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[Event] [Singapore] Techventure 2011: A Sign of Increasing Asian Technology Innovation

YoungUpstarts

But those same words could easily be applied to the Singapore-based technology entrepreneurs present at Techventure 2011. Singapore Innovation. Just a bit of background – the high-tech start-up scene in Singapore is said to be growing healthily in recent years. Plans for more Singapore-based technology incubators.

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[Singapore] National Research Foundation Selects Six VC Firms To Administer S$120M Startup War Kitty

YoungUpstarts

”With a growing pipeline of exciting new tech start-ups in Singapore, founders will require funding, experienced mentorship and strong networks to build companies that can compete in worldwide markets. ” In the News investment National Research Foundation Singapore startup'

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[Singapore] Tribehired.com Lands Investment; Plans Team Expansion

YoungUpstarts

The startup last week announced that it landed a S$696K (US$560K) seed funding round led by TNF Ventures through the Technology Incubation Scheme under the Singapore’s National Research Foundation (NRF) and supported by Singapore angel investors Ben Ball and Ben Chew, validating TribeHired ‘s concept.

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How to raise money for your startup from VCs and investors in Asia

The Next Web

Singapore is by far the most developed behind those big three markets with government schemes attracting over a dozen early stage firms to set up shop here (e.g. the large government-linked corporations setting up their own venture arms (e.g. SingTel Inno8 ), as well as one of the marquee cross-regional startup incubators, JFDI.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: How Do You Catalyze A Region's Entrepreneurship?

ReadWriteStart

In Singapore, the government has been extremely supportive, and there is entrepreneurial activity, although we have not yet seen very significant companies emerge. We are also seeing significant companies come out of Europe. Gilt Groupe from France and Xing from Germany are good examples. About Sramana Mitra.

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JFDI.Asia Accelerator: Bootcamp Practicalities

YoungUpstarts

“Role models” haven’t made it quite as far the heroes, but as practising entrepreneurs they are fully up-to-date with the on-the-ground realities of fundraising, hiring, and interfacing with government. It’s up to you to find housing in Singapore. 100 days is an awkward period of time to be in Singapore. Fundraising isn’t easy.

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The Best Places to Start a Business in 2015

Up and Running

” Austin features a government-sponsored small business development program, and a reputable university business incubator. The city of Nashville also has a variety of business resources, including incubators like NBIC right through minority resource centers. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.