The Media Entrepreneur's Guide to Singapore (MEGS) is the definitive resource for media entrepreneurs looking to raise funding for their business in Singapore. The guide will help entrepreneurs locate funding sources for their business and then will help then to successfully proceed through the funding process. MEGS includes 188 sources of equity and debt funding, public sector funding programs, network builders, how-to tips and more.
BANSEA - Business Angel Network South East Asia has an extensive network of nearly 100 members who have the experience and expertise to offer valuable insights to any start-ups. Many have private equity investment experience from various sectors and a track record in building successful companies. BANSEA is interested in investing in early stage ventures with scalable business models, clear competitive advantages and high growth potential.
SVCA - Singapore Venture Capital & Private Equity Association SVCA is a non-profit, private sector initiative with the following objectives: • Promote, develop and maintain the local VC and PE industry as a source of equity finance • Promote VC and PE investment • Promote the VC and PE profession • Represent the local VC/PE industry in dealing with parties from other countries • Foster interaction among members and investment community
NUS - National University of Singapore is Singapore's global university with distinctive strengths in education and research and an entrepreneurial dimension. It has an enrolment of over 24,000 undergraduate and 7,000 graduate students from 100 countries. NUS Business School offers a rigorous, relevant and rewarding business education to outstanding men and women from across the world. The School remains distinctive among the world's leading business schools by offering the best of global knowledge with deep Asian insights, preparing students to lead Asian businesses to the forefront of the world economy and to help global businesses succeed in Asia.
Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration of Chulalongkorn University In what has become the model for the creation of other international business school programs around the world, Chulalongkorn University entered into partnership with the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, two of the foremost business schools in the United States. Jointly, they established Sasin — then known as GIBA — by modifying Kellogg's curriculum and academic regulations make it easier for Kellogg and Wharton faculty to come teach at Sasin. In doing so, they created a model that has since been repeated by Kellogg, Wharton and other prominent business schools around the world.
Join BizSpark Expara is a network partner in Microsoft BizSpark. BizSpark is an innovative new program that unites Startups with entrepreneurial and technology resources in a global community with a common goal of supporting and accelerating the success of a new generation of high-potential Startups. BizSpark is uniquely designed to accelerate your success by providing fast, affordable access to current, full-featured Microsoft tools and technologies, plus production licensing for hosted solutions. For support, BizSpark unites a global community of technology and entrepreneurial experts who can guide you through the hurdles of growing a new business.
In Aug 06, the Interactive Digital Media Research and Development Programme Office (IDMPO), hosted by the Media Development Authority (MDA), was set up to coordinate a multi-agency strategic IDM R&D Programme for which the National Research Foundation (NRF) allocated $500M over 5 years. The IDM R&D Programme aims to establish Singapore as a preferred place for IDM R&D to fuel the growth of the larger media sector.
  The Media Development Authority (MDA) has been created to focus on and develop the media industry, putting Singapore at the forefront of the media age. The MDA has a dual-function role that contributes to developing Singapore into a vibrant global media city as well as a creative economy and a connected society. The first is to promote the growth of the media industry. The second is to manage content to protect core values and safeguard consumers' interests