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BANSEA Network@Lunch – 19 Jan

Egi SEPTIADI — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:30:33 +0000

This upcoming Thursday, Business Angel Network Southeast Asia (BANSEA) will organize their very first BANSEA Network@Lunch session for 2012. Simon Newstead of Frenzo, Junkai-Chong of Ticket-Inn, Roger Yuen of Clozette.co are three people who will do Startup Pitches during the session. This event is a platform that provides opportunities for early stage venture investing, networking, deal syndication and business collaboration.

Event Details

When: Thursday, 19th January 2012
Time: 11am-115pm
Where: Pug-in@Blk71, 71 Ayer Rajah Crescent #02-18, Singapore 139951 (Map)
Fee: S$30-S$50 (US$23.2-36.7)
Register here.

BANSEA Network@Lunch – 23 Nov

SGEntrepreneurs — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 15:11:49 +0000

This Wednesday, Business Angel Network Southeast Asia (BANSEA) will organize their Network@Lunch. This time, they will feature startup talents apps in the mobile apps and e-commerce space. Around, nFlick, and SwayTrain will be pitching during the session.

Event Details

When: Wednesday, 23rd November 2011
Time: 11am-115pm
Where: Plug-In@Blk 71, 71 Ayer Rajah Crescent #02-18 Singapore 139951 (Map)
Register here.

Angel Investing Legal Standards 101 – Workshop by BANSEA

SGEntrepreneurs — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 07:08:28 +0000

Next Friday, Business Angel Network SouthEast Asia (BANSEA) will organize an educational workshop entitled “Angel Investing Legal Standards 101″. It will be split into two parts: structure of deals and valuation. Wong Meng Weng and John Young will be the trainers for this workshop. This is a workshop targeted at local startups, angel investors and investment executives who want to learn about the key legal terms found in deal documents and understand valuation methods.

About the Trainers

Wong Meng Weng, Deputy Chairman of BANSEA
Meng is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor with 15 years’ experience in Internet messaging infrastructure startups. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania (SEAS ’97), He has co-founded successful startups in Philadelphia and Silicon Valley. He now lives and works in Singapore on early-stage venture incubation at JFDI.Asia. He has mentored a number of early-stage startups in Singapore who all needed similar paperwork.

John Young, Board Director of BANSEA
John Young is a United States Patent Office-registered patent attorney and businessman, originally from California, where he attended Harvey Mudd College receiving undergraduate and graduate engineering degrees with a focus on systems and communications. Along the way John has worked in the public sector, South America and the U.S., played the dot.com startup game, and earned a law degree at the George Washington University in Washington DC, focusing on intellectual property and contract law. John’s been living and working in Singapore for the past ten years as an in-house legal counsel for U.S. MNC’s and as a mentor for internet-focused startups. John is a member of the U.S. Patent Bar and the Bars of the District of Columbia and the State of California.

Event Details

When: Friday, 23rd September 2011
Time: 145pm-5pm
Where: Seminar Room, Level 1, NUS Entrepreneurship Centre, 21 Heng Mui Keng Terrace, Singapore 119613 (Map)
Fee: S$ 138 (non-BANSEA members) or S$ 80 (BANSEA members)
Register here by 19th September.

BANSEA Network Lunch – 25 Aug

SGEntrepreneurs — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 04:07:06 +0000

In 2 weeks time, the Singapore Business Angel Network Southeast Asia (BANSEA) will organize a networking lunch with four Interactive Digital Media (IDM) startups that will pitch their business during the session. BANSEA Network@Lunch is a platform that provides opportunities for early stage venture investing, networking, deal syndication & business collaboration.

Programme Details

10:40 am: Registration
1100 am: 4 Startup Pitches – Twtbuck, MyRideBuddy, Forever Young Studio, SkeeG-Online
1200pm: Investor Evaluation Session
1230pm: Networking Lunch
1:30pm: End of Event

Who Will Pitch

Gaurav Sharma, Founder and CEO of Twtbuck
Twtbuck is performance based social media advertising and crowdsourcing platform that reduces advertising cost by 50-80%.
Ashoketaru Sengupta, Director of MyRideBuddy
MyRideBuddy is Asia’s 1st dynamic, real-time, comprehensive carpooling service leverages trusted network and ride fees to increase ride sharing and reduce congestion.
Alban Villani, MD of Forever Young Studio
Forever Young Studio‘s in-house project, Whakan, is a new type of flash web & mobile social network game using Facebook Connect and which is based on micro-transaction business model.
Ian Wu, Founder of SkeeG-Online
SkeeGerpedia is the world’s first online educational social networking encyclopedia; re-engage teaching, re-engaging learning.

Event Details

When: Thu, 25th Aug
Time: 11am-130pm
Where: THE PINES, Ballroom II at Basement, 30 Stevens Road, Singapore 257840 (Map)
Fee: Complimentary (BANSEA Executive Members), S$40 (BANSEA Ordinary Members), S$50 (SVCA and TiE Members), S$60 (Others).
Register here.

BANSEA Network @ Lunch: Female Power Pitches – 15 Jul

SGEntrepreneurs — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 06:45:41 +0000

Next month 15 July, Singapore Business Angel Network Southeast Asia (BANSEA) will organize a networking lunch. It is part of female entrepreneurship celebration where it will showcase 3 startups headed by dynamic women entrepreneurs. It also provides opportunities for early stage investing, networking deal syndication and business collaboration.

Who Will Pitch

Carmen Benitez, CEO of Fetch Plus
Fetch Plus is a developer of social and mobile applications for the real estate, hospitality, multifamily housing and franchise sectors.
Janice Wilson, Co-Founder of Tresselier
Tresselier helps frustrated women eliminate “bad hair” days by providing a social platform to find, review and book stylists online.
Stellar Arthur, CEO of Asia360
Asia360? aims to be the world’s leading current affairs print and online news magazine on Asia; communicating Asian perspectives on Asian news to the region and the rest of the world.

Event Details

When: Friday, 15th July
Time: 1030am-130pm
Where: THE PINES, Ballroom II at Basement, 30 Stevens Road, Singapore 257840 (Map)
Fee: Complimentary (BANSEA Executive Members), S$40 (BANSEA Ordinary Members), S$50 (SVCA and TiE Members), S$60 (Others).
Interested participants can register here.

BANSEA Power Breakfast With Pascal of Levensohn Venture Partners

SGEntrepreneurs — Wed, 11 May 2011 03:55:24 +0000

This 26th of May, join the Business Angel Network (South East Asia) in their Power Breakfast. Special speaker is Mr Pascal Levensohn, Managing Partner of Levensohn Venture Partners.

About The Speaker

Pascal is the Managing Partner of Levensohn Venture Partners (LVP), a San Francisco-based early stage venture capital firm that he founded in 1996. LVP manages $200 million in assets across three funds. He is also the Managing Director of Presidio Group’s Family Enterprise Strategies (FES) team. FES is the strategic advisory division of the Presidio Group, a wealth advisory firm with approximately $4 billion in assets under advisement.

A faculty member and mentor for the Kauffman Fellows Program, Pascal has been a guest lecturer on venture capital at the Harvard Law School (October 2010) and completed a series of lectures on venture board governance best practices in China in November 2010 at Beijing University, Renmin University of China, and the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, as part of its Distinguished Speakers Series. He is the co-author of the first Chinese college textbook on venture capital, Fengxian Touzixue (Venture Capital: Theory and Practice), with Professor Mannie Liu of Renmin University of China. Pascal currently serves as a director of three venture-backed operating companies: ShotSpotter (Chairman); Akros Silicon; and Ubicom. He is a former director of the National Venture Capital Association (2007-2011) where he served as the Chairman of the Education Committee from 2008-2011. A graduate of Harvard University, Pascal is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is a native of Puerto Rico who is fluent in Spanish and French.

Programme

08:00 am: Registration & Breakfast
08:30 am:
Welcome by Prof Kirpal Singh, Director of Wee Kim Wee Centre, SMU
Breakfast Talk by Managing Partner of Levensohn Venture Partners, Mr Pascal Levensohn
09:30 am: Q&A moderated by Mr Tan Yinglan, Head (Projects) National Research Foundation, Prime Minister’s Office
09:50 am: Announcement by BANSEA Deputy Chairman, Mr Wong Meng Weng
10:00 am: Continuation of Networking Breakfast

Programme Highlights

Part I — Corporate Governance on Angel & VC Board
While some venture capital backed company boards operate in close cooperation with the company CEO, many experience dysfunction and most are sub-optimized. Pascal will discuss how to create a high performance board of directors by leading a conversation around basic director duties and responsibilities, conflict resolution, and how to work effectively with the CEO. Characteristics around effective versus ineffective boards will also be discussed. Some of the important differences in board dynamics in China will be contrasted with the U.S. experience.

Part II — BANSEA Announcement on Launch of Legal Templates

As a service to the local entrepreneurship community, BANSEA will be launching a set of legal templates such as term sheets and investment agreements as a resource for local angels and entrepreneurs. These are intended to be a starting point for angels and startups who may be unfamiliar with seed-stage investing. These materials will be made available on BANSEA’s website in June. A workshop on “Angel Investment Term Sheet 101” will also be conducted in Q3 this year. Over time we hope that this resource will grow in breadth and depth.

Event Details

When: Thursday 26th May 2011
Time: 8:00am – 10:30am
Where: Executive Media Theatre, SMU Admin Building, 81 Victoria Street, Singapore 188065
Fees: Complimentary for BANSEA Member & SMU Staff, SVCA / TiE Member – S$10, Others – S$20

Register here.

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BANSEA Network Lunch – 11 May

SGEntrepreneurs — Thu, 05 May 2011 12:50:20 +0000

The Business Angel Network (South East Asia) (BANSEA) will be holding a networking lunch cum pitching session on the 11th of May.

There will be four startups across industries: Recruitment SaaS, Consumer Products & Services, Interactive Gaming and Mobile.

About The Pitching Companies

Yarrraa Inc: A revolution in after-purchase services: consumers, retailers and manufacturers alike, address all post-sales needs in one place.

LovePokerface.com: A multi-media social network that connects poker players worldwide.

Search Ventures: A SaaS Platform that creates a new executive search ecosystem worldwide; think LinkedIn, Korn Ferry & Salesforce.com combined.

Pigeonhole: The world’s simplest real-time Q&A Tool on the mobile web.

Event Details

When: Wednesday 11th May 2011
Time: 10:30am – 1:30pm
Where: The Pines, Pines Room (Level 2) 30 Stevens Road

Check out fees and register here

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Technopreneurship and the Early Stage Ecosystem in China – 29 Apr

SGEntrepreneurs — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:54:48 +0000

The Business Angel Network Southeast Asia (BANSEA) is holding a workshop at the end of the month for startups, angel investors and anyone else who wants to venture into the Chinese market, with a focus on the TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications) sector. The program is divided into two parts to discuss, amongst others: current mainland China market status & trends, the Chinese internet; early stage ecosystem in China, local angels & VCs, resources and fundraising.

About The Workshop Trainer

Chris Evdemon is an entrepreneur and active angel investor in China and Singapore. His long list of positions include: General Manager of Incubation Programs at Innovation Works and Principal at Innovation Works Development Fund (IWDF) in Beijing. He is also a Founding Member of the China Business Angel Network (CBAN) and Board Director of BANSEA in Singapore.

Event Details

When: Friday 29th April 2011
Time: 1.45pm – 5.00pm
Where: Scape, 2 Orchard Link, Infocomm Lab 1, Level 4, Singapore 237978
Fees: SGD 120 (SGD 100 if you register by 15th April)

Register here by 22nd April.

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BANSEA Network Lunch – 20 Jan

SGEntrepreneurs — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 18:13:22 +0000

The Business Angel Network (South East Asia) (BANSEA) will be holding a networking lunch cum pitching session on the 20th of January.

About The Pitching Companies

Solair – Providing breakthrough Product Lifecycle Management Software-as-a-service (PLMaaS) that enables users manage the product development process and control projects.

LongScale — Its OzoneCentral™ Platform enables product owners at large enterprises such as Banks & Telcos aggregate 3rd party business software and data services into a single platform-as-a-service and deliver innovative new product offerings for their business customers under their own brand.

LambdaMu — Developer of episodic iOS games with low-budget development costs, high product turnover & community-based interactions.

Tribe Studios — Its web-based platform enables application developers & site administrators to integrate web widget components & interactive contents thereby impacting the online promotion of a product or location.

Event Details

When: Thursday 20th November 2011
Time: 10:30am – 1:30pm
Where: The Pines, Pines Room (Level 2) 30 Stevens Road

Register here by 14th Jan.

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BANSEA Network Lunch – 18 Nov

SGEntrepreneurs — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 09:18:13 +0000

The Business Angel Network (South East Asia) (BANSEA) will be holding a networking lunch cum pitching session on the 18th Nov.

About The Pitching Companies

Kenh Gia – a Vietnam based online buying site that helps businesses to speedily acquire vast numbers of new customers through attractive time-limited discounts and engage customers through game mechanics and social networking.

Creately – a visual collaboration platform for project teams to communicate more effectively thereby enhancing collaborative efforts on software designs, wireframes and business & strategy diagrams.

A2 Bioscience – re-engineers natural compounds into proprietary formulas for markets which integrate western & eastern based healthcare and has more than 20 products in its pipeline with 5 at market or near market ready .

Terminal Paper – a developer of web based tools for users to effectively manage paper information by transforming paper documents using digitization solutions.

Sitenta – accelerates the acquisition and development of wireless telecom sites by enhancing collaboration and streamlining workflows between site providers and site seekers.

Event Details

When: Thursday 18th November 2010
Time: 10:30am to 2:00pm
Where: The Pines, Pines Room (Level 2) 30 Stevens Road

Register here.

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This event is part of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2010.

SGE is proud to be the Official Online Media partner for GEW 2010.