MetLife Asia’s Singapore-based innovation center announced the latest group of winners of its tech matchmaking program.

Collab 2.0, is an open innovation platform designed to match startups with business opportunities within Metlife Japan. Launched in November 2016 the initiative aims to give innovators a platform to address business challenges in areas such as customer engagement, sales, and operations.

Following a rigorous review process that included 111 applicants from 24 countries, the final trio - MoneytreeMontoux and WorkFusion each won a 10 million Japanese Yen contract to work on a project with Metlife Japan.

The finalist pitches showcased a wide mix of ideas and technological solutions ranging from artificial intelligence (AI) and predictive analytics, to robotics process automation.