Greater Southeast Asia’s Leading Startup Booster
AppWorks Accelerator
In 2017, AppWorks Accelerator graduated a total of 52 startups across 2 batches, AW#14 & AW#15.
56%
Startups are international
(*from outside of Taiwan)
25%
Have female
co-founders
AW#14 & AW#15 Startups
The strongest of its kind in Greater Southeast Asia
The AppWorks Ecosystem
Including the 52 AW#14 & AW#15 startups that have just graduated from AppWorks Accelerator, The AppWorks Ecosystem has grown to:
323
Active Startups
+44 from 2016
780
Total Founders
+120 from 2016
Total Valuation
All active AppWorks Startups are now collectively valued at US$ 1.6B
US$ 432M
Capital Raised
+57% from 2016
US$ 1.6B
Total Valuation
+75% from 2016
US$ 1.3B
Annual Revenues
+65% from 2016
5,696
Talents Recruited
+2,067 from 2016
Many AppWorks startups have gone on to achieve significant milestones in 2017. Here are a few examples:
ShopBack / AW#13
GMV: US$ 220M, Raised US$ 25M
Expanded to Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Taiwan
Cultivating Tomorrow’s Talents
AppWorks School
Since mid-2016, AppWorks School has graduated 49 newly trained software engineers through our 14-week free coding program. 80% of these graduates went on to pursue successful software engineering careers in prominent internet companies such as Pubgame, 91APP, and Bahamut with an average annual salary of US$ 20,400.
49
Graduates
26 days
Search for Employment
US$ 20,400
Average Salary
Thank you for an amazing year!
Thanks to our amazing team, we were able to make significant strides this year in empowering founders and strengthening the startup ecosystem not only in Taiwan, but all across GSEA, and look forward to taking AppWorks to even greater heights in 2018.
PARTNERS
ASSOCIATES
SPECIALISTS
Finance & Accounting Master
Jasmine Tsai
Legal Master
Media Master
Design Master
Chief Engineer
Recruiting Master
Chief Editor
APPWORKS SCHOOL
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