Say hi to Accelerating Asia! They invest in Pre-Series A startups from SEA and South Asia to fast track their growth. And they just announced the 10 new startups that will join their 8th cohort.  

• These rising startups have impact-oriented products that serve different SDGs. 
• Extra Scoop: A startup from the MENA region was chosen for the first time. 

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🎁 Asia's best

The selected startups come from different backgrounds–education, e-commerce, logistics, insurtech, agritech, and more!

Here are the three lucky SEA startups who made the cut. 

• Lister (Indonesia). An edtech platform for languages and test preparation. 
• On Demand Deals (Philippines). A commerce startup that turns unused spaces into cloud convenience stores. They previously joined Iterative’s Winter 2022 batch. 
• Sparklehaze (Singapore). They provide AI voice assistance for the luxury hospitality sector. 

The others. Pattern (Pakistan), Edutechs (Bangladesh), Fullfily (India), Sova Health (India)  WeGro (Bangladesh), Proton (UAE), and Lemonade (Global).

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🧾 Why them? 

Accelerating Asia says strong early revenue and market traction set them apart from other applicants.

• They have collectively raised over $5.8M in venture capital, pushing Accelerator Asia’s portfolio valuation to $600M!

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🤖 About the Accelerator

Cohort 8 is the fourth batch of investments from Accelerating Asia’s $20M Fund II, which they launched in 2021.