TWIA Episode 20: Don’t leave your baby behind

The TWIA crew is back without Mike Foong tonight. We talked about a few events that rocked Singapore from the glitzy gala dinner for the SCS IT Leader Awards to the Google Analytics Masterclass happening in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. With investors centering in Singapore, we cover the Asian Business Angels Forum and iMatch Conference 2010 (with SGEntrepreneurs’ new event “In Bed with …” series. After that, we get back to the news of the day, with the Google-o-meter shifting to staying, Baidu’s shares dropped, the new iCity in Malaysia and finally the unfortunate incident of a South Korean couple leaving their real baby starve to death while nurturing a virtual one. You can listen to the podcast in SGEntrepreneurs here by going to the post directly. Read more

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Attracting Angels And Cross-Border Investment Across Asia

The recent Singapore Budget 2010 announcement of a new tax incentive for angel investors is only one of the efforts in Singapore in attracting more angel investment in Singapore. The Business Angel Network of Southeast Asia (BANSEA) recently organised the inaugural Asian Business Angel Forum (ABAF) held last week over 2 days here in Singapore. The primary aim of ABAF was to talk about cross-border angel investment and to help exchange ideas and discuss the possibility of an Asian Business Angel Network (ABAN). Read more

Asian Business Angel Forum by BANSEA – 8-9 March 2010

For two days in March, get to meet early-stage venture players and participants from across Asia, Europe and the US at the Asian Business Angel Forum (ABAF). Meet angel networks, investors, startup companies, policy makers, fund managers, and investment professionals courtesy of the Business Angel Network (South East Asia) (BANSEA). Read more

Singapore and New Zealand Have New Angel Investing Alliance

Having funds is one thing, how a startup is able to deploy the funds to gain market access and thus build up customer base is another. In a new partnership between the Angel Association of New Zealand (AANZ) and the Business Angel Network (South East Asia) (BANSEA), both parties have agreed to help the funded companies from the other side enter its domestic market. Read more

New Venture Creation Cycle III by BANSEA – 19 Nov

Organised by the Business Angel Network (Southeast Asia) (BANSEA), this is Cycle III of the New Venture Creation Workshop. Previously, Chow Yen-Lu and Joe Rouse were brought in. This time, meet and learn from another two angel investors: Pierre Hennes and Wong Meng Weng. Learn the dos and don’ts from these two angels’ personal experiences with start-ups they have invested and mentored. Read more

Dimensions of Innovation in Entrepreneurship by Chris Evdemon

Recently, Chris Evdemon (board member, BANSEA and partner, Eastern Bell Venture Capital) gave a interesting presentation about starting up in China. Being experienced in both Singapore and China markets, he has decided to share another presentation entitled Dimensions of Innovation in Entrepreneurship which he delivered in a university in China. The presentation offers general advice for entrepreneurs starting up their company based on the 5P’s principle (preparation, patience, persistence, persuasion, productivity). Read more

New Venture Creation Workshop by BANSEA – 25 Sept

Organised by the Business Angel Network (Southeast Asia) (BANSEA), this New Venture Creation Workshop will allow you to hear first-hand from two angels based in Singapore on equity financing from an investor’s perspective. Read more

Startup in China by Chris Evdemon

Yesterday, Chris Evdemon (board member, BANSEA and partner, Eastern Bell Venture Capital) gave a interesting presentation about investing and doing business in China. Organised by the Business Angel Network – Southeast Asia (BANSEA), Chris has now uploaded into slideshare. There are some interesting notes about how to set up in China. For SG Entrepreneurs who might plan to move to China, this is a good set of presentation slides for reference particularly about who to seek for early stage capital investing, infrastructure and what needs to be done. Read more

Bringing Your Startup Into The Chinese Market – 4 Sep

Meet and learn from a VC and Business Development director investing and doing business in China. Organised by the Business Angel Network (Southeast Asia) (BANSEA), this workshop will give companies who want to venture into mainland China a head start as to what to expect. Read more

Startups’ free software dream come true

So now there’s a legitimate way of obtaining free Microsoft software without having to scour the web for dodgy downloads! The name which all startups looking to reduce their R&D costs should know is the Microsoft BizSpark programme. Microsoft launched this international initiative for startups in Singapore, coinciding with Global Entrepreneurship Week, and has already signed up 12 startups and 11 network partners. Read more