Top 50 Social Impact Startup Investors in Asia (August 2026)

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• Span — Span reinvented the electrical panel. Control every circuit in your home from your phone. Contact us!
• abillion — Find tips for plant-based food & products near you. Join the community to share reviews of restaurants & brands. Raise funds & drive sustainability!
• Climb Credit — Climb Credit (NMLS# 1240013) is an innovative student lending platform that makes career creation and transformation more accessible, affordable, and accountable than ever before. Driven by a mission to empower individuals to unlock their career potential – no matter what their credit profile – Climb identifies programs and schools with ademonstrated ability to improve the earnings of their graduates. Then they provide learners with financing options that are priced and structured to meet the unique needs of those seeking career elevation and increased earning power.Recognizing the dynamic and diverse nature of an economy in rapid change, Climb partners with schools that teach everything from cybersecurity to pilot training, heavy machine operation to data science, and culinary arts to coding. While some colleges are struggling to meet the real-world needs of their students, Climb and its partner schools are committed to an inspiring practicality that brings real career results as individuals Own Their Next chapter.

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• Techtaka — SaaS, Logistics
• Linq — We are creating ‘hyper-automated insurance platforms’ to comprehensively support underwriters and claim adjusters and to facilitate communication between insurers and reinsurers using AI and deep learning.
• Cosmobloom — Cosmobloom Co. is a manufacturing company that analyses, designs, and develops space solar power generation systems and solar power sails.

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• Plainer — Plainer is an IT company that provides software development, data management, and SaaS solutions.
• Packative — Platform to design and order custom packaging online
• CareLink — CareLink is an app that connects people looking for one-time part-time work in nursing and welfare.

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• TricoLogic — TricoLogic is a consultancy that offers technical code coaching, language skills training, and digital marketing services.
• Yosemite — Yosemite is a wellness company that provides health and wellness products, supplements, skincare, and personal care items.
• Global Trust Networks — GTN is a Japanese real estate brokerage firm. Foreigners can use the company's rent guarantee and real estate rental brokerage services to acquire brokerage services at a low cost.

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• Taian — Taian, which specializes in bridal industry services and software. They also provide ''Concept Marry,'' which allows couples to design invites and seating charts that match their wedding theme, as well as display guest information on Oiwaii.
• RoboTruck — RoboTruck develops autonomous driving technologies for huge trucks, as well as practical applications.
• Knowledge Work — Knowledge Work specializes in the development and sales of software for companies.

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• Dotoh — Dotoh Health is a pioneering telehealth startup. It specializes in bridging healthcare access gaps for marginalized areas in Benin and Senegal using AI-powered telemedicine, focusing on primary care, sexual and reproductive health, maternity and child health, and noncommunicable illnesses.
• VivaMama — VivaMama is a digital postpartum recovery platform that is reinventing maternal care in metropolitan areas.
• KAIROS — KAIROS is a health-focused corporation formed by professionals in health training, engineering, and protection. KAIROS creates educational solutions that anticipate hazards and empower individuals in prevention.

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• WOW EARN — Discover WOW EARN, the all-in-one Web3 app with crypto mining, multi-chain wallet, staking NFTs, and marketplace dApps. Join the global Web3 community today.
• EV Biotech — We design and optimise your precision fermentation strains and processes, tailored to your success.
• foodforecast — AI supported solution to reduce food waste.

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• Ikura — Ikura is a travel company that provides personalized travel experiences, connecting travelers with local communities and businesses.
• LQUOM — QWAVE offers cryptography communication technology.
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• Any Style — Any Style develops a messaging app from voice actors that regularly sends messages via subscription. It also engages in the planning and production of audio content and the VTuber production business.
• Chaintope — Chaintope is specializes in blockchain technology with a focus for FinTech and non-FinTech sectors.
• Smile Robotics — Smile Robotics provides Service Robots in Japan.

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• On the Trip — On The Trip is an iOS app that turns your iPhone into an GPS-enabled audio travel guide. It was launched last week and is now available on the iTunes AppStore.
• Amateras Space — Amateras Space is a startup driven by the mission to “expand the realm of human activity,” aiming to establish a next-generation spacesuit business by developing advanced, practical technologies that enable humans to work, explore, and thrive in space and other extreme environments.
• RIMM Sustainability — RIMM Sustainability provides a SaaS platform that enables companies of all sizes to optimise their sustainability management effort. It builds tools for sustainability management, reporting and optimisation.

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• Amidex — Amidex is a dental care facility that treats dental problems with contemporary tools and technology.
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• Compass — Compass is a Solve problems in the local labor market with Consultation x Technology

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• bgrass — bgrass is a consultation support platform for women working in the IT industry.
• YStory — YStory is a digital health firm that uses AI and medical science to improve women's health during menopause.
• Sage Haven — Sage Haven develops an AI-moderated messaging and calling app designed for children in their early years online. The app issues children a dedicated Sage Haven number and routes messaging and voice calls through its platform while allowing contacts to use services like iMessage or Google Messages. Parents create and verify accounts, approve eachcontact, and supervise conversations from their own phones with alerts, recaps, and safety insights. The service uses automated content moderation to block harmful or inappropriate messages, links, images, and videos before they are sent and to guide children toward safer communication practices. It supports Wi-Fi and cellular use on iOS devices, with tools aimed at reducing exposure to online bullying, spam, and addictive usage patterns. Sage Haven operates as a public benefit corporation balancing commercial activity with a mission to improve children’s mental health and well-being.

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• Sazo — Sazo specializes in constructing a global e-commerce and logistics network with AI.
• KAUCHE — KAUCHE is a social commerce app. They provide services for online and mail-order retail shops. Their customers' inquiries are addressed through phone, email, and online applications.
• NEXT NEW WORLD — NEXT NEW WORLD develops and manufactures natural products with low impact on the environment. It uses sustainable Japanese silk to manufacture apparel and cosmetic products.

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• AdalFi — AdalFi provides digital lending infrastructure services.It identifies, qualifies, engages, activates, and delights lending prospects for our partner banks.
• Haball — Reimagining the way money flows through the supplychain Haball provides a fully automated alternative to manual order processing, invoicing, reconciliation and paper-based payment methods. An omni channel platform for digitizing payments across the entire supply chain. Fueling supplychain efficiency by providing: Supply Chain Entrenchment Supply Chain Entrenchment Platform for all value-chain partners from large corporates, distributors and retailers. Multiple Industry Verticals Multiple Industry Verticals A single platform customized for industry
• Zaraye — Zaraye is a secure, user-friendly B2B platform that facilitates the free exchange of raw materials through a reverse-bidding model. It help the customers get the best prices at the fastest rate while preserving their autonomy to choose suppliers effortlessly. Conversely, It suppliers are guaranteed detailed insights about buyer behaviour, whichaids them in providing tailor-made orders to increase conversions and client satisfaction.

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• Neem — Neem is an embedded finance platform enabling Financial Wellness for underbanked communities across emerging markets, starting in Pakistan.

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• Kuku FM — Discover the most popular audiobooks & podcasts on Kuku FM. Listen to trending shows, most-played content, and viral audio series everyone is loving.
• Vicentin — Vicentin S.A.I.C., through its subsidiaries, operates as an agroindustrial company that manufactures and exports cereals and oilseeds.
• Cube Highways Trust — Cube roadways Trust is utilizing the public-private partnership (PPP) model in the roadways sector to operate and manage highway projects in collaboration with the federal and state governments.

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• AiCAN — AiCAN provides system planning and development, data analysis, IT, and consulting services related to child welfare.
• Gab — Gab is a company that works to solve social problems as well as develops and markets ethical products.
• ForestFolks — ForestFolks Provider of forest management and conservation services aimed at protecting forestry and the environment.The company exploits and successfully employs the forest's CO2 absorption potential and conserves and recovers forest resources and biodiversity, allowing for regulatory compliance and supporting environmental protection.

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• AgeWell Japan — Age Well Japan is a conference and festival aimed at understanding Japan's super-aged society and defining new values for the future. The purpose of the gathering is to bring together young people and the elderly to exchange ideas.
• Mediclo — Mediclo is a real estate company that provides renting, property management, and B2C services.
• Otetsutabi — Otetsutabi is a regional revitalization platform that offers the opportunity for participants to help at accommodations and breweries in rural areas that struggle with seasonal labor shortages. The locals offer transportation expenses and places to stay in return, so participants can travel to the areas with ease.

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• UpBanx — Next Generation Financial Technology Platform for Creators and Brands
• TouchTen — Touchten is a mobile game company founded in 2009.We produce games that have been downloaded by millions of users worldwide. We are the only game company in Indonesia that have reached top 10 iOS market on several occasions. We have developed over ten titles since our establishment in 2009. In the last ten games that we publish, 50% penetratedthe top 10 app rank and 70% made it in the top 50 app Overall category in iTunes U.S.. This goes to show our lean core team of 14 has what it takes to make a big splash in the global market.
• PT Wallezz Finansial Teknologi — wallezz is the answer to accelerate digital payment in Indonesia. We create User and Merchant Application, we create digital payment switching for local government as a SaaS for eTax and eRetribution, we create customise social media for community, loyalty management for banks, and some IoT to support our Financial Technology solution like fullyautomation building parking tht people can reserve from home or anywhere, and they can choose the available slot, and when they arrived, the system will know that the person who is parking at the slot is the right person. we create statics qr codes for small medium and traditional market that aviod fraud system, QR codes for attendance, saas for egovernment and eNTERPRISE< aND THE LAST one we create an online banking Bnk Sampah (Waste Bank Management).beside the solution we also engaged with the local government to develop smart city by wallezz way, firstly to digitize their revenue collection channel to reduce corruption, so they can increase their revenue, and then reducing cost by implementing a green solution like solar panel, led, and then when they have increase their revenue and reduce their cost, so they could developing their smart city in to sustinable development.

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• Voicetep — Voicetep is a unique dating app that enables users to begin meaningful connections without needing to share photos or exchange messages, instead fostering relationships through voice-based interactions that emphasize personality, authenticity, and genuine communication from the very first encounter.
• AVIATE — AVIATE Inc. is a Tokyo-based technology startup that designs and builds AI-driven business automation systems. The company develops TASKBASE, an operational workflow layer that allows enterprise teams to run backend business operations entirely from natural language prompts.
• Nicoli — Nicoli is a company that creates content and advertisements that increase happy time for parents and children .

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• bellFace — bellFace is an InsideSales System specialized targetted for Business to business sales customer support.No log in, no installation required. No matter where you are, it connects in 5 seconds becacuse it operates in the browser (patented). The audio system is connected through the telephone lines, there is no interruption like with Web meetingsystems. bellFace which is specific to sales, comes with document sharing and script function, so your experience is just like face to face communication . It is also suited for inside sales.
• WineBank — "WineBank" is a real-time online wine management and investment solution that we offer. In addition to operating a restaurant, it runs a sales company for food, drink, and other items.
• Mourning Clothes Rescue — Mourning Clothes Rescue operates a specialized clothing rental model utilizing automated, 24-hour unmanned storefronts. Users complete reservations and payments through smartphones to instantly access physical retail outlets via smart locks. This continuous availability solves the immediate challenge of acquiring formal attire on short noticeduring unexpected bereavement. By removing traditional staff overhead, the system passes cost efficiencies to consumers while providing private, on-site fitting options and long-term rental periods.

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• AiCAN — AiCAN provides system planning and development, data analysis, IT, and consulting services related to child welfare.
• CureApp — CureApp is a digital health startup.The firm is one of the leading players in the medical app vertical under the theme of “app exhibits therapeutic effects against diseases” and launched a nicotine addiction treatment app in February 2015, which was jointly developed with Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Keio University’s School of Medicine. It iscurrently conducting clinical trials in many locations.
• Cocohole Japan — kokohore Japan offers advertising services intended to help companies sell their products. They provide custom-made promotion planning, provide the content to the media to plan and manage owned media, and assist in product development, providing businesses with the assistance they need to survive.

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• bgrass — bgrass is a consultation support platform for women working in the IT industry.
• Kids Snack Lab — Kids Snack Lab is a food manufacturing firm that produces and sells nutritional sweets for children.
• Metaverse Creators — Metaverse Creators is a feature-rich virtual platform providing gamers with a wide range of games, creation tools, and avatar editing tools.

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• AgeWell Japan — Age Well Japan is a conference and festival aimed at understanding Japan's super-aged society and defining new values for the future. The purpose of the gathering is to bring together young people and the elderly to exchange ideas.

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• Buxx — Buxx is digital cash and can be used to make payments through their exchange or at thousands of partners across the globe.Buxx's mission is to make digital cash accessible for all users across the world.They provide a simple payment method for businesses where they can access payments as fast as they can accept cash face-to-face.BUXXalso provides an exchange where you can exchange your buxx for any of the major cryptocurrencies globally.
• Cozy — Cozy makes renting easier for landlords and renters everywhere.
• Butter.ai — The rush of bots may be exciting to contemplate — there is a lot of promise in the idea of combining artificial intelligence, natural conversation and super fast computing to make our lives easier.

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• TRACT — Discover how TRACT streamlines emissions tracking, social risk mapping, and compliance, helping your supply chain meet sustainability goals effectively.
• Glacier — Next-generation recycling technology
• Twinco Capital — Twinco Capital provides suppliers, both large and small, with access to affordable funding and helps buyers build a competitive and socially responsible supply chain. Twinco Capital is the first company to have successfully launched this type of supply chain financing, offering to finance as early as the time of issuance of purchase orders.purchase.

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• IDfy — Secure Customer Onboarding | Smarter Fraud Detection | DPDP Compliance & Privacy Governance made Easy for Banks, E-Commerce, and Logistics.
• KLAR Smile — KLAR Aligner merupakan solusi tepat untuk mendapatkan gigi rapi yang aman, cepat, tidak sakit, dan terjangkau tanpa mengganggu penampilanmu.
• Nafas — Nafas creates an air quality sensor network to monitor the quality of outdoor air. Nafas collects data from real sensors that are designed to be installed outside and withstand the elements. To provide the most accurate local data, Nafas has installed over 30 sensors throughout Jakarta.

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• Flux Robotics — Flux Robotics designs advanced magnetic robotics to enhance control and safety in endovascular procedures.
• ShanX Medtech — ShanX Medtech is a medical diagnostics company that offers rapid in vitro diagnostic and antimicrobial susceptibility testing services.
• Sirius Medical — Sirius Medical helps improve healthcare for cancer patients by developing medical devices that aid in surgical treatment. Their objective is to create intuitive and accurate gadgets that allow surgeons and radiologists to provide the finest treatment. Sirius Perception uses audio and visual feedback to provide real-time, directional advice forpinpointing tumors

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• EQUO — Sugarcane Utensils & Plastic-Free Drinking Straws by EQUO. Plastic-free without soggy paper straws or cleaning brushes! Our single-use straws & utensils decompose in months, not centuries. 100% Compostable and made out of natural materials like grass, rice, coconut, sugarcane and coffee. Visit for more!

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• EQUO — Sugarcane Utensils & Plastic-Free Drinking Straws by EQUO. Plastic-free without soggy paper straws or cleaning brushes! Our single-use straws & utensils decompose in months, not centuries. 100% Compostable and made out of natural materials like grass, rice, coconut, sugarcane and coffee. Visit for more!
• Mayday — Time is your most valuable asset. Make sure you're spending it wisely.

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• EQUO — Sugarcane Utensils & Plastic-Free Drinking Straws by EQUO. Plastic-free without soggy paper straws or cleaning brushes! Our single-use straws & utensils decompose in months, not centuries. 100% Compostable and made out of natural materials like grass, rice, coconut, sugarcane and coffee. Visit for more!

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• Ascend Now — At Ascend Now, we personalize education for children between the ages of 7-18. From academic help in the IB to an entrepreneurship course designed to have your child start a business, we have it all.

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• Ascend Now — At Ascend Now, we personalize education for children between the ages of 7-18. From academic help in the IB to an entrepreneurship course designed to have your child start a business, we have it all.

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• Ascend Now — At Ascend Now, we personalize education for children between the ages of 7-18. From academic help in the IB to an entrepreneurship course designed to have your child start a business, we have it all.
• School of Humanity — An online high school with an interdisciplinary curriculum and innovative learning model.

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• Mento Labs — Mento is bringing FX onchain. We provide institutions with access to onchain FX at real-world rates.
• Learn.xyz — Learn.xyz’s is a mixture of Duolingo and Wikipedia, powered by AI, creating bite-sized “Curiosities” which feature slides and a quiz, in mere seconds just from taking in a user’s question. Find the app on iOS and Android.
• Thrive Protocol — Thrive Protocol's vision is to maximize value creation for all people and communities.

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• Pictoria — Pictoria produce total events for entertainment.They handle a wide range of events, from talk events to events using advanced technologies such as 3D motion capture.
• Media Aid — Media Aid is an advertising agency that provides recruitment, marketing, web creation, and SNS management services
• Tokyo Artisan Intelligence — Tokyo Artisan Intelligence develops od purely domestic AI high-speed code generation tools as part of deep learning and hardware research. Their objectives are to contribute to the development of new computational technology and its application in society, particularly by providing experts through the training of doctoral students.

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• Sinumy — Sinumy develops touchless identity authentication technology and high-speed, high-precision position measurement technology.
• xCARE — xCARE specializes in the development and commercialization phases of the pharmaceutical and medical device industries.
• Yellow Blue — Yellow Blue develops and operates "Blue One," a next-generation AI translation service designed for professionals.

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• Sinumy — Sinumy develops touchless identity authentication technology and high-speed, high-precision position measurement technology.
• Peach Cars — Buy or sell your car in Nairobi-Kenya with ease. Browse a wide range of vehicles, connect with trusted sellers, and find the perfect car today. Simple, fast, and secure transactions.
• Scale Technology — Scale Technology develops AI-based HR assessment and platform services for businesses. The company focuses on tools that analyze characteristics of job candidates and employees to support recruitment decisions and talent development. Its PitA service is designed as an HR diagnostic tool that uses AI agents to support matching, retention, andongoing employee success. Scale Technology also offers management consulting with an emphasis on HR, including support for building personnel systems and education frameworks. Its services target small and medium-sized enterprises seeking to apply technology to people management and organizational development.

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• bgrass — bgrass is a consultation support platform for women working in the IT industry.
• Tooon — Tooon Inc. is a technology company that deals with development and operations of business management tools .

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• bgrass — bgrass is a consultation support platform for women working in the IT industry.
• Treasure in Stomach — Treasure in Stomach is a food manufacturing company that develops vegan, gluten-free, and Muslim-friendly products and content.

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• Khabri — Khabri is a digital audio platform for content in vernacular. Ita app allows content creators to create channels and programmes that reach vernacular listeners. Aankit Roy, Pulkit Sharma, and Sandeep Singh launched the company in Haryana, Haryana in 2016.
• Neosec — Neosec API software is the intelligent way to protect your APIs from business abuse and data theft. Try our API Security platform now.
• Pixibo — Fashion's most accurate size recommendation solution

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• AgeWell Japan — Age Well Japan is a conference and festival aimed at understanding Japan's super-aged society and defining new values for the future. The purpose of the gathering is to bring together young people and the elderly to exchange ideas.

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• Tallee — Tallee is an AI brand visibility and analytics platform that tracks how brands appear in AI search engines and large language model responses. It helps companies measure share of voice, monitor sentiment, compare competitors, and optimize their presence across AI-driven discovery platforms.
• Orb Aerospace — Building Better Airplanes Faster
• Kokari Coconuts & Company — Ko-ka-ri means "let the good go around". We believe this is the magic of coconuts. At Kokari, we transform every part of the coconut into wholesome products made with simple, clean ingredients. Africa has always understood less is more.

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• AgeWell Japan — Age Well Japan is a conference and festival aimed at understanding Japan's super-aged society and defining new values for the future. The purpose of the gathering is to bring together young people and the elderly to exchange ideas.

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• Taian — Taian, which specializes in bridal industry services and software. They also provide ''Concept Marry,'' which allows couples to design invites and seating charts that match their wedding theme, as well as display guest information on Oiwaii.
• Cloudbase — Cloudbase is an information technology company that specializes in the fields of cloud services and management.
• OPERA TECH — OPERA Lead is a sales-focused AI web chatbot service from Opera Technology that turns websites into 24/7 "exhibit booths" for lead generation.It deploys AI sales assistants on existing sites (via simple tag embedding, no redesign needed) to engage the 99% of visitors who don't convert via inbound methods alone. Key capabilitiesinclude direct booking of meetings, guiding users to whitepapers/webinars, and targeted lead qualification for efficient deal progression.

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• AgeWell Japan — Age Well Japan is a conference and festival aimed at understanding Japan's super-aged society and defining new values for the future. The purpose of the gathering is to bring together young people and the elderly to exchange ideas.

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• AgeWell Japan — Age Well Japan is a conference and festival aimed at understanding Japan's super-aged society and defining new values for the future. The purpose of the gathering is to bring together young people and the elderly to exchange ideas.

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• TNG FinTech Group — TNG FinTech Group pioneers a global social banking platform for e-wallets, financial institutions, and merchants delivering frictionless interoperable real-time fund transfers and instant messaging. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

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• HEAL-lll — HEAL-lll is a multifaceted firm that merges healthcare, technology, and gamification to promote individual and organizational well-being.
• Pale Blue — Water propulsion systems for sustainable space development
• Rise — Rise is a credit-led platform that enables underserved consumers to access installment-based purchasing power.

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• Deciml — Deciml is an investment app in India that enables Indians to start investing young by investing the spare change from their online transactions. Download App.
• Neem — Neem is an embedded finance platform enabling Financial Wellness for underbanked communities across emerging markets, starting in Pakistan.
• Maplerad — Maplerad is a fast, safe and easy way to send and receive money with friends, family or others you trust. You can receive and send money directly into any Nigerian bank account in minutes using Bitcoin, US Dollars, and Naira.