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"The Southeast Asia Tech Immersion Mission helped me gain a deeper understanding of Indonesia, Singapore, and Vietnam. By meeting with individuals and companies in these markets, I was able to gain an understanding unavailable previously through my research online and via Zoom with local partners. The groups we met taught me how to establish myself in these markets, both for talent acquisition and for customer growth. I am excited by the opportunities that follow given the success of the mission for me."
"The SEA Immersion mission was impeccably organised and ran extremely smoothly - it facilitated meetings with leading VC investors in each region, some of the most impressive startups and scaleups across a range of sectors, and created opportunities for serendipitous connection with a range of players in the ecosystem. We also got a fantastic taste of the local culture - via delicious and diverse food, and free time to explore the cities.”
"Thank you Haymarket HQ for an unforgettable experience and for orchestrating an incredibly insightful and enriching mission across Indonesia, Vietnam, and Singapore. We returned from our trip not just with a wealth of knowledge and new connections, but with a clear strategy on how to grow further in these markets. It is very hard to find time for a long trip, but it was one of the best business trips I had."
"I had the opportunity to attend the Tech Immersion Mission across Vietnam, Singapore and Indonesia in 2023. I found this immensely useful for our company growth plans, networking, events and our company learnt a lot from the valuable country insights. We expect the outcome of this Mission will help support our growth into SEA and reduce some of the typical start up issues that can occur when a company does not have a strong understanding of the various country ecosystems."
Submit your application before the deadline. All applications will be reviewed by our panel on a rolling basis.
The program will be open to a maximum of 15 participants.
Meet your peers, set out your goals for the mission and prepare for your trip.
This includes:
A 9-day intensive program that introduces the participants to potential partners, investors, government representatives and startup ecosystem players across Southeast Asia.
Day 0: Travel (weekend)
Day 1-3: Jakarta, Indonesia
Day 3-5: Singapore, Singapore
Day 6-7: Free time & travel (weekend)
Day 8-9: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
A full day-to-day agenda will be provided.
During the mission, we will aim to connect the participants with, amongst others:
Venture capital investors
Regionally based investors that invest across SEA, such as Sequoia and Arkblu Capital.
Successful local and international startups
Australian and international startups active in the local market and homegrown tech startups.
Australian organisations active locally
Australian Chambers of Commerce, international trade agencies such as Investment NSW, Austrade and Enterprise Singapore.
Share learnings, networks and decide on your next steps to start engaging more actively with Southeast Asia.
Your journey doesn’t end when the mission ends. Keep the conversation going with your mentors, peers and connections.
"Overall the mission to SEA was an exceptional experience. It allowed us to connect with local and global venture capital firms, strengthen ties with government organisations, and network with founders. The insights gained and relationships formed during this trip have already proven invaluable, offering significant potential for Flying Fox's portfolio who are considering expansion into the Southeast Asian market. Many thanks to Haymarket HQ and Investment NSW for this wonderful one-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
"Big thank you to Duco, Isabelle and the whole team at HHQ. This trip helped to build a lot of conviction, and the foundation for our business to get started in SEA. It's helped the opportunity to feel a lot more real, and really excited to see this program run again to build stronger export relations between Australia and SEA."
"The Southeast Asia Tech Mission was an amazing experience for myself. The exposure to local startups, VCs and government agencies allowed me to make connections I would have never been able to make on my own. The whole cohort was great to network with and I would strongly encourage startup founders who want to learn more about SEA to going on similar missions run by HHQ in the future.”
