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JFDI.Asia - Asia’s #1 Business Accelerator
JFDI.Asia Pte. Ltd.
UEN 201000777K
Blk 71 Ayer Rajah Crescent #05-16, Singapore 139951
Using Events To Build Your Community
Fannie Kue, General Manager, JFDI.Asia T +65 9876 8989 | fannie@jfdi.asia

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JFDI.Asia - Asia’s #1 Business Accelerator
JFDI.Asia Pte. Ltd.
UEN 201000777K
Blk 71 Ayer Rajah Crescent #05-16, Singapore 139951
About Me
Ø Masters in Technopreneurship and Innovation Program in NTU
Ø Associate at Expara, Expara IDM Ventures
Ø Un-successfully applied for YES! Startup grant
Ø Started fashion startup in 2011
Ø Successfully applied for i.JAM grant with another tech startup
Ø Community Manager at JFDI.Asia
Ø General Manager at JFDI.Asia

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JFDI.Asia - Asia’s #1 Business Accelerator
JFDI.Asia Pte. Ltd.
UEN 201000777K
Blk 71 Ayer Rajah Crescent #05-16, Singapore 139951
JFDI’s co-founders
Meng Wong
Ø Co-founder and Chairman, JFDI.Asia
Ø Founded two successful Internet dot-coms (pobox.com and
karmasphere.com, VC-backed)
Ø Active Business Angel
Ø Deputy Chair, Business Angels Network South East Asia
Ø Entrepreneur-in-residence / guest lecturer at NUS, INSEAD
Hugh Mason
Ø Co-founder and CEO, JFDI.Asia
Ø Former award winning factual TV producer in UK: BBC, Discovery,
National Geographic
Ø Founded successful independent factual production company
Ø Adjunct Professor at NYU Tisch Asia, guest lecturer at INSEAD,
SUTD, MIT, SMU
Ø Adjunct Associate Professor at NUS, Institute for Engineering
Leadership

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JFDI.Asia - Asia’s #1 Business Accelerator
JFDI.Asia Pte. Ltd.
UEN 201000777K
Blk 71 Ayer Rajah Crescent #05-16, Singapore 139951
About JFDI
Ø #1 accelerator in the whole of Southeast Asia.
Ø Recruited by TechStars as 1st regional member of its Global
Accelerator Networl (GAN).
Since JFDI’s accelerator launch in 2012:
Ø 1075 startup teams from 58 countries have applied for
acceleration.
Ø 40 (3.7%) of applicants were accepted.
Ø They received S$25k pre-seed investment for 5–20% equity.
Ø 63% of accelerated teams raise follow-on funding averaging
S$600,000.
In 3 years, JFDI has secured widespread media coverage because of
its regional impact. In Singapore, its alumni already represent
approximately 10% of all ICT startups funded at seed level.

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JFDI.Asia - Asia’s #1 Business Accelerator
JFDI.Asia Pte. Ltd.
UEN 201000777K
Blk 71 Ayer Rajah Crescent #05-16, Singapore 139951
Func&ons
of
an
accelerator
Fostering
and
Selec&ng
Startups
Staging
a
Limited-­‐
Dura&on
Program
Cura&ng
a
Community
of
Mentors
Engaging
a
Community
of
Investors
Suppor&ng
a
Community
of
Alumni
Sustaining
the
Accelerator
Managing
Partnerships

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JFDI.Asia - Asia’s #1 Business Accelerator
JFDI.Asia Pte. Ltd.
UEN 201000777K
Blk 71 Ayer Rajah Crescent #05-16, Singapore 139951
Func&ons
of
an
accelerator
Fostering
and
Selec&ng
Startups
Staging
a
Limited-­‐
Dura&on
Program
Cura&ng
a
Community
of
Mentors
Engaging
a
Community
of
Investors
Suppor&ng
a
Community
of
Alumni
Sustaining
the
Accelerator
Managing
Partnerships

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JFDI.Asia - Asia’s #1 Business Accelerator
JFDI.Asia Pte. Ltd.
UEN 201000777K
Blk 71 Ayer Rajah Crescent #05-16, Singapore 139951
Building Communities
Startups
Mentors
Investors
Alumni
Partnerships
Open House
Internal Events
External Events
Demo Day
Evangelization
Participation

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JFDI.Asia - Asia’s #1 Business Accelerator
JFDI.Asia Pte. Ltd.
UEN 201000777K
Blk 71 Ayer Rajah Crescent #05-16, Singapore 139951
Open House
Why?
It’s all about the communities!
What?
Casual. Just mingle. Nobody dresses up. Cheese.
Who?
Random collection of geeks, entrepreneurs, investors and creatives:
Ø Local/Foreign entrepreneurs
Ø Wantrepreneurs
Ø Mentors
Ø Investors
Ø Corporates
Ø Local/Foreign students
How?
Ø Short open mic session
Ø Themed parties
When?
Ø Every Friday
Ø 6pm-8pm
Ø www.jfdi.asia/openhouse

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JFDI.Asia - Asia’s #1 Business Accelerator
JFDI.Asia Pte. Ltd.
UEN 201000777K
Blk 71 Ayer Rajah Crescent #05-16, Singapore 139951

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JFDI.Asia - Asia’s #1 Business Accelerator
JFDI.Asia Pte. Ltd.
UEN 201000777K
Blk 71 Ayer Rajah Crescent #05-16, Singapore 139951
Internal Events
What?
Media events, workshops, mentor dinners, investors show & tell .
Examples
Ø Media Event: A Discussion On Entrepreneurship in Singapore
Ø Bi-weekly mentors’ dinner
Ø Investors’ show & tell every batch

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JFDI.Asia - Asia’s #1 Business Accelerator
JFDI.Asia Pte. Ltd.
UEN 201000777K
Blk 71 Ayer Rajah Crescent #05-16, Singapore 139951
External Events
Paid
Sponsorships, venue rental.
Unpaid
Partnerships.
Examples
Ø Monthly TiE events
Ø Monthly meet-up for Social Psychology
Ø BOOST: Bitcoin Singapore
Ø Swissnex: Business Model Generation workshop
Ø Facebook Hackathon
Ø Google Business Group Workshop
Ø Chicago Booth School of Business
Ø Business Sweden
Ø Channel News Asia’s Start.Up Competition
Ø IDA’s Data in the City Hackathon

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JFDI.Asia - Asia’s #1 Business Accelerator
JFDI.Asia Pte. Ltd.
UEN 201000777K
Blk 71 Ayer Rajah Crescent #05-16, Singapore 139951

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JFDI.Asia - Asia’s #1 Business Accelerator
JFDI.Asia Pte. Ltd.
UEN 201000777K
Blk 71 Ayer Rajah Crescent #05-16, Singapore 139951
Demo Day
Why?
It’s all about the communities!
Ø Investors, mentors
What?
JFDI teams pitch to investors.
Who?
Investors, journalists, mentors.
How?
6 minutes pitch by JFDI teams
When?
Day 100th of each accelerator program

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JFDI.Asia - Asia’s #1 Business Accelerator
JFDI.Asia Pte. Ltd.
UEN 201000777K
Blk 71 Ayer Rajah Crescent #05-16, Singapore 139951
Evangelization
Why?
It’s all about the communities!
Ø Startups, investors, partnerships
Examples
Ø Startup Village in Russia
Ø Startup Asia
Ø Kuwait Startup
Ø Next Bank Asia
Ø Taiwanese delegates visit
Ø Norwegians’ Trade Minister visit
Ø Germany’s Ministry of Education visit
Ø Nanyang Technopreneurship Center visit
Ø NUS MBA visit
Ø Seoul NUST visit
Ø EDHEC visit
Ø INSEAD visit

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JFDI.Asia - Asia’s #1 Business Accelerator
JFDI.Asia Pte. Ltd.
UEN 201000777K
Blk 71 Ayer Rajah Crescent #05-16, Singapore 139951
Participation
Why?
It’s all about the communities!
Ø Startups, alumni, partnerships
Examples
Ø beLAUCH
Ø Startup Nations Asia Meet-up at DCamp
Ø MIT Entrepreneurship
Ø Global Accelerator Network Meeting in London
Ø Global Accelerator Meeting in Israel
Ø Startup Conference in Taiwan
Ø Finpro Investor Networking Event
Ø UP New Year Party
Ø CoFoundersLab Matchup
Ø TechVenture

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JFDI.Asia - Asia’s #1 Business Accelerator
JFDI.Asia Pte. Ltd.
UEN 201000777K
Blk 71 Ayer Rajah Crescent #05-16, Singapore 139951
Building Communities
Startups
Mentors
Investors
Alumni
Partnerships
Open House
Internal Events
External Events
Demo Day
Evangelization
Participation

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JFDI.Asia - Asia’s #1 Business Accelerator
JFDI.Asia Pte. Ltd.
UEN 201000777K
Blk 71 Ayer Rajah Crescent #05-16, Singapore 139951
JFDI Discovery
www.jfdi.asia/discovery
Fannie Kue, General Manager, JFDI.Asia T +65 9876 8989 | fannie@jfdi.asia