A Seedstars program · Supported by Visa Foundation
Empowering abilities, igniting possibilities.
A venture accelerator for the disability-focused founders the ecosystem overlooks, scaled across Asia-Pacific with the rigor investors take seriously.
The proof
Program impact numbers
Cohort 1, tracked with SMART goals — specific targets set, measured, and recorded every session. See the full impact data →
The market
Disability-led founders weren't passed over. There was never a pathway for them at all.
Sources: UN ESCAP, ERIA, and the program's verified dataset. The full market case →
About the program
Built for the founders the ecosystem overlooks
SEED Inclusivity is a venture accelerator scaling solutions that address the needs of the disability community. Starting in Asia-Pacific, it backs businesses with a real track record in accessible technology and beyond. Open to everyone, with priority for founders with disabilities, especially women founders.
Every venture runs the same six-month journey: selection, an in-person bootcamp, around twenty-four coaching sessions on a SMART goals framework, and a Demo Day in front of investors, then ongoing alumni support.
In Cohort 2, that meant founders rebuilding their pitch decks with mentors, validating new B2B markets, and bringing on partnerships, then putting it all in front of investors at Demo Day in Jakarta.
- 1-on-1 mentoring with disability-inclusion experts
- Around 24 coaching sessions applying the SMART™ Methodology, then Demo Day in front of investors
- Access to Seedstars' network of 500+ entrepreneurs, investors, and partners
Meet the ventures
From prosthetic arms to braille literacy to an accessible web
32 ventures · 6 countries · two cohorts
Virtual gallery
Walk through the work
The Cohort 2 Demo Day exhibition, rebuilt as an interactive experience you can move through from anywhere. 17 ventures across 4 countries. Inside: bootcamp footage, founder stories, the gap the program exists to close, and a founders' wall you can sign.
Next stop
Cohort 3 is open across Asia-Pacific
Building disability-inclusive tech anywhere in Asia-Pacific? This is the program. Cohort 3 runs its bootcamps in Viet Nam, starting with an info session in Hanoi — Viet Nam-based founders are strongly encouraged to apply. Applications are open now.