ARDALA is a digital network offering information to three categories of players in South(east) Asia’s startup scene:- - Startups in search for service providers and professional support to build and accelerate their business; - Service providers and professionals ready to offer their expertise and resources to small and growing businesses; - ‘Facilitators’ such as investors, venture capitalists, government agencies, chambers of commerce, news agencies and media in South(east) Asia but, more importantly, also from outside the region. With a young and rapidly growing population of more than 635 million people, south(east) Asia has the potential to become a home to many successful startups. In order to reach the region’s full potential startups, service providers and investors need to be able to find each other. ARDALA aims to create a level playing field in south(east) Asia where:- - Startups have access to the most reliable and affordable suppliers of support and expertise - Startups have a chance to build their own teams based on the best access to expertise and funds - Suppliers have an opportunity to tap into the vast growing pool of entrepreneurs in the region - Government agencies are able to find and help startups - Startups from outside the SEA region find an opportunity to test their products in one of the biggest consumer markets in the world. All of this with the ultimate aim of creating a fully transparent and accessible marketplace in which everyone with a dream has a chance to realize it.