During Millennial 20/20, the Unilever Foundry 30 SEAA will receive exposure to Unilever and other industry players in the marketing, retail and e-commerce sectors. During the event, these 30 startups will also be based at Unilever’s co-working space, LEVEL3.
“The Unilever Foundry 30 embodies Unilever’s commitment to South East Asia and Australasia and to working with startup talent who we believe will have significant impact on the region,” said Barbara Guerpillon, Head of Unilever Foundry SEAA and LEVEL3. “With 600 million people in South East Asia alone, we look forward to being a catalyst for members of the Unilever Foundry 30 to affect social, business and technological change in both developed and emerging markets. We see enthusiasm from early-stage companies as they gear up to capture opportunities in these markets and we welcome aspiring entrepreneurs to visit LEVEL3, our co-working space at Unilever’s Singapore headquarters, to seize opportunities for collaboration and mentorship.”
The Unilever Foundry is a platform for startups and innovators seeking to engage, collaborate and explore business opportunities with Unilever’s 400+ brands. It is also a way in which Unilever is discovering disruptive technologies and social impact entrepreneurs which will play a key role in achieving Unilever’s mission, which is to make sustainable living commonplace.
Unilever Foundry 30 SEAA
As part of the Unilever Foundry 30 SEAA and the global Unilever Foundry community, startups will have exclusive benefits including access to new briefs from brands under Unilever’s portfolio; mentorship, collaboration and guidance from Unilever’s partners and executives; invitations to key global events; and effective support.
"As we look into scaling our company to attract commercial opportunities with regional brands, joining the Unilever Foundry community has helped us get access to industry contacts,” said Derek Tan, co-founder of Viddsee. “It is an honor for Viddsee to be part of the first Foundry 30 SEAA, and leverage this opportunity to chart our growth further."
The selected startups will also gain access to LEVEL3. Launched as a partnership between the Unilever Foundry and Padang & Co, LEVEL3 brings together Unilever brands and startups, tech experts and venture capitalists to create new partnerships that deliver real business impact. LEVEL3 is situated within the Unilever Singapore office, which serves as a global and regional hub for the company. Since its launch in February 2017, LEVEL3 is now home to more than 45 early-stage companies.
The first Unilever Foundry 30 SEAA is as follows, each chosen in one of five areas identified by Unilever as future areas of innovation (Retail; Media and Advertising; Brand and Content Innovation; Data, Insights and Personalization; and Sustainability and Social impact).
- billionBricks (SG)
- Crazy S.O.B (IL)
- DÄV - Digital Avatar (ID)
- emporio analytics Pte. Ltd. (SG)
- FOMO Pay Pte. Ltd. (SG)
- Genero (AU)
- GetCraft (ID)
- Happi Pte Ltd (SG)
- jumper.ai (SG)
- Kobe Global Technologies Pte Ltd (SG)
- LoopMe (UK)
- Moving Walls (MY)
- Narratrs (SG)
- Neuro Flash (DE)
- Picasso Labs (US)
- POPxo (IN)
- Shippit (AU)
- Shopback Singapore (SG)
- Silot (SG)
- STACKLA (AU)
- Sticheo (SG)
- Taptopick (ID)
- TaskSpotting (SG)
- Try and Review Pte Ltd (SG)
- UShift (SG)
- Vaniday Singapore Pte Lte (SG)
- Viddsee (SG)
- ViSenze (SG)
- Wootag Pte Ltd (SG)
- ZAP (PH)
The live unveiling of the first Unilever Foundry 30 SEAA will take place at Millennial 20/20, at the ArtScience Museum in Singapore at 5pm on 25 October 2017. The startups were selected after a rigorous assessment by Unilever, Millennial 20/20 and Polanco. and were identified based on their existing and potential contributions to the SEAA region.
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About Unilever Foundry
The Unilever Foundry is Unilever’s platform for start-ups and innovators to engage, collaborate and explore business opportunities with Unilever and our 400+ brands. Through the Unilever Foundry, start-ups can view and apply to address new briefs from our brands and functions, apply for mentorship through one of our partners, and register to attend events across the world.
About LEVEL3
LEVEL3 is Singapore’s most vibrant co-working space for experimentation and innovation. By fostering a collaborative culture and providing proximity to our corporate and government partners, we provide startups a unique opportunity to prototype their ideas and solutions in a real-world business context. LEVEL3 is now open to tech startups and entrepreneurs, not just those in Singapore but also startups that have an innovative product or service and are ready to scale in this part of the world.