TiE’s Partnership with Enterprise Singapore
2020
With 38,000+ startups and 26 unicorns, TiE Singapore hosted a virtual India Immersive Program from November 23 to December 4, 2019. India ended 2019 as the world’s third largest start-up ecosystem. COVID-19 created a significant barrier for Indian start-ups, but founders showed remarkable perseverance, and signs of recovery are now visible. Positive Key Indicators and Investor Sentiment suggest that by 2025, we will have 60K+ startups and a unicorn pool of 100. Week 1 of the programme focused on Educating while week 2 was focused on Connecting, with 1-on-1 pitch coaching sessions with Peter Browne and 1-on-1 mentoring sessions with various established mentors.
- Overview Of The Indian Ecosystem
- Access To-Go-To Market Mentors
- Access To Capital
- Access To Channel Partners And End Users
- Access To The Ecosystem
"Startups survive because of the ecosystem, so ask for help and help each other" - Srinath, in one of the webinars. I have connected with a number of VCs, entrepreneurs and experts in no time. One common characteristic of all the people we met was that they were so open to helping others. As a team we gained a lot of collective knowledge and experience. Time to spend the 100K Google cloud credits now !
“I am relatively new within the startup environment but this program has equipped me with the necessary insights and knowledge to understand the landscape. Though I may not be a startup founder, the training provided has also given me the skills required to navigate through pitches and presentation, even outside the Indian context.”
“The SG-INDIA immersion program has been very beneficial in helping me connect with many mentors and like minded entrepreneurs. The wide reach of the program also helped expose start ups to different economic, social and cultural norms which could only be understood via a first hand connection with someone on the ground. I am thankful for such an opportunity and would definitely look forward to joining another if the chance arise in future.”
“Thanks a lot TiE & ESG team for arranging a session with VC’s as it is very critical for us at this stage to understand their viewpoint on our pitch and if we are pitching in the right manner. This kind of a session really helps us when we are raising capital and will be facing tough questions from some of the most seasoned investors.”
2019
TiE Singapore hosted India immersion program for a week from 2nd to 6th December 2019 and invited all growth stage deep technology startups to join the programme. The programme aimed at empowering companies to enter the Indian market.
Overview of the Indian Ecosystem; and Legal & Taxation considerations for the Indian Market conducted by Charter Members:
Mahesh Kumar, Karun Cariappa and Ashish Wadhwani
- 11 corporate connections
- 2 Government connections
- 3 incubation opportunities
- 12 investors
- 10 mentors
- 6+ workshops
- 2 university collaboration for resource hiring
- 30+ business connects
2018
From 30th July to 3rd August 2018, TiE Singapore organised an Overview of the Indian Ecosystem and Legal & Taxation considerations for the Indian Market with speakers Mahesh Kumar, Karun Cariappa and Ashish Wadhwani, our Charter Members, in Bangalore and Delhi.
The TiE GoGlobal Program was started in 2016 by the TiE Singapore chapter. The objective of the mission was to showcase growth stage companies from Singapore, to help them understand the complexities of India as a market. This Summit, in partnership with the leading agencies of the Government of India, 20+ TiE chapters from India, USA, Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and Dubai, and global venture capital funds. Any Singapore-based startup with a working product or solution, whose target market included India was eligible to apply.
Before the trip to Mumbai, the selected startups went through a series of training and mentoring sessions. The TGS II Expo provided our delegates with the booth space to showcase their products and technology. The 2018 Expo featured startups, universities, and technology corporations showcasing their products and services to the attendees.
The Expo offered an excellent opportunity to expand the reach of the delegates’ products to a wide range of audience including investors, buyers, potential partners and media.
Jhunjhunwala, PadamShri, IIT Incubation
2017
TiE Silicon Valley Mission’s TiEcon was held on 5th and 6th May 2017 and the conference celebrated its 25th anniversary. The focus of the conference this year was on innovation including machine learning, IoT, security, autonomous vehicles, virtual reality, drones, digital health, and much more. Six startups from the TiE Singapore delegation attended a Bootcamp designed to help them fine-tune their business plan and pitch to investors.
Out of over 80 startups participating at the bootcamp, the groups selected the best pitches and final 8 presented to a panel of VCs. The Bootcamp covered a wide range of specific topics including: Negotiating a term sheet, Fundraising from Kickstarter to angels and VCs and Demystifying equity.
The committee have also acted as mentors and advisors to these startups for their exhibit at Silicon Valley.
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2016
The TiE Singapore chapter initiated the TiE Silicon Valley Mission from May 5 to 6 of 2016, a mission comprising Singapore tech start-ups and individual delegates to participate in TiECon Silicon Valley. They were given the opportunity to Exhibit to the global mentors and investors, Pitch to investors and attend the global tech conference. The teams were given a round of pre-mission training in Singapore, before heading to Silicon Valley. They were trained in presenting to a group and one-on-one presentations with investors. One-day Bootcamp designed to help international entrepreneurs seek attention from Silicon Valley investors, VCs and mentors.
A total of 100 companies from all over the world had participated in the bootcamp. The selected companies were given a round of pre-mission training in Singapore, before heading to Silicon Valley. This included pitch training, so that they could be prepared for competitive pitching and interactions with global investors. The TiEcon 2016 Exposition was opened for attendees on Friday, May 6th from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm. We had specially formed a Singapore Alley which consisted of our 11 companies. This created an impact amongst the audience and all recognized the Singapore Delegation.