STARTUP INNOVATION HUB
In Asia-Pacific region, there are a lot of young startup ecosystems: Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne, New Zealand, Seoul, Sri Lanka, Bangalore, Sydney, Singapore etc. Many ecosystems of Asia differ from others by a short period of finding engineers. For example, the global average value is 41 days and the Asia-Pacific median is 35 days. Also, Asia-Pacific region is characterized with high development of local startups. This is because countries in Asia-Pacific region are not enough attractive for foreign companies.
PITCH COMPETITION
Investment in voice startups is now accelerating according to reports. Voice startups have raised $986m already this year, significantly exceeding the $581m raised in 2019. This rise in funding reflects a growing belief that voice technology will be transformative. The size of fundraisings has also increased markedly–with an average of $30m so far in 2020 versus $18m in 2019. This 60 minutes Session will invite 6 best innovators from speech technology universe to pitch their ideas to our partners and VCs. Each startup will get 10 mins to present their idea to the jury.