
SERVICES | Acceleration Programmes
Get your startup partners up to speed.
A Padang acceleration programme goes beyond the traditional accelerator model. Corporate partners don't just sponsor; they invest in the process, from defining the problem or opportunity through to piloting and scaling the solution. The result is new business value through cost savings, new revenue streams, or both.
We work with corporate partners and startup cohorts to find meaningful synergies, co-create use cases, and develop new business models. Rather than a fixed curriculum, we focus on what each startup actually needs to pilot effectively with its corporate partner, designing and executing the process around real business pain points and customer needs. Startups who work with us accelerate their growth because the programme is built around outcomes.
The programme can be run in-person, hybrid, or fully virtually.
Get involved throughout — from defining the opportunity to supporting the pilot — to maximise organisational adoption and internal buy-in
Leverage Padang & Co's networks to engage some of the most exciting startups in the world
Support not just the design of the solution but the execution of the pilot, bringing your domain expertise to bear so it delivers real benefit to your business
Get to a real result: a pilot with a startup, with a longer-term view to scaling up
Highlights:

Prudential
AI Lab Accelerator
Prudential
Platform for startups to build solutions that can be scaled across the organisation in partnership with the Prudential AI Lab

A*STAR Makeathon
A*STAR
Incubation programme for A*STAR researchers to accelerate their ideas into prototypes, tackling challenges in waste, plastics and energy

IFC AgTech Vietnam
International Finance Corporation
Programme for a cohort of global startups/scale-ups to partner with Vietnamese agribusinesses to localise and test a solution for rice, coffee or pepper farmers

CATALYST-AA Innovation Programme
NUS and JUMPstart
Incubation programme for clinicians and technologists to develop health/healthcare ideas into prototypes

IAG Firemark Accelerate
IAG
Programme with two tracks: IAG portfolio companies for SEA market access; and fledging cybersecurity companies for validation and business networks

