Recent reports such as the ‘e-Conomy SEA report 2019’ by Google, Temasek, and Bain & Company revealed that despite a global economic slowdown, Southeast Asia remained a bright spot with healthy growth in tech investment flows.

For tech startups in the region, this means that there are plenty of opportunities to seize in the market. But it also means that startups have to work harder in order to stand out from the rest –because everybody will have the same goal in mind.

This explains why startups must have a regional outlook since Day 1 and a proper support system to help them materialise it.

The TOP100 is here to help startups get there. As part of the annual Echelon Asia Summit, TOP100 is a curated programme designed to discover, showcase, and accelerate the next generation of up-and-coming startups.

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Here are the ways of taking part in TOP100 will be beneficial for your startup:

The opportunity to raise the next funding round after Echelon Asia Summit
In addition to getting to showcase at Echelon, your startup will also get direct access to investors who are actively looking for startups. Through Echelon Connect investor-startup matching, startups will get the chance to directly and privately meet and pitch to potential investors.

Find your business match from among the region’s top corporates
Top enterprises in the Asia Pacific are looking at startups to help accelerate their corporate innovation –and TOP100 startups get first in line in Forge. Explicitly designed to match and introduce startups to these corporates, Forge is the beginning of a fruitful collaboration.

Get into the radar of Asia Pacific’s stakeholders — pitch at the TOP100 Stage
On stage at Echelon, you will get the to showcase your products and startup to 12,000 of the Asia Pacific ecosystem’s stakeholders. Do your best, stand out, and you might find yourself becoming the TOP100 Champion and win amazing prizes.

Interested startups can sign up for the 2020 TOP100 APAC here for a chance to go up against the region’s best and brightest tech startups today. For more information on the matter, you may visit the 2020 TOP100 APAC today.

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