AppWorks

AppWorks, based in Taipei, is the largest startup accelerator in Greater Southeast Asia, having launched its program in 2010 to assist Internet startups in optimizing their products and business strategies. The accelerator invites promising startups in fields such as AI, IoT, Blockchain, and DeFi every six months, contributing to an extensive alumni network of 395 startups and 1,331 founders. Collectively, these startups generate annual revenues of approximately $8.05 billion, provide over 17,000 jobs, and hold a combined valuation of around $11.07 billion. In addition to its accelerator program, AppWorks manages $170 million in venture capital funds, focusing on seed to Series C investments across various sectors, including technology, financial services, consumer goods, and logistics in Taiwan and Southeast Asia.

Joseph Chan

Partner

Anne Chen

Investor Relations Manager

Nice Cheng

Partner

Jamie Lin

Partner

TzuPu Lin

Associate

Jessica Liu

Partner

Andy Tsai

Partner

Past deals in Vietnam

Docosan

Seed Round in 2021
Docosan is a tech startup on a mission to improve access to quality healthcare for people in emerging markets. Our digital marketplace lets patients compare healthcare providers across a wide range of specialties, book appointments online 24/7, chat with primary care assistants, and manage their own health data for free. Docosan offers providers an easy mechanism to manage patients and massively expand their client base. The Docosan platform is currently available in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, Vietnam. The Docosan platform improves access to primary healthcare, coordination of care, and generates public health data. Our platform is HIPAA-compliant and our data management system uses HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR), DICOM, and other internationally-recognized protocols to ensure that health records we maintain are portable across many different types of electronic health record (EHR) systems. We're dedicated to improving healthcare for Vietnamese people. Check us out!

EMQ

Series B in 2020
Headquartered in Hong Kong, EMQ is a financial technology startup that is building a financial network across Asia with a focus on remittance. With a footprint across Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines, the company partners with financial institutions and other strategic partners in each country to enable and settle cross-border remittance via banks and various modes for top-up and cash pickup. The company received its Money Service Operator license from the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department in September 2014 and its Fund Transfer Operator license from Bank Indonesia in March 2017.