Thank You Singapore! The 2018 chair of ASEAN hosted this year’s top ten finalists teams on November 11-13.
Regional Finals Highlights
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TOP 10 FINALIST TEAMS
In 2018, we received over 200+ applications from impact-driven tech innovators all over Southeast Asia, working towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. Here are the ten finalist teams for this year’s ASEAN Impact Challenge:
Early Stage Innovations
SAVE YOUR OCEAN
Vietnam
CLEANTECH/GREENTECH
Save Your Ocean is the world’s first and largest affordable smart water refill network in order to reduce plastic usage.
RICE INC
Malaysia
AGRITECH
Rice Inc. is a social enterprise that aims to tackle food insecurity and poverty caused by wastage in the rice supply chain.
SOLU
The Philippines
CLEANTECH/GREENTECH
Solu solves the waste management pandemic in developing nations. Solu reframes the process that takes waste from generation to treatment.
AGRIFARM
Indonesia
AGRITECH
Agrifarm empowers farmers through big data. Agrifarm can be accessed by farmers, agronomist and buyers to collect data, obtain informations, until access to market.
POSITIVE ENERGY
Singapore
FINTECH
Their blockchain based platform digitizes the asset finance workflow creating greater efficiency in business processes, operations, transparency and security resulting in higher profitability and performance.
Scale Stage Innovations
UHOO
Singapore
HEALTHECH
uHoo provides people with data of the indoor spaces they stay in (homes, offices, schools, etc) that allow them to make decisions and change their habits to create a healthier home, healthier lifestyle and healthier environment.
BEED
Malaysia
EDTECH
BeED’s unique learning experiences bridge the gap between textbook learning and an on-site application of knowledge by connecting travel with education.
SYSTEM EXPERTS
Cambodia
EDTECH
System Expert’s mission is to automate Cambodia’s educational system and lower administrative costs so more children will have access to quality education.
RAD GREEN SOLUTIONS
The Philippines
HEALTHTECH
RAD Green Solutions designed a medical waste processor that uses pyrolysis —the process of decomposing organic material using extreme heat in the absence of oxygen.
WARUNG PINTAR
Indonesia
RETAILTECH
Warung Pintar are committed in closing the gap by revolutionizing the grassroots economy through digitalization. They created a platform powered by IoT and data analytics for micro-small businesses.