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31 December 2009

Neoteny Labs selected for NRF TIS

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I‘m pleased to share the following piece of news with you.
SINGAPORE, 31 DEC 2009 – Neoteny Labs is pleased to announce that it has been selected as one of seven technology incubators to participate in the S$50 million National Research Foundation (NRF) Technology Incubation Scheme (TIS).
The recent successes of global platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, [...]

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8 September 2009

Of Lee Kai-Fu’s new US$115m Investment Fund and NRF’s TIS

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Techcrunch was first to break it to the Western English-speaking world on 4 September, but had trouble deciphering the output from Google Translate *cackle*.  动力博客 Mobinode was next with their rumors (later verified) of Lee Kai-Fu’s new gig, an incubator for young Chinese entrepreneurs in the form of Innovation Works.  On 7 September, Lee Kai-Fu [...]

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1 September 2009

Why NRF’s TIS may be the Fix that Singapore’s Tech Ecosystem needs

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Some weeks back, the National Research Foundation (NRF) issued a call for proposal for their latest initiative termed “Technology Incubation Scheme” (TIS).  A public briefing session was conducted last Friday to a sell-out crowd at the Treasury Building where NRF’s office is, where it was revealed that up to S$50 million had been set aside [...]

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22 August 2009

NRF awards S$4m to 16 Proof-of-Concept projects

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Hot off the press – National Research Foundation (NRF) announces that it has awarded a total of S$4 million in Proof-of-Concept (POC) grants to 16 projects from the institutes of higher learning.

Total of 91 proposals received from local universities, polytechnics and UniSIM; 27 (29.6% of submitted proposals) were shortlisted for further review, out of which [...]

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17 August 2009

NRF issues Call for Proposal for Technology Incubation Scheme

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It’s finally here – just over an hour ago, the National Research Foundation of Singapore issued a call for proposal for a new initiative termed the “Technology Incubation Scheme”.  Read more about it in the issued document below.
NRF Technology Innovation Scheme – Call For Proposal
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The Technology Incubation Scheme (TIS) is a [...]

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26 May 2009

NRF dishes out S$22m to turn Varsities into Entrepreneurial Hubs

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I caught this a week late via a tweet by my pal Jeffrey.  The deep-pocketed National Research Foundation (NRF) has set aside S$50 million to create the University Innovation Fund (UIF), and has handed out the first S$22 million to NUS (S$9m), NTU (S$6.5m) and SMU(S$6.5m).  The funds for UIF came from the S$360 million [...]

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15 May 2009

Singapore’s Uncoordinated Initiatives for Entrepreneurs

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Earlier this afternoon, I came across SGentrepreneur.com’s post on Wong Meng Weng’s map of Venture Capital in Singapore (good job Meng Weng!) and couldn’t help but notice Bernard’s comment on how it’s highly unlikely for entrepreneurs to find funding via the traditional venture capital route amidst the turbulent and challenging climate.
(off-topic) Bernard, I really have [...]

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27 April 2009

Walden International invests S$2m in Brandtology

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The Singapore office of Walden International announced today its first investment through its S$20 million Seed Ventures IV Pte Ltd – an investment vehicle that received S$10 million from the National Research Foundation (NRF) Early Stage Venture Fund – with a S$2 million investment into Brandtology, a Singapore-based start-up co-founded by Eddie Chau and Kelly [...]

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31 July 2008

Six winners for NRF Early Stage Venture Fund

Earlier this year, on 28 March 2008, the Prime Minister of Singapore announced a S$350 million program to support a slew of initiatives and schemes under the National Framework for Innovation and Enterprise (NFIE), driven by the National Research Foundation (NRF). Out of that bunch of ideas, one of them was to seed up to [...]

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