The Small World Group, managed by Frank Levinson and his partner, Dean Haritos, is one of the seven designated technology venture incubators from the National Research Foundation (NRF) TIS Scheme. The technology focus of this company is on clean tech, optics and materials and it has begun operations in Singapore to start working with entrepreneurs to bring new tech companies to market. We sat down with Frank Levinson, one of the partners in Small World Group and chat with him on several subjects, from how he started Small World Group to the type of entrepreneurs which the incubator will be interested to fund. He will also share some of the earlier success stories he has with regards to incubation of tech companies and talks about the future plans of the Small World Group in Singapore. Read more
Filed under Featured, Innovation & Technology, Interviews, TechnologyTags: clean tech, Cloudbreak, Daylight Solutions, Finisar, Frank Levinson, Incubator, Materials, NRF TIS, Optics, Phoenix Venture Partners, Small World Group, Technology Incubator, Vixar
The TWIA crew starts off the new year with the story of the Great Firewall of China breaking down for a few hours and talk about the new legalized video service from Baidu starting up soon there. While Google’s new phone “Nexus One” has taken the whole world by storm, the crew examines how the Asian market views this new phone and the adoption of Android operating system. Finally, the crew ends with a discussion on the seven technology incubators selected by National Research Foundation Singapore and how it will change the landscape in Southeast Asia as a whole. You can check out the podcast here. Read more
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Back in August 2009, the National Research Foundation (NRF) of Singapore announced a call for incubators to apply for a new Technology Incubation Scheme (TIS). The scheme, with its 85-15 (gov-incubator) funding split and attractive buyout options, favours the incubator who has the resources to fullfill its criteria and execute operations. When the call was announced, there were no specific number of incubators that NRF said they will appoint. It would all have to depend on the quality of incubators who applied. Now, 7 incubators have been selected. Here they are. Read more
Filed under Featured, News, Venture Capital & Private EquityTags: Clearbridge Accelerator, I2G Tech Accelerator, National Research Foundation, Neoteny Labs, NRF, Plug & Play, Plug and Play, Small World Group, Social Slingshot, Stream Global, Technology Incubation Scheme, TIS
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