Protos Labs named Finalist of Alibaba Cloud’s Project Asiaforward (PAF) Singapore Demo Day
Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, has launched a slew of new initiatives under Project AsiaForward (PAF) to fulfil its promises to bring learning and business opportunities for startups, developers and talents.
Alibaba Cloud has teamed up with Singapore accelerators and institutions, including Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE), Global Innovation Alliance Office (GIA) at Ngee Ann Polytechnic, User Experience Hub at ITE College Central and Entrepreneurial Partnership & Innovation Community (EPIC) at Republic Polytechnic to bring practical guidance to local startups.
Protos Labs was named one of six finalists of the Singapore demo day due to its groundbreaking work in the cyber risk quantification domain. Finalists will receive vouchers, technical support from Alibaba Cloud as well as exposure to regional VCs for potential investment opportunities.
Since the launch of PAF last year, Alibaba Cloud has committed an initial USD1 billion funding and resources to cultivate a million-strong digital talent pool, empower 100,000 developers, and support the growth of 100,000 technology startups in Asia Pacific (APAC) region.