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Startup ventures <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="https://www.airfrov.com/" target="_blank">Airfrov</a> and <a href="http://www.ambiclimate.com" target="_blank">Ambi Climate</a> have emerged winners of the second <a href="http://singtelaccelerator.com/" target="_blank">Singtel Accelerator Challenge 2015.</a></article>

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Startup ventures <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="https://www.airfrov.com/" target="_blank">Airfrov</a> and <a href="http://www.ambiclimate.com" target="_blank">Ambi Climate</a> have emerged winners of the second <a href="http://singtelaccelerator.com/" target="_blank">Singtel Accelerator Challenge 2015.</a>
Airfrov is a P2P (peer-to-peer) delivery platform enabling travellers to bring back overseas products for other users for a fee, while Ambi Climate is an algorithm which automatically adjusts air-conditioners for optimal temperatures, based on user preferences and the room environment. They were among 10 shortlisted startups invited to pitch their ventures before a panel of judges.
As winners of the Singtel Accelerator Challenge, these two ventures will be competing in the Singtel Group-Samsung Regional Mobile App Competition 2015 in Jakarta, Indonesia on December 8, 2015. They will be competing against 12 finalists from six other similar competitions organised by Singtel’s affiliates in Africa, Australia, India, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines. In addition, they have received a monetary award of S$20,000 (US$14,280).
The winner of this competition will be able to leverage on Singtel’s aid in go-to-market operations and strategy, as well as access Singtel’s network of 550 million subscribers in 25 countries.
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Commenting on the prize, <a href="https://sg.linkedin.com/in/gcaili" target="_blank">Li Cai</a>, co-founder and CEO of Airfrov, said, “This $20,000 for a startup at our stage is extremely crucial. It’s definitely going to help us a lot. Why we join is also to open doors for us to expand because we believe in collaboration.”
According to Cai, the funds will be invested in marketing and developing an Android version of Airfrov, which currently only operates as an iOS and web platform. Responding to the participation in Jakarta function, Cai noted: “That will be very exciting because my main competitor (for the business) in the region — Bistip — is actually in Jakarta. We’re now going to their home base to pitch so we must show the judges why we’re even better.”
Hong Kong-based Ambi Climate won the People’s Choice Award at the Echelon Asia Summit 2014, in addition to the pitch competition at the Rise Conference earlier this year.
Commenting on their win at the Singtel Accelerator Challenge 2015, Ambi Climate co-founder and CEO <a href="https://sg.linkedin.com/in/julianshlee" target="_blank">Julian Lee</a> said, “It’s always very nerve-wracking. Fortunately, for us, our story has been very well-received. I took the opportunity here to pop over to JB (Johor Bahru) to buy some remote controls for [their] compatibility in the region. A little tired but I think it’s been great.”
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Two ventures, Airfrov and Ambi Climate, have won the Singtel Accelerator Challenge 2015.

Airfrov, Ambi Climate win Singtel Accelerator Challenge 2015

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