Governments and enterprises work with Quest Ventures to drive innovation and disruption in emerging areas of strategic importance. Speed matters – disruption not owned is opportunity given to someone else.
Ecosystem support in Vietnam
The Vietnam Global Innovation is Quest Ventures’ exclusive program with the Global Innovation Alliance to accelerate the entry of innovative startups into Vietnam.
The Global Innovation Alliance is managed by Enterprise Singapore, an agency of the Ministry of Trade & Industry in Singapore. It aims to strengthen linkages and partnerships with leading innovation hubs around the world, increasing access and opportunities for Singapore students and enterprises.
Vietnam Global Innovation Program has been useful for our company in acquiring key knowledge that is required to navigate the Vietnam business environment. The mentoring and business matching components are also vital in helping us to shape our business and pricing models in the market, as well as gain access to potential clients that are interested in adopting our technology.
This program is for you if you want to build your Vietnam business network fast.
Community learning and growing
The Startup Singapore Quest is Quest Ventures’ exclusive program under the Startup SG umbrella of programs to support startups in Singapore. It is focused on digital commerce and the broader digital economy.
Supported by Enterprise Singapore, a statutory agency under the Ministry of Trade & Industry of Singapore, Quest Ventures is proud to be a part of the first wave of accredited partners.
Quest could see the potential in Vibease when most people thought it was just a toy. Since then, they have been very supportive and provided us with real feedback. Their insights and connections in the China and Singapore startup ecosystems definitely help us a lot.
Genuinely one of the most intelligent and helpful investor you could have. If you get an opportunity to work with Quest in any capacity, do not hesitate to take it! They are truly inspiring and always on the side of the entrepreneur!
Asia is the world's fastest growing region
Asia is the world’s fastest growing region and Singapore is at the center of it. Startups across the globe expand into Asia by first dropping anchor in Singapore, and then catapulting into the region.
From Silicon Valley to Europe, national agencies for innovation and entrepreneurship work with Quest Ventures to help their startups grow.
It is always great to listen to local experts when entering new markets. The Quest Ventures team guided us through the competitive landscape and provided opportunities to meet key players in Southeast Asia.
We recommend the Singapore Global Innovation Program.
At the forefront
The Web3 Accelerator – JD Labs – is a one-stop Web3 platform that provides comprehensive support for Web3 projects. Given the right resources such as expert guidance, industry resources, and strategic partners, startups will stand out in a highly competitive market.
Quest Ventures, in partnership with Deluv Labs in the 2020s, drove Web3 projects to the next level.
Supporting the top social impact startups in Asia
Asia’s first VC-backed accelerator for socially impact enterprises is right for high growth social enterprises with proven revenues and planning to raise an institutional round within the next 12 months.
Quest Ventures, in partnership with raiSE in the early 2020s, backed high potential Singapore-based social impact startups in their regional ambitions.
The Sustainable Impact Accelerator sharpened SoundEye’s vision. It considerably impacted our measurement of business and its contribution back to society.
The Sustainable Impact Accelerator gave Treatsure a platform to raise venture capital and secure partnerships. It sharpened our social impact measurement and fundamentally shifted the way we look at our business.
Accelerating the top startups in Central Asia
The Kazakhstan Digital Accelerator taps into the emerging opportunities in Central Asia and brings best-in-class support from across the globe to accelerate the next generation of entrepreneurs.
Quest Ventures, in partnership with QazTech Ventures in the early 2020s, brought the best of Southeast Asia and Central Asia under one roof.
KDA helped us scale. It pushed us to think outside the box and focus on important growth levers.
This is the best program for startups in Central Asia!
Malaysia's Silicon Valley
The Malaysia Digital Accelerator is right for high growth companies with proven revenues and the potential for 100% year-on-year growth over the next 1-5 years.
Quest Ventures, in partnership with ScaleUp Malaysia in the early 2020s, backed high potential Malaysian startups in their regional ambitions.
Quest Ventures and ScaleUp Malaysia prepared our company for scaling up when the time is right and the playbook to execute it.
In less than two hours, Quest Ventures’ insights helped us understand Southeast Asia way better than all the talks combined that we have attended.
Delegation visit to a iJAM Accelerator startup
The iJAM Accelerator is focused on digital technology. From 2013 to 2016, Quest Ventures managed the iJAM funding scheme for the Infocomm Media Development Authority (and at various points, the previous Media Development Authority, and the National Research Foundation). The Accelerator ran three batches over three years.
James served as our advisor for fundraising and business matters which are valuable insights for a first time founder like myself. Always quick to offer his support and genuinely cares for all founders which is true to Quest’s mission.
I reach out to well-known entrepreneurs in the region in our Quest private messaging group. This is a super well-connected group and it’s awesome for us to be able to tap on everyone’s experience and wisdom.
CHINA Global Mobile Challenge at Mobile World Congress in Shanghai
Held across the world via EURASIA Mobile Challenge, LATAM Mobile Challenge, AFRICA Mobile Challenge, MENA Mobile Challenge, and EU Mobile Challenge, the ASIA-PACIFIC Mobile Challenge brings Asia Pacific economies together in a global event that covers 55 countries, created 1,500 startups and brought more than 5,400 participants together.
Quest Ventures is the ASIA-PACIFIC Mobile Challenge coordinator for Southeast Asia and China.