Shanghai-based SOSV Chinaccelerator has announced nine startups to present their businesses on its 16th Demo Day. Chinaccelerator is the accelerator from China that aims to bridge China and the rest of the world, especially Southeast Asia, through sharing entrepreneurship and innovation lessons learned from the China market and bringing International methodology and best practices to China.
The accelerator claims that it has invested in over 150 startups from over 25 countries, which among many are from Southeast Asia and still running their business well in the region.
Among 9 startups in this batch, 4 startups are located in Southeast Asia or targeting Southeast Asia and two AI startups are from Hong Kong. Here are six out of the nine startups:
1. Angat, a tech remote hiring startup that enables companies to source, hire, and manage tech talent via remote tech hubs location in countries with strong, untapped IT talent such as the Philippines. The startup is based in the Philippines.
2. viAct.ai, a Hong Kong-based computer vision-powered startup that automates the real-time monitoring of construction and manufacturing sites to increase productivity and safety.
3. HomeCrowd, Malaysia-based digital mortgage crowdlending platform that uses a holistic credit scoring system to help underserved populations get access to mortgage and debt consolidation loans. HomeCrowd is the first company in Malaysia to be licensed for mortgage and consumer lending by the Housing Ministry.
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4. Neufast, Hong Kong-based startup that utilises AI technology to help hiring managers reduce time-to-hire, eliminate unconscious bias, and evaluate job fit scientifically, by providing companies with personalised question-answer interview bots and video-based psychometric assessments.
5. Tourplus, Malaysia-based online travel marketplace that connects travelers with thousands of local guides in Southeast Asia. Tourplus’ platform offers personal itineraries with local guides and transportation in real-time.
6. TravelFlan, Hong Kong-based AI-enabled platform that helps companies to sell travel services. TravelFlan unlocks flight, air, hotel, and experience booking revenue for super apps through its personalised chatbot travel engine targeted at customers in China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia.
7. Travelright, a travel tech startup that provides an intelligent flight compensation solution for Chinese travelers to quickly and easily claim owed by airlines for flight delays and cancellations.
8. GetKno, a real-time analytics platform for brands, factories, and workers that allows brands and factories to scale ethical manufacturing and increase productivity.
9. Voilà!, a social commerce platform enabling US fashion KOLs and micro-influencers to monetise through e-commerce personalized with Voilà!’s visual search engine and product recommendation algorithm.
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Chinaccelerator is operated by the venture fund SOSV, which operates seven global accelerators. Chinaccelerator offers three months of guidance, training, and resources from mentors, partners, and investors with access to supportive alumni network
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