Singapore: The Heart of Startup Growth in South-East Asia

S TA R T U P C A R E E R D AYE 2 7

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we are Tech Media & Events & we Connect People

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Echelon Attendees: Business Areas

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Apps & TechnologiesGamingE-CommerceEnterprise ProductsSaaSData AnalyticsMedia, Advertising Related

Fund Raised Amounts

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Investors’ choice of industries (multiple selection)

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E-Commerce Mobile FinTech Big Data IoT Enterprise EduTech Media Health Gaming Hardware Jobs

W H AT ’ S G O O D ?S I N G A P O R E

• Funds & more funds - USD$2B and up = Investment

• Programs, accelerators, incubators, hackathons, demo days… = Networks

• Regional & international business environment = Base of Operations

W H AT ’ S E X C I T I N G ?S I N G A P O R E

85 acquired from 2008-2014 $523 Million disclosed

40% of M&A activities in SEA

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W H AT S U C K S ?S I N G A P O R E

• High cost for everything = Cost too much

• Talent shortage = No one to hire

• No domestic market = Revenue Sucks

W H AT ’ S T H E R E A L I T Y ?S I N G A P O R E

• Media does not report on failures. (These guys did not make it: Foound, gothere.sg,+many more)

• “Frog in a well” mindset. Look around.

• Its not a “Lifestyle”.

I M I N T E R E S T E D B U T. .

• Excuses - http://paulgraham.com/notnot.html

L E T S D O T H I S

• Government & Institutions

• Community & Culture

• Focus & Evolve

• Travel

E 2 7 R E S O U R C E S• e27 now connects you to

• Jobs - 1,337 available positions

• Marketplace - 209 Products & Services

• Events - 44 latest upcoming events

• Tech Companies - 6186 companies

• Funding - 544 Investors

• More to come

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Thank You /jitsion

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