Venturecraft

by JS Ong

Venturecraft Group is a private investment group and venture capital platform that provides working capital, market access assistance and other essential resources to innovative companies across all stages of development, from startups to growth-stage companies. We were recently appointed as SPRING Singapore's Medtech Sector Specific Accelerator. www.venturecraft.vc

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TNB Sensing Cities Call & Accelerator 2016

by Ian Chong

TNB Ventures backs entrepreneurs who are building category-defining companies at the intersection of the Physical & Digital world. 

For the first time ever, selected startups will be supported by our industry leading Ecosystem Partners. More information see below.

We focus on early stage investments in the area of frontier technologies: IoT, AR/VR, Robotics, Drones & AI/Machine Learning.  Application at http://f6s.com/tnbsensingcities/

 Selected pre-seed startups will receive:
•    S$40,000 initial investment
•    Potential follow on funding from TNB-Aura Fund 1
•    Participation in our bespoke and proven core curriculum 
•    Active mentorship from successful entrepreneurs, investors, corporate decision makers, technologists and domain experts 
•    Office space, prototyping facilities, as well as other technical resources, perks & services 

Selected Series A startups will receive:
•    Up to S$3mill funding from TNB-Aura Fund 1
•    Access to our global network of institutional and corporate investors for follow on funding and exit
•    Tap on TNB’s strong network of channel/distribution partners and in-market capabilities in APAC
•    Access to quality prototyping, manufacturing and supply chain 

Ecosystem Partners will provide industry specific resources and distribution networks:

1) Eon Reality, world leader in Virtual Reality based knowledge transfer will select AR/VR startups, opening access to Eon Reality’s state of the art equipment/facilities, content, specialist mentors & global distribution network.

2) Chan Brothers Travel will provide selected startups with leverage on sector specific mentorship, market insights and access to over 300,000 hospitality partners. More info on Chan Brothers Lab at www.chanbrothers.com/cblab

3) Ngee Ann & Temasek Polytechnic are two of Singapore's tertiary institutes with close to 100 diploma courses & a combined student base of 25,000 students. Selected startups receive S$10,000 grant, education domain expertise, opportunities to testbed & pilot solutions and access to facilities and incubation. Problem sets at http://www.campussandbox.sg

4) A*STAR ETPL will co-fund up to S$750,000 for startups using A*STAR technologies in their products.  More info at https://www.etpl.sg/engage-us/media-exploits/tech-list

5) Lignar Lab supports startups in the CleanTech sector, aligned with Singapore's drive for CleanTech innovations. Selected startups will access their lab environment, beta test opportunities, commercialisation network & technical mentorship. More info at www.lignarlabs.com

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