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UN rolls out fund for women-led firms
Mon, 11 January 2021
Cambodian women-led fintechs, technology or regulated financial institutions are among the enterprises eligible for the recently-launched Women Enterprise Recovery Fund to promote and expand their businesses, according to the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP).
With support from the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank (FMO), the Canadian government and Visa Inc, UNESCAP and the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) have rolled out the “Women Enterprise Recovery Fund: Promoting and Upscaling Digital Solutions for Enhancing Women Enterprise Growth and Resilience”.
UNESCAP said in a January 11 press release: “Applicants to the fund can be based anywhere globally, but the project implementation and solution must target women enterprises in one or more of the following countries – Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal or Vietnam.”
The Emerge X Programme sits within Microsoft’s Highway to a 100 Unicorns initiative, which discovers and nurtures high-potential technology startups & grows the ecosystem in emerging markets across Asia Pacific
KUALA LUMPUR, 22 December 2020 – As part of Microsoft’s commitment to discover and nurture high-potential technology startups in the region, 11 startups from Malaysia have been selected to be part of the Microsoft Emerge X program. As an Emerge X startup, they will participate in a year-long mentorship programme with Microsoft for Startups which is designed to help them scale and accelerate their growth. The 11 startups from Malaysia include Alpha Red Services, Betacard, Leaderonomics Digital, Naluri Hidup, OrangeFIN Asia, SalesCandy, Setel, Softinn Solutions, Soft Solvers Solutions, Supplycart.my, and Talentcloud.ai.
Sri Lankan startup among four from APAC to win inaugural Microsoft Emerge X pitch competition
December, 18, 2020
21 Emerge X startups from 14 countries pitched their ideas at the Emerge X Regional Pitching Competition with Sri Lankan startup Agrithmics identified as one of the four top startups in the whole region
Four startups from Vietnam, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Singapore are winners at Microsoft’s inaugural Emerge X Regional Pitching Competition in Asia Pacific:
Abivin from Vietnam: An AI-powered platform that optimizes supply chains across multiple sectors by solving the vehicle routing problem
Lifetrack Medical Systems in the Philippines and Singapore: A cloud-based platform that provides affordable access to medical imaging in emerging markets