muru-D Singapore’s startups set for next
phase of global growth
phase of global growth
SINGAPORE – 9
March 2017 – Eight startups from across South
East Asia have taken an important step forward in becoming sustainable global
businesses by completing the second round of muru-D Singapore’s accelerator
program, collectively adding more than 12,000 new customers and increasing
revenues by more than S$300,000 in the process.
March 2017 – Eight startups from across South
East Asia have taken an important step forward in becoming sustainable global
businesses by completing the second round of muru-D Singapore’s accelerator
program, collectively adding more than 12,000 new customers and increasing
revenues by more than S$300,000 in the process.
The Telstra-backed
accelerator, muru-D Singapore, showcased its graduating cohort at its demo
night, featuring businesses across education, fitness, logistics,
micro-financing, recruitment, behavioural analytics and digital directory
services. Through the six-month muru-D program, each startup received S$40,000
in seed capital, access to muru-D’s Amoy Street premises, introductions to
world-class mentors, coaches and Telstra experts, and an international trip to
Silicon Valley and New York.
accelerator, muru-D Singapore, showcased its graduating cohort at its demo
night, featuring businesses across education, fitness, logistics,
micro-financing, recruitment, behavioural analytics and digital directory
services. Through the six-month muru-D program, each startup received S$40,000
in seed capital, access to muru-D’s Amoy Street premises, introductions to
world-class mentors, coaches and Telstra experts, and an international trip to
Silicon Valley and New York.
“We’re pleased that
muru-D continues to play a key role in the startup ecosystem in Singapore. The
teams have shown great passion and tenacity over the past six months and I am
really excited to see them grow from here. Of course, we will continue to
provide post-program support as they raise funds and expand into other
markets,” said Jamie Camidge, Head of muru-D Singapore.
muru-D continues to play a key role in the startup ecosystem in Singapore. The
teams have shown great passion and tenacity over the past six months and I am
really excited to see them grow from here. Of course, we will continue to
provide post-program support as they raise funds and expand into other
markets,” said Jamie Camidge, Head of muru-D Singapore.
“Without access to the
muru-D staff and their comprehensive network of mentors and advisors and their
tools, it would have been exponentially more difficult to move our business
forward,” said Swami Sekar of startup Winimy.
muru-D staff and their comprehensive network of mentors and advisors and their
tools, it would have been exponentially more difficult to move our business
forward,” said Swami Sekar of startup Winimy.
Through muru-D,
Telstra aspires to attract the region’s best digital talent, foster local
technology innovation and grow the entrepreneurial ecosystem. A core component
of the muru-D program is adopting a global mindset and accessing big markets
through an international network that includes alliances with other global
accelerators – 500 Startups, The Icehouse, The Junction, Chinaccelerator and
HAX.
Telstra aspires to attract the region’s best digital talent, foster local
technology innovation and grow the entrepreneurial ecosystem. A core component
of the muru-D program is adopting a global mindset and accessing big markets
through an international network that includes alliances with other global
accelerators – 500 Startups, The Icehouse, The Junction, Chinaccelerator and
HAX.
muru-D Singapore’s
second graduating cohort:
second graduating cohort:
- amtiss, Indonesia – amtiss helps mining companies improve heavy equipment uptime and
lifetime, by standardising the maintenance process and optimising resource
consumption. - CheckIt, Vietnam – CheckIt provides book summaries from the world’s top non-fiction
titles for busy professionals in South East Asian languages. - FreightKart,
Singapore – FreightKart is a shipping services
and price aggregator helping small businesses query, compare and transact
online for end-to-end freight solutions.
- Hafta, Malaysia – Hafta is revolutionising the way organisations capture and report
key dimensions of a person’s personality and their performance, providing
certainty in human-related decisions. - PlanforFit, Thailand – PlanforFit online helps people achieve their weight-loss goals
without crash dieting and while doing less exercise. - Teman Usaha,
Indonesia – Teman Usaha is a mobile application
allowing Indonesian small businesses to compare and apply for loans easily
and quickly. - Winimy, Singapore – SeeChat by Winimy powers the digital
directories of the future with chat, e-commerce and artificial
intelligence based services. - Zelos, Indonesia – Zelos is a recruitment platform helping Indonesia’s enterprises
hire millennials through visually-engaging content and a culture-fit
assessment test.
muru-D will be opening
applications for its third Singapore cohort in June 2017. For more information
about muru-D’s accelerator program, please visit https://muru-d.com/.
applications for its third Singapore cohort in June 2017. For more information
about muru-D’s accelerator program, please visit https://muru-d.com/.
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