Labs

ADB Ventures matches promising technology startups with commercial opportunities across developing Asia

The ADB Ventures Labs Process

1. assess

Work with leading corporate innovation platforms to identify problems that, if solved, could generate a lot of commercial demand from large corporations and utilities across Asia while having significant development impact.

2. source

Identify solutions in ADB Ventures’ portfolio.

Partner with leading accelerator and ecosystem platforms to identify other startups with potential solutions. 

3. match

Match supply with demand, uncovering opportunities for ADB Ventures to support and invest in scale-ups.

Anchor corporate Innovation partner

Ending Plastic Waste
Fintech | Fintech in Indonesia
Food & AgTech
Health
Insuretech 
Internet of Things
Mobility
Smart Cities
Supply Chains & Logistics
Real Estate & Construction
Sustainability

2019-2020 Highlights

Building Energy Challenge

The Building Energy Challenge matched startups with real estate developers to improve the climate impact of real estate development in Southeast Asia.

Partners: New Energy Nexus
Aboitiz Equity Ventures | Capital House | ELNUSA | Kembali | PLDT Inc. | Siri Ventures | True Digital Park | Viettel Group

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Fintech Challenge Vietnam

The Fintech Challenge Vietnam matched startups with Vietnam’s commercial banks to address financial inclusion and improve access to finance for women business owners. 

 

Partners: State Bank of Vietnam | Padang & Co
Mastercard | Phoenix Holdings | TPBank | UOB |  Vietcombank | VietCredit | VietinBank | Viettel Digital Services Corporation | Vinacapital Ventures | Visa

 

FUTURE FOOD ASIA

The Future Food Asia Platform accelerates open innovation in AgriTech and FoodTech across Asia Pacific, with the goal to catalyze and align an ecosystem to cope with the challenges of food.

Partners:  ID Capital
A*star | Corteva Agriscience | Bühler Group | Givaudan | Dole | EDB Singapore | SatSure

imagine h2o asia​

Imagine H2O Asia accelerates early-stage solutions to build resilience against future water scarcity and accelerate progress towards achieving the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals in South and Southeast Asia.

Partners: ImagineH2O
Enterprise Singapore | Suez | Moya

Travel Lab Asia

Travel Lab Asia matched startups with large hospitality groups to improve the climate impact of hotels and resorts in South and Southeast Asia.

Partners: Plug and Play | Pacific Asia Travel Association
Hilton | Jetwing Hotels | Minor Hotels Group