Jakarta, 11 August 2025 – Innovation Factory and BLOCK71 Indonesia announced the launch of Pathway, a joint accelerator program designed to equip early-stage startups with the critical support they need to scale. Backed by the expertise and resources of the National University of Singapore and the Salim Group, the program leverages Southeast Asia’s growing innovation ecosystem to guide founders through their next stage of growth.

Pathway will focus on five priority sectors that are shaping the region’s future: Agriculture, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cybersecurity, SDGs Innovation, and Healthcare.

The program combines targeted workshops with intensive mentoring, ensuring founders not only gain actionable insights and practical skills but also receive personalized guidance tailored to their specific challenges. This approach goes beyond standard accelerator models by providing a hands-on support system that founders can directly apply to their business, further strengthened by Google Cloud as the programme’s supporting partners, providing credits for startups to develop their 

The journey culminates in a Demo Day, where participating startups will showcase their progress in front of a curated audience of investors, corporates, and industry leaders. The event will also feature business-matching sessions, designed to connect founders with potential partners, open up collaborations, and unlock market access opportunities.

Applications are now open to Indonesian early-stage startups with clear value propositions addressing significant market needs and ambitions to scale across Southeast Asia. Apply before 14 September 2025 at bit.ly/Pathway2025-ID.