SAFE STEPS D-Tech Awards Virtual Semi-Finals
Be among the first to witness the Top 20 most promising disaster tech startups as they pitch their groundbreaking solutions across two powerful tracks: Climate & Health & Smart Resilience
About the Event
From over a hundred applications across the globe, we’ve selected the Top 20 innovators building tech solutions that protect lives and strengthen disaster resilience. This semi-final event is your chance to:
Hear real-time pitches from the top 10 startups in each track
Get inspired by technologies tackling disaster-related health risks, emergency response, and climate resilience
See who makes it to the finals for a chance to pitch live at Echelon Singapore 2025
Whether you're an innovator, investor, policymaker, or simply passionate about technology for good—this is the event to watch.
📢 RSVP now to reserve your seat and support the next generation of life-saving innovation!
About Prudence Foundation
Prudence Foundation is the community investment arm of Prudential plc in Asia and Africa. The Foundation is a Hong Kong registered charitable entity. It was incorporated in 2011 in Hong Kong as a non-profit entity to operate the regional Community Investment programmes of Prudential plc covering both life insurance operations and Eastspring Investments.
About e27
Founded in 2007, e27 has a strong mandate to give all entrepreneurs a winning chance to succeed; providing them with relevant tools and resources to build and scale their companies in Asia's tech ecosystem. e27 provides a go-to platform for connections, insights, funding, and more. Everything you would need to build a billion-dollar company.
About Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud. Millions of customers, including the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises, and leading government agencies, are using AWS to lower costs, become more agile, and innovate faster. AWS enables disaster response organizations to access cloud services at the edge, even in the harshest conditions, and supports communities throughout the disaster lifecycle by improving access to AWS technologies and providing technical expertise and prototype development.
About United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) leads global efforts in reducing disaster risk and building resilience. As the custodian of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, UNDRR supports countries, communities, and the private sector in strengthening preparedness and mitigating disaster impacts. Through policy guidance, capacity-building, and partnerships, UNDRR promotes a risk-informed approach to sustainable development.
About AVPN
AVPN is the largest network of social investors in Asia, comprising over 600 funders and resource providers across 33 markets. Our mission is to increase the flow and effectiveness of financial, human, and intellectual capital in Asia by enabling members to channel resources towards impact. As an ecosystem builder, AVPN enables its members to connect, learn, act, and lead across key pillars and improve the effectiveness of deployed capital, bringing local field needs, regional expertise, and policy insights to the forefront.
About MRANTI
The Malaysian Research Accelerator for Technology and Innovation (MRANTI), a convergence of Technology Park Malaysia (TPM) Corporation Sdn Bhd and the Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC), is Malaysia’s central research commercialisation agency that fast-tracks the development of technology innovations from ideas to impact.
MRANTI serves as a connector, incubator and catalyst to enable early-stage ideation to mature entities to commercialise and scale. MRANTI offers innovators and industry access to world-class integrated infrastructure, interventions & programmes, partnership and a suite of resources. In doing so, MRANTI aims to expand Malaysia’s funnel of innovation supply, and unlock new R&D value by ensuring effective transitions in the commercialisation lifecycle. It will also link academia with industry and the public sector to streamline market-driven R&D efforts for mission-based outcomes.
MRANTI is headquartered at MRANTI Park, an extensive 686 acre 4IR innovation hub in Kuala Lumpur, is supporting the growth of smart manufacturing, biotech, agritech, smart city, green tech and enabling technology clusters.
For more information, please visit http://mranti.my/
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