i.Match International and Launchpad

You might already heard of iMatch, a platform that aims to match investors and companies in the Interactive Digital Media (IDM) industry. For the first time, an international version of iMatch will be held in early December. What was primarily local will now be broadened to include both foreign investors and companies in iMatch International.

So far, they have two confirmed investor panelists: Jonathan Teo of Benchmark Capital (the investor in Twitter) and Mohanjit Jolly of DFJ (India).

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Call For Proposals

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They are currently issuing a Call For Proposals for iMatch International. And are looking for companies with:

- Potential to reach markets in Singapore and beyond
- Recognized traction
- Innovative concepts in the Media Content/IDM Sector

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iMatch Launchpad

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At the heart of i.Match International is Launchpad 2009 which aims to showcase great, game-changing innovation in Asia. The top 20 companies from all the proposals received will get to present at iMatch Launchpad without fees. And the top 5- 10 companies selected from Launchpad will pitch directly to an international investor panel.

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Current Confirmed Panelists

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Jonathan Teo, Benchmark Capital

Prior to joining Google, he worked at Bain & Company, helping a Fortune 100 client optimize and grow its technical support organization. He also served as a consultant to Intuit, Electronic Arts and other technology companies, spent two years in the Republic of Singapore Air Force and was a founding member of a software development group focused on developing security protocols and analyzers. He currently holds patented work in the area of link layer security.

Jonathan Teo has spent his career helping companies build distributed engineering organizations that enable technical teams and infrastructure to expand and scale globally. Most recently he served as Engineering PM in the Search Properties and Enterprise Products groups at Google, and he was an early member of its Strategy and Business Operations team. In both roles he created highly leveraged research and product organizations in countries around the world that enabled the company to adjust to changing strategic and operational needs and foster greater innovation and efficiencies.

Mohanjit Jolly, DFJ India

He also spent several years in both engineering and business development roles with Itek Optical Systems, a manufacturer of high-resolution reconnaissance systems for both military and commercial use. While earning his M.B.A from the Anderson School at UCLA, Mohanjit helped launch ViaSpace, a technology incubator in Southern California in conjunction with Caltech and Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Mohanjit earned a B.S. and M.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT, with a specialization in electric propulsion systems.

Mohanjit Jolly has spent the last ten years working with and investing in technology startups. Prior to DFJ,
Mohanjit was Managing Director at Garage Technology Ventures, a seed and early stage venture capital firm. While at Garage, Mohanjit worked with over 30 companies, including LeftHand Networks, PureSight (BCGI), Jibe Networks (CTRX), Qumu, Thermoceramix, Kaboodle (Acq: Hearst Media) and SimplyHired. Prior to joining Garage, Mohanjit was part of the strategic planning group at Mattel where he helped launch the Mattel/Intel joint venture, Intel Play.

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Submission Details and Deadline

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Each company can only submit one proposal for each project.

The closing date for all submissions is Friday, 20 November 2009. Submissions after the deadline will not be considered. All submissions will present a 1-minute elevator pitch to a pre-selection panel Tuesday, 24 November 2009.

Compulsory information to be included:

- Company Name
- One Line Pitch
- Business Summary
- Customer Problem
- Product/Services
- Target Market
- Customers
- Sales/Marketing Strategy
- Business Model
- Competitors
- Competitive Advantage
- Logo (to attach high-res logo file)
- Company Profile:
o URL
o Industry
o Employees
o Founded
- Financial Information
o Funding Stage
o Previous Capital
o Monthly Burn Rate
o Pre Money Valuation
o Capital Seeking
- Financial Information
- Advisors
o Lawyer
o Accountant
- Investors

Submit to Junus Eu at junus (at) expara.com with subject “CFP for i.MATCH International by [Name of Company]“.

Related posts:

1. Googlers Join Panel of iMatch Launchpad
2. iMatch Launchpad Conference 2009
3. Investment and Acquisition Interests of Benchmark, Google and DFJ Revealed
4. iMatch International – 10 March
5. iMatch Firing Line – 28 Sep