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(SDN) April 24, 2024 — Using AI for MedTech and introducing ease and fun in waste disposal ruled the day in the Manila pre-event of the One ASEAN Startup Award 2024.
And the winners are FathomX and Rezbin Waste Technology after a successful pitch for US$10,000 made by Galvin Lian and Mica Martinez, respectively. They will join other winners of the pre-events for the grand final pitching competition.
With the cash, winner’s trophy the Singaporean and Filipino tech companies also tucked a partnership with Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA). ERIA Chief Operating Officer Koji Hachiyama witnessed the pitching battle, along with Ramon M. Lopez, chairperson of ERIA Governing Board, as well as other ERIA executives, with the presence of Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) led by DOST Undersecretary Leah J. Buendia for Research and Development.
PCIEERD was a partner of ERIA in organizing the Manila pre-event.
FathomX belonged to the Digital/AI Category while Rezbin Waster Technology was group with Impact Category. Each of the two winners beat four other startups in their group.
FathomX presented to the pitching judges “a unique approach in MedTech AI that aims to deploy clinician friendly solution to enhancing the existing workflow.
On the other hand, Rezbin Waste Technology is on “a mission to make waste disposal easy and fun for Filipinos.”
When the dust of the pitching duel settled on April 23, Filipino company Rezbin Waste Technology and Singaporean FathomX emerged winners in the Manila pre-event of the One ASEAN Startup Award 2024.
For the pre-events, ERIA said in a statement provided to SDN — SciTech & Digital News, criteria for eligibility,
- Cover startup that currently does operations in Southeast Asia without restrictions on where it originated.
- Nominated entry’s proposal should be on research topic bearing an actual plan and willing to work together with ERIA experts on studies.
The pre-event award of $10,000 go to the winner of each category as a research fund and be a research partner of ERIA Digital Innovation and Sustainable Economy Center (E-DISC).
Half of the fund should be used by the winner at the start of the research, while the remaining 50 percent is allocated on the submission and acceptance of the research output.
In relation with being the winners, FathomX and Rezbin Waste Technology get the opportunity to broaden their networks by harnessing the E- DISC network involving the startup ecosystem key players, not least national agencies from ASEAN and member nations, venture capitalists (VCs), incubators, and large corporations.
The winners will also be invited as an E-DISC research partner for report and white paper publication, including policy recommendations.
For collaboration with E-DISC a research fund is for grant with study lasting a year. Grantees have to submit the results of their research to ERIA for public publication.
Here’s the complete list of the startups that pitched:
Digital/Artificial Intelligence Category
- AtoANI Agriventures (Philippines) which presents a cutting-edge approach in production and distribution of fresh products through its own farm and partner farmers harnessing a produce-to-demand agriculture model.
- Betterteem Technologies (Philippines) enables business operations leaders to take preventive steps to mitigate potential disruptions to their service delivery as it demonstrates how their solution addresses unwanted employee resignation.
- Data8 (Malaysia) brings a fresh perspective to digital health and provides solutions that accelerate better outcomes by using technology and driving positive behavior change.
- FathomX (Singapore) presents a unique approach to MedTech AI that aims to deploy clinician friendly solutions to enhancing the existing workflow.
- IOL (Philippines) showcases their dedication in the field of education technology to help small companies in their digitization initiatives by building customized and modern system.
Impact Startup Category:
- AirX Carbon (Vietnam) commits to transforming industries with carbon-negative coffee-based materials.
- Reconnai (Japan) tackles plastic pollution through a waste sorting application.
- Rezbin Waste Technology (Philippines) initiates a mission to make waste disposal easy and fun for Filipinos.
- Sagri (Japan) implements a groundbreaking strategy to combat food crises and climate change using satellite data and AI.
- Surplus Indonesia (Indonesia) dedicates their efforts to combat food waste and food loss in Indonesia.
An initiative of ERIA, the award recognizes and supports outstanding startups across Southeast Asia.
The next pre-event will be on June 25 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with the nomination period from April 23 to May 26, 2024. (♧)