8 startups in first batch of SPH Plug & Play programme

Published Tue, Aug 4, 2015 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH), Plug and Play and Infocomm Investments on Tuesday unveiled the inaugural batch of eight startups for the SPH Plug & Play accelerator programme, which was first announced in April this year and designed to nurture high-growth, innovation-driven startups to tackle challenges of today's media business.

The eight startups - selected from over 280 applicants hailing from more than 10 countries - represent a "cross-section of some of the interest areas" for SPH's Media Fund, which include content creation and curation, online market places, as well as social media and distribution platforms.