2019
YEAR IN
REVIEW
Greater Southeast Asia’s Leading Startup Launchpad
AppWorks Accelerator
AW#19

AW#18
This was a year for AppWorks founders to defy convention. Just like every year. In 2019, we introduced a total of 48 startups in AI / IoT and Blockchain.
This year, these startups have passed through the fire of the Accelerator and begun the process of becoming better founders, with 29 launching AI / IoT products and 19 paying no mind to haters by building Blockchain startups with growing traction.
In our tradition of reshaping tradition, over 60% of the accelerator founders hail from territories in GSEA, including: Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia.





There Isn’t A Community in Greater Southeast Asia
That’s Greater
The AppWorks Ecosystem
This exceptional group of founders produces US$4.97 billion in revenue each year -- this is equal to the GDP of the island nation of Barbados.
376
Active Startups
+48 from 2018
1,113
Total Founders
+188 from 2018
Valuation
US$4.72B
Total Valuation
+29% from 2018

Raised
US$1.11B
Total Capital Raised
+36% from 2018

Revenues
US$4.97B
Total Annual Revenues
+98% from 2018

Jobs
11,162
Total Jobs Provided
+16% from 2018
