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 practical support, coaching, and investor connections.
The proof
Program impact numbers
2.97Mpeople reached by Cohort 1 ventures
$12.8Mraised by Cohort 1 ventures after the program
Cohort 1, tracked with SMART goals: specific targets set, measured, and recorded every session.See the full impact data →
The market
Disability-focused founders face a funding system that consistently overlooks them.
690Mpeople with disabilities in Asia-Pacific, two-thirds of the world's total
$18Tannual spending power of the global disability market
472Mpersons with disabilities of working age in Asia
Sources: UN ESCAP, Visa, 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
Six ventures, six routes to a more accessible region
32 ventures · 6 countries · two cohorts
I-Stem
Making the inaccessible web usable for blind and low-vision users
96% of the web is inaccessible
Inclus
Empowering persons with disabilities through training and employment
800+ students trained, 200+ placed
PetaNetra
AR + AI indoor navigation for blind and low-vision users
1000+ visually impaired users navigating independently
Silang.id
Qualified sign language interpreters for Indonesia's Deaf community
300+ certified interpreters in network
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.
Build with the portfolio
Put capital, pilots, expertise, or a platform to work.
Investors, funders, corporate partners, mentors, speakers, and media can work with the program through one clear route.