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.
Definitely a great program and a big thank you to the team. Looking forward to opening more doors with Quest Ventures and the connections made.
Participating in the program has been a fantastic experience for us. The access to leading Vietnamese corporates, tailored mentorship, and business matching sessions provided invaluable insights. The program’s hands-on approach and strong local network helped us refine our go-to-market strategy and opened doors we would not have reached on our own.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 team understands the challenges startups face and has been very helpful.
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.
I highly recommend the Kazakhstan Digital Accelerator to startups.
Kazakhstan Digital Accelerator was a game-changer. We benefited from outstanding mentorship, the expertise of top in-market experts and serial entrepreneurs, and invaluable feedback and support from the Quest Team.
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.
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.
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.
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.