iMatch 2010: Pitch to James Hong, i/o Ventures, Trident Capital and Many More
iMatch, an initiative undertaken by the Media Development Authority of Singapore is collaborating with Expara incubator to launch this year’s annual iMatch conference. The initiative was kick-started to allow Interactive Digital Media (IDM) startups and entrepreneurs to pitch to well know angel investors and mentors. They are building on the success of the first iMatch Conference in December, 2009, which featured global venture capital and strategic investors including Benchmark, Google, DFJ, Intel Capital, JAIC and ASI. This time around they have grown their speakers base to include investors and mentors from various domains in the technology space. How far these events go about bringing actual investments to these startups, only time can tell. We are hoping that with more such events in Singapore, the startup community around the region can clearly leverage on them and grow.
If you are interested in pitching at the event, here are the details of the event:
| 1-2 Mar | Companies wanting to prepare to pitch at the i.MATCH Conference | i.MATCH International Pitching Preparation Workshop at the Gallery Hotel. Participating companies will have a chance to develop and hone their business plans and investor pitches, meet with other companies who will be pitching and network with local investors. (Attendance at the workshop is not required to pitch in the pre-selection round) |
| 3-Mar | Companies wanting to pitch at the i.MATCH Conference; Investors wanting to see company pitches |
i.MATCH International Pre-selection Round for i.MATCH International at the Gallery Hotel. Companies who want to pitch at the i.MATCH Conference will pitch to a selection panel of local investors. Companies who want to pitch in the pre-selection round should either submit their Executive Summary by 26-Feb or attend the pitching preparation workshop. |
| 10-Mar | Companies selected for pitching, investors and others wanting to see company pitches, and meet the international panel | i.MATCH International Conference 2010 will feature company pitches, keynote talks, panel discussions, small-group meetings with the international panel and a networking event |
| 11-12 Mar | Companies who want to work closely with international and local mentors | i.MATCH International Boot camp 2010 will allow local entrepreneurs to work closely and hands-on with international and local mentors. The boot camp is organized in partnership with JFDI and will be held at Hackerspace. |
Confirmed panel members for i.MATCH International 2010 include:
· James Hong, Co-founder, Hot or not, US*
· Paul Bragiel, Partner, i/o ventures, co-founder Lefora and Meetro, US
· Ashwin Navin, Partner, i/o ventures, co-founder BitTorrent, US
· Alberto Yépez, EIR and Venture Partner, Trident Capital, Founder, enCommerce, US
· John Mactaggart, Chairman , Australian Association of Angel Investors Ltd, Australia*
· Aydin Senkut, Founder and President, Felicis Ventures, US*
· Bob Lin, Founder, Multi-Dimensional Venture Partners, US*
· Jupe Tan, Plug and Play Tech Center, US
Space at all of the events is limited, so please register as soon as possible. You can register on-line at:
http://www.expara.com/register/tblRegistration_add.php
or via email to: register@expara.com (Companies can also submit their executive summary for the pre-selection round to this email address)
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