The FT 1000 put companies like MoneySmart and Cashshield next to companies like Air Asia and Jollibee
A couple of weeks ago, the Financial Times released its firest-ever FT 1000 list for Asia Pacific. The paper highlighted 1000 companies that were showing high-growth potential in the fastest growing region in the world.
The countries included were Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.
One interesting tidbit — Tokyo is the best city in Asia on this list, while Mumbai came in second and Sydney was third.
e27 went through the list and pinpointed the startups from Southeast Asia that were included in an, admittedly, fairly corporate list. We omitted Australia, New Zealand, India and South Korea due to regional reach.
FT left China off the list.
So here ya go! The seven startups from the region that were included.
Hong Kong
Aftership — Logistics
Aftership is a package-tracking service for companies for eCommerce brands across the world. The solution helps startups of all sizes — from regional startups like SoundBrenner to global companies like etsy — track packages, deliver updates and engage with customers.
The goal of Aftership is to help companies better engage with customers after the sale.
Privé Managers — Fintech
Privé Managers wants to provide actionable data to wealth managers by helping them create more professional deliverables to clients. It also has integrated CRM tools, scenario analysis and asset management services into the product.
The startup was an Awardee at the 2017 Singapore Global FinTech Hackcelerator Program.
Malaysia
Soft Space — Fintech
Soft Space is a mobile payments operator which has built a similar product to the American company Square. The device attaches to any mobile device and allows people to pay for goods with a credit card.
Recently, the company inked a deal to allow partner with Family Mart and Soft Space also announced a business partnership with Sumitomo Mitsui Card Company.
Singapore
Cashshield — Fintech
Cashshield is a fintech company that digitalises the fraud management process with an algorithm that helps companies accept more transactions without worrying about issues like chargeback. The startup boasts clients like Razer, T-Mobile, Holland Watch Group and Vodafone.
In October, the company made our list of the top AI companies to watch in Singapore.
Lynx Analytics— Big Data analytics
Lynx Analytics is a startup building a service to analyse data graphs at scale. The company’s early adopters were telecom and financial services companies who use the service to up-sell to customers.
The startup says it differentiates itself from other companies in that it links data according to complex interactions with people, things and community. The idea is called graph theory — which in a mathematical sense is the comparison of how lines interact with arcs, curves and nodes.
In May 2016, Lynx raised US$10 million from a strategic corporate investor.
Ahrefs — Online growth
Ahrefs is a backlink research and traffic tracking site that helps companies grow their online presence via insightful data. It targets e-commerce websites who need to increase their traffic in order to make sure the conversion rate can be turned into a sustainable business.
On its site, it advertises competitive analysis, keyword research, backlink research, content research, rank tracking, web monitoring and organic search reports.
Niometrics — Big Data analytics
The core ethos for Niometrics is that “machines don’t tell stories, people do”, essentially pointing out that data is pointless if nobody know how to distill it into something of value.
Niometrics is trying to build an intuitive platform that offers profiling solutions, personalisation and customer loyalty feedback.
Catapult Ventures aka MoneySmart — Fintech
MoneySmart wants to help people take control of their personal finances by acting as digital coach so they can plan, play and prepare their money for the future. The company has a presence in Singapore, Indonesia and Hong Kong.
A core part of the company’s growth is its online comparison tool. It also is a leader in how to use an online blog to help grow a customer base.
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