{"id":16956,"date":"2021-08-17T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/2021\/08\/17\/alibaba-backed-saas-company-sleekflow-was-selected-by-500-startups-for-their-global-launch-program\/"},"modified":"2021-08-17T02:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T02:00:00","slug":"alibaba-backed-saas-company-sleekflow-was-selected-by-500-startups-for-their-global-launch-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/2021\/08\/17\/alibaba-backed-saas-company-sleekflow-was-selected-by-500-startups-for-their-global-launch-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Alibaba-backed SaaS company SleekFlow was selected by 500 Startups for their Global Launch Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\"><!--<a class=\"format-txt\" href=\"{baseURL}\/View\/{release.id}?_download=1\">View this article in .txt format<\/a>--><\/p>\n<p>SINGAPORE&#13;<br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.media-outreach.com\/\">Media OutReach<\/a> &#8211; 17 August 2021&#13;<br \/>\n&#8211; Having recently  raised a&#13;<br \/>\nsix-figure USD Pre-Series A round investment from Gobi Partners China (the&#13;<br \/>\ninvestment manager of Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund),  <a href=\"http:\/\/sleekflow.io\/\"> SleekFlow<\/a>\u00a0was selected for the Global Launch Singapore Program&#13;<br \/>\ninaugurated by the global venture capital firm  <a href=\"https:\/\/500.co\/about\"> 500 Startups<\/a>. It marks SleekFlow&#8217;s first move in their Southeast&#13;<br \/>\nAsia (SEA) expansion plan apart from setting up a sales hub in Singapore.  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img src=\"https:\/\/release.media-outreach.com\/release.php\/Images\/Thumb\/500x0\/169806\/SleekFlow-Image-1.jpg#image-169806\" width=\"500\"\/><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\">Caption: SleekFlow first 4 members,&#13;<br \/>\nearlier photo. <b>(<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1gekwg2O2uKuFjEX-oDc2OXjsXqWsodX4?usp=sharing\"><b>Photo<\/b><\/a><b>)<u\/><\/b><\/h5>\n<p>SleekFlow, along with 11 other selected participants, hopes to scale like many of the tech unicorns from 500 Startups&#8217; global portfolio, including Canva and Grab. &#8220;We feel so honored to be selected and thrilled to join the 500 Startups Global Network. Knowing that they have invested in more than 2500 companies across more than 77 countries is empowering. We appreciate this valuable chance and look forward to getting insights about the SEA market and gaining regional exposure,&#8221;<span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">\u00a0<\/span>said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/henson-tsai\/\">Henson Tsai<\/a>, the founder of SleekFlow.<\/p>\n<p>Carrie&#13;<br \/>\nLiauw, Regional Director of Startup Programs APAC from 500 Startups, said,&#13;<br \/>\n&#8220;This being our fourth batch of the Global Launch program, we are really&#13;<br \/>\nexcited about the selected startups we are able to continuously support. This&#13;<br \/>\nprogram will help startups like SleekFlow navigate their expansion into SEA&#13;<br \/>\nthrough a customized curriculum and dedicated mentorship. We look forward to&#13;<br \/>\nseeing SleekFlow make an impact in the SEA market. &#8220;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nHenson has also joined a Hong Kong-based accelerator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundershk.com\/\"> FoundersHK<\/a>\u00a0whose program advisor is Bonnie Cheung, a former&#13;<br \/>\nventure partner for 500 Startups. &#8220;We are amazed at the level of execution and&#13;<br \/>\nthe speed of market domination demonstrated by our current batch of Hong Kong&#13;<br \/>\nstartups. It is not hard to see Hong Kong&#8217;s international nature has given them&#13;<br \/>\nan unfair advantage when it comes to global expansion.\u00a0 As e-commerce continues to boom in SEA, I am&#13;<br \/>\neager to see the hyper-growth of social commerce products like SleekFlow in&#13;<br \/>\nthese mobile-first countries.&#8221; <b><i\/><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p><a name=\"_drvjodwshw2e\"\/>At the very early stage of SleekFlow,&#13;<br \/>\nthe total revenue was about 5000 SGD. It has proliferated over the past years&#13;<br \/>\nand achieved annual recurring revenue of seventh-digit USD today. &#8220;Given 500&#13;<br \/>\nStartups&#8217; experience in nurturing entrepreneurs globally, we are eager to equip&#13;<br \/>\nourselves and get ready for the global stage. We have faith in the full&#13;<br \/>\npotential of our social messaging platform, especially for eCommerce, which I&#13;<br \/>\nbelieve is a thriving industry in SEA,&#8221; Henson added.<\/p>\n<p><b>Bio of the Founder (<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1gekwg2O2uKuFjEX-oDc2OXjsXqWsodX4?usp=sharing\">Photo<\/a>)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/henson-tsai\/\">Henson Tsai<\/a> (26 years old) graduated from Imperial College London and worked as an investment banker at HSBC and Ernst &amp; Young. Before <a href=\"http:\/\/sleekflow.io\/\">SleekFlow<\/a>&#8216;s success, Henson already had two entrepreneurial experiences.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.media-outreach.com\/news\/2021-08-17\/90314\/alibaba-backed-saas-company-sleekflow-was-selected-by-500-startups-for-their-global-launch-program\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE&#13; &#8211; Media OutReach &#8211; 17 August 2021&#13; &#8211; Having recently raised a&#13; six-figure USD Pre-Series A round investment from Gobi Partners China (the&#13; investment manager of Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund), SleekFlow\u00a0was selected for the Global Launch Singapore Program&#13; inaugurated by the global venture capital firm 500 Startups. 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