Appworks

Based in Taiwan, founded in 2009, AppWorks is a leading startup community and venture capital firm built by founders, for founders. AppWorks Accelerator, the renowned 6-month free accelerator program, admits 30 - 40 AI, Blockchain, and Southeast Asia startups per batch from across the region and boasts 457 active startups and 1,448 founders in its alumni network. Collectively, all companies produce a turnover of US$ 17.5B, an annual increase of 36% compared to the same time last year, and provide 21,353 jobs, 15% more than the year prior. Altogether, the Ecosystem raised a total of US$ 5.4B, an annual increase of 25%, with an aggregate valuation reaching US$ 32.6B, growing 87% YoY. As a VC, AppWorks manages three venture capital funds totaling US$ 212 million. We've attracted a diverse array of LPs who believe in our vision, including Taiwan Mobile, Axiom Asia Private Capital, Fubon Life, Wistron, Cathay Life, and Taiwan’s National Development Fund. We fund 20 deals a year, now with more than 80 names in our portfolio, including leading startups in several verticals such as Dapper Labs / Flow, Animoca Brands, 91APP, Figment, Carousell, ShopBack, Tiki, 17LIVE, and KKday, while having produced 5 IPOs, 4 IEOs, 1 hectocorn, 2 decacorns, and 5 unicorns. 【If you are a founder working on web3 / DAO, AI / IoT, and Southeast Asia, apply to AppWorks Accelerator:https://bit.ly/3bbDw7Q】

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