AppWorks School

Based in Taiwan, founded in 2009, AppWorks is a leading startup community and venture capital firm built by founders, for founders. AppWorks Accelerator, the renowned 6-month free accelerator program, admits 30 - 40 AI, Blockchain, and Southeast Asia startups per batch from across the region and boasts 435 active startups and 1,402 founders in its alumni network. Collectively, all companies produce a turnover of US$ 13.9B and provide 20,169 jobs, with an aggregate valuation reaching US$ 27.8B. As a VC, AppWorks manages three venture capital funds totaling US$ 212 million, and attracted a diverse array of LPs, including Taiwan Mobile, Axiom Asia Private Capital, Fubon Life, Wistron, Cathay Life, and Taiwan's National Development Fund. AppWorks has funded more than 70 names, including leading startups in several verticals such as Lalamove, Dapper Labs / Flow, Figment, Animoca Brands, 91APP, Carousell, ShopBack, Tiki, 17LIVE, and KKday, while having produced 5 IPOs, 4 IEOs, 1 hectocorn, 2 decacorns, and 5 unicorns.