About Expara IDM Ventures

Expara IDM Ventures (EIDMV) is a virtual business accelerator for start-up and early stage companies in the interactive and digital media industry in Singapore. It partners with venture capitalists, angel investors, institutions of higher learning, research institutes and government agencies to identify promising companies to incubate, mentor and invest in. EIDMV is one of the private companies approved as a mentor in the i.JAM Micro-financing scheme, an initiative of the IDM R&D Programme Office (IDMPO).

About the i.JAM Micro Funding Scheme

The i.JAM Micro Funding Scheme is designed "to support startups in their exploration of the technical merit or feasibility of technologies and ideas that have the potential to create business disruptions and build new industry subsectors." IDMPO has appointed mentors to identify, mentor and otherwise support startups, to administer funding to startups, and to invest in the start-ups they mentor.

Companies who are accepted into EIDMV's virtual business accelerator will receive a S$50,000 grant from IDMPO an equity investment of 10-25% of the grant amount, and a full range of advisory and support services from EIDMV. For more information on the i.JAM Micro Funding Scheme, click here (link will open in a new window or tab).


About the IDM R&D Programme Office

"The IDM R&D Programme Office (IDMPO), hosted by the Media Development Authority (MDA), was created to coordinate efforts between the multi-agency team including agencies such as the Economic Development Board (EDB), Infocomm Development Authority (IDA), the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Ministry of Education (MOE), Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA) and the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI). The IDMPO coordinates a nation wide effort to implement an IDM R&D Programme that will support all IDM stakeholders, including industry players, Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs) and individuals." (from the IDM Programme Office website).

For more information on the IDMPO, click here. (link will open in a new window).