Accelerate

Speed counts

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

Vietnam Global Innovation by Quest Ventures

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.

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We benefited greatly from the Vietnam Global Innovation programme, and developed strong relationships with partners whom we can rely on in Vietnam.

Catherine Nabbala
Global Business Coordinator, Finema | THAILAND

This program is for you if you want to build your Vietnam business network fast.

Jerry Neo
Founder, Scratchbac | SINGAPORE

Community learning and growing

Startup Singapore Quest

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.

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The folks at Quest are always approachable and ready to offer innovative and fresh perspectives to tackle problems. Frequent sharing sessions by seasoned entrepreneurs who have ‘been there, done that’ have helped us gain new insights on growing and managing our business. Oddle.me has definitely seen farther by standing on the shoulders of Quest.

Jonathan Lim
Founder & CEO, Oddle.me | SINGAPORE

The best kind of investors are those who are entrepreneurs themselves, and James is one of the best in that category – he is authentic, supportive and knowledgeable. He is both a great coach for founders, as well as a master tactician in execution, a combination that is rare and incredibly valuable to find in an investor.

Darius Cheung
Founder & CEO, 99.co | SINGAPORE

Asia is the world's fastest growing region

Singapore Global Innovation by Quest Ventures

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.

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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.

Ko Jong Hyun
Founder & CEO, Fash-on | SOUTH KOREA

The program provided many new perspectives on Southeast Asia’s creative and content market. The Quest Ventures network shared a lot of advice on the fundraising and investment process.

Maulana Rizki
Global Sales & Marketing, Ideaconcert | SOUTH KOREA

At the forefront

Web3 Accelerator

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

Sustainable Impact Accelerator by Quest Ventures

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.

Dr Tan Yeow Kee
Founder & CEO, SoundEye | SINGAPORE

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.

Preston Wong
Founder & CEO, Treatsure | SINGAPORE

Accelerating the top startups in Central Asia

Kazakhstan Digital Accelerator by Quest Ventures

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.

Berik Tursynbek
Founder & CEO, Python RPA | KAZAKHSTAN

I highly recommend the Kazakhstan Digital Accelerator to startups.

Kanat Keldibekov
Founder & CEO, ApartX | KAZAKHSTAN

Malaysia's Silicon Valley

Malaysia Digital Accelerator by Quest Ventures

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.

In less than two hours, Quest Ventures’ insights helped us understand Southeast Asia way better than all the talks combined that we have attended.

Hubert Ian Lee
Founder & CEO, Quadby | MALAYSIA

They were my sounding-board and partners whom I can turn to for advice and ideas. The structured coaching, the relevant sharing, the availability of materials relevant to managing and growing the business were what I found to be most valuable.

Nadira Mohd Yusoff
Founder & CEO, Kiddocare | MALAYSIA

Delegation visit to a iJAM Accelerator startup

iJAM Accelerator by Quest Ventures

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.

The best kind of investors are those who are entrepreneurs themselves, and James is one of the best in that category – he is authentic, supportive and knowledgeable. He is both a great coach for founders, as well as a master tactician in execution, a combination that is rare and incredibly valuable to find in an investor.

Darius Cheung
Founder & CEO, 99.co | SINGAPORE

The Quest team has guided us every step of our journey. They have been very engaging and approachable, and this has definitely helped TranSwap grow faster and further.

Benjamin Wong
Co-founder & CEO, TranSwap | SINGAPORE

CHINA Global Mobile Challenge at Mobile World Congress in Shanghai

Global Mobile Challenge

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.

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