MOX, the Mobile Only Accelerator backed by Silicon Valley-headquartered venture fund SOSV with US$550M assets under management, kicked off its 6th batch in mid-January with six companies selected out of hundreds of applicants. The teams will pitch to investors and press at MOX Demo Day 6 events on February 26th in Taipei and on March 1st in Singapore.
The six startups joining MOX are Advanced Planet, Coutloot, Flickstree, Phone Par Loan , Primo and UNL. They come from India, Thailand, The Netherlands, Russia and Singapore, and focus on Marketing Technology, Retail, Content, Fintech and eCommerce. Over the course of the program, the startups receive support from leading mentors, entrepreneurs, and industry experts.
“Mobile-only markets will represent the bulk of growth in Internet as hundreds of millions of people access the Internet for the first time on smartphones,” said William Bao Bean Managing Director of MOX and General Partner of SOSV, “MOX helps startups from around the world win in the largest mobile-first markets India and South East Asia through our accelerator focused on localization, optimization, monetization and partnerships.”
With our investment in these six global startups, the MOX ecosystem has grown to over 30 companies. By partnering with promotion partners such as mobile operators in each country, MOX enables the best mobile startups from around the world to expand into new markets without spending money on customer acquisition.
The first global accelerator in Taiwan, MOX is operated by SOSV – the Accelerator VC – a venture fund with US$550M assets under management investing through six startup accelerators around the world focused on Cross Border Internet, Hardware, Biotech and Foodtech/Agritech.
Meet MOX 6
Advanced Planet: Building relationships between brands and customers with coupons
Coutloot: Taobao for India enabling consumers to sell to consumers
Flickstree: Indian video content for telcos, phone brands and Internet sites
Phone par loan: Payday loans for the underbanked in India
Primo: Driving customers to retailers through cross-promotion
UNL: Physical addresses for mobile-only internet users without street addresses
MOX 6 Demo Day, Taipei
February 26th (Tue), 1-5pm
Huashan 1914 Creative Park, Zhong-3 Hall 2F, Taipei
Free registration with RSVP here
MOX 6 Demo Day, Singapore
March 1st (Fri), 2-5pm
The Working Capitol
1 Keong Saik Road, Singapore 089109
Free registration with RSVP here
