FAQs

Tech in Asia School is designed for early stage founders and tech leaders to address some of the steepest learning curves

We have different programs focused on different profiles (founders & startup leaders, angel investors, and corporate executives), so you can pick the topic that's most relevant for you!

The main difference is where students are in their founder journey. The Aspiring Founders Program is for those looking to immerse themselves in the tech startup scene in Southeast Asia before launching a product. The Growth Program is for founders who have achieved product-market fit, but need expert guidance in strategizing improvements to their product and growth engine.

For all Aspiring Founders, no you don't need to have an idea! We’ll work with you on the fundamental processes of how to build and grow a startup in Southeast Asia

Of course, if you have an idea, that’s great! We’ll work with you to make it launch-worthy.

For other programs, yes, you should have an already launched startup to get the best out of your School experience.

Yes! Tech in Asia School is an entirely virtual program, so we welcome all founders from across Southeast Asia. All courses will be conducted in English, but we are location agnostic.

Meaning no matter where you are located in Southeast Asia, language barrier will not be an issue. We will speak to you in the language you are comfortable in.

We’ll launch a new cohort for each program every 3-4 months.

Each cohort will consist of founders going through the Program together to help form immediate bonds with each other. After the end of the program, everyone will join the larger Founders Community for greater collaboration.

All TIA School participants receive one-year membership to our Founders Community. So even after your Program ends, you still have access to weekly closed door virtual events, including investor networking, AMAs with tech thought leaders, co-founder matching, and social events.

We know that founders need ongoing connections, support, and feedback that can’t possibly be contained within just a few weeks. We let everyone try the Founders Community for the first year and if you find it helpful, you can always renew your membership annually.

Our application process has two stages.

First, there’s the quick online application where we get to know you more as a candidate. From this, we’ll assess alignment of interests and goals for the programs. If you pass this stage, you will proceed to the second and last stage, where we invite invite selected applicants to the interview round with the program director and the team.

We do this to make sure that the community aspect of TIA School is as helpful and vibrant as possible. Communities do best when members are seriously engaged, willing to share, and eager to learn from one another, so we curate the best cohort each time to deliver the most valuable community experience for you.

Applications open around 3 months before each cohort begins and applicants will be evaluated on a rolling basis. We’ll close applications about a week before each cohort begins.

Sorry, late applications will not be accepted at this time, but we’d be happy to keep your application for the next cohort! We are getting a lot of interest and want to be fair to all applicants.

It depends on the program. For the Aspiring Founders or angel investor programs, you do not need to be full time. For the other ones, you should be full-time on your startup already so we can really dig into the key challenges.

Nope, we’re not. TIA School is an educational and community experience. We charge an upfront program fee for membership and don’t take any equity from you.

We do have similar goals as other incubators and accelerators, namely, helping each founder develop the most successful startup possible. But our business models are different, which gives us more room to develop individuals and cultivate ideas.

This varies based on each program, length, and intensity. Check out the individual program pages or sign up for our mailing list to get the latest about new programs!