampoerna.
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Business matching meetings will commence during Echelon Asia Summit 2019 at the Singapore Expo on May 23-24. Please note that curated startups will receive a confirmation email from e27. No starter ticket yet? Click here to get your FREE starter ticket.
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