Australian Tech Startups: Expand & Raise Funds in Singapore

Join this virtual event to hear from the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) Singapore and learn how the Accreditation@SG Digital and SG:D Spark programmes can help accelerate your business in Singapore and ASEAN.

Austrade will also share how they can support you with an operational base and customized support for your overseas expansion through the Landing Pad Programme.

This webinar also includes sharing by CEO of Data Republic (an enterprise data platform company with Australian origins) on how the Accreditation@SG Digital programme has helped them open doors to Singapore government and enterprises.

What you'll learn

Singapore is a popular destination for Australian tech startups and scale-ups to expand into ASEAN and to fund raise from world class venture capital firms such as EDBI, Vertex, Insignia Ventures and Wavemaker Partners.

In this webinar, you will learn about:

• An Australian success story: How Data Republic expanded into Singapore through Accreditation@SG Digital
• Venture capitalist landscape in Asia from EDBI
• IMDA’s Accreditation@SG Digital and SG:D Spark programmes
• Austrade landing pad programme

Agenda

Introduction

Duco van Breemen - General Manager, Haymarket HQ

Opening Remarks by IMDA

Edwin Low - Director, Innovation and Tech Ecosystem, Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) Singapore

Introduction of IMDA programmes - Accreditation@SG Digital and SG:D Spark

Francis Chu - Assistant Director, Innovation and Tech Ecosystem, Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) Singapore

Overview of VC Landscape in Singapore

Yeung Chia Li - Partner (Investments) at EDBI

Introduction to Singapore’s landing pad programme (Austrade)

Ms Sharifah Khairunnisa - Landing Pad Manager, Australian Trade and Investment Commission

Case Study: Data Republic (SG:D Accredited)

Mr Danny Gilligan - Co-Founder and CEO, Data Republic

Q&A

Moderated by Duco van Breemen

Speaker Bios

Duco van Breemen is the General Manager of Haymarket HQ (HHQ), Australia’s innovation hub and co-working space supporting entrepreneurs to grow globally. He leads a team that services Australia’s cross border market via various initiatives such as the China Canvas Challenge and Sydney Landing Pad.

Edwin Low is Director of the Innovation & Tech Ecosystem division at the Media & Innovation Group at the Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore (IMDA). Edwin has over 18 years of experience in private equity investing, investment banking and consulting.

Francis Chu is Assistant Director of the Innovation and Tech Ecosystem division at Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore (IMDA). He leads the business development and company origination functions of IMDA’s Accreditation:SGD and SG:D Spark programmes, aimed at building Singapore’ tech ecosystem.

Yeung Chia Li is Partner (Investments) at EDBI and leads investments in the ICT sector in Southeast Asia. EDBI is a Singapore-based global investor in select high growth technology sectors ranging from (ICT), Healthcare to other strategic industries.

Sharifah Khairunnisa is the Landing Pad manager at the Australian Trade and Investment Commission. She joined Austrade in 2013 as the Education Manager, and her role has since expanded to support the growth and expansion of Australian edtech startups into Singapore and the broader ASEAN region.

Danny Gilligan is Co-Founder and CEO of Data Republic, the trusted platform for secure data sharing used by leading banks, insurers and airlines across Australia, Singapore and the United States. His passion for fintech is also showcased in his role as Co-Founder and Managing Director of Reinventure Group and founding director of Stone & Chalk.