1) Expara IDM Ventures II (EIDMV II) is a Singapore-based venture capital fund focused on investing in promising pre-seed and seed stage Internet and Mobile (IDM) startups.
2) The fund size is S$4.55 million and typically invests S$255,000 in each startup through co-investment strategies and public funding programs.
3) The management team is led by experienced partners with track records of success incubating startups and includes Douglas Abrams, Suwida Kingmuangkow, Rosalind Tan, and Cato
2. EIDMV II
Pre-seed Seed Series A/B
Extream
Expara EIDMV I EIDMV II
Ventures
2003 to present 2007 to 2011 2012 to present 2008 to present
• Mentorship; • Singapore; • Singapore • Singapore;
• Startup advisory; • Fund size: S$1M; • Fund size: • Fund size: S$20M;
and • Investment size: S$4.55M; • Investment size:
• Workshop & events. S$55K; and • Investment size: S$1M to S$3M; and
• Focus: IDM. S$255K; and • Focus: IDM,
• Focus: IDM. software, IT.
3. Our Objective
Our objective
Focus on maximizing upside potential and mitigating risks inherent in
incubation funding:-
• Invests in and accelerates potentially scalable IDM start-up businesses; and
• Mitigate risks by careful selection, portfolio diversification, working closely with our
portfolio companies, co-investing with local and international incubators and
employing financial leverage through public funding program.
• Invest S$255 thousand each into promising pre-seed/seed IDM start-ups through co-
investment strategy and leverage on the iJAM microfunding scheme.
4. Management team
Douglas Abrams Suwida Kingmuangkow
Partner Partner
• MD, Expara & EIDMV (2003 to present) • Managing Partner, Expara Ventures
• Partner, Extream Ventures (2008 to present) Thailand (2012 to present)
• Visiting Prof., Sasin (2007 to present) • Advisor, Expara (2010 to present)
• Founder, EIDMV (2007 to present) • MD, EIDMV (2010 to present)
• Founder, Expara (2003 to present) • Co-founder, Parisi D-B Line Pte Ltd (2008
• Adj. Assc. Prof., NUS (2001 to present) to present)
• Board member, MDA (2009-2011) • Shareholder/Director, Designers
• Co-Chairman, BANSEA (2002-2009) Bathware Asia , Thailand (2002 to present)
• MD, Parallax Capital (2000) • Proprietary Trader, KGI Securities,
• VP IB Tech., GM Internet Marketing, JP Thailand (2006-2010)
Morgan (1986-2000) • Sasin MBA (2005)
• Wharton MBA (1993)
5. Management team
Cato Gullichsen
Rosalind Tan
Partner
Partner
• Senior Associate, Expara (2011 to present) • Partner, EIDMV II (2012 to present)
• Incubation Manager, EIDMV (2012 to • Founder and CEO, Incent Pte Ltd (2005 to
present) present)
• Heriot-Watt MBA (2011) • Founder, Mobilskole AS (2007 to 2008)
• Research Fellow, A*STAR (2008-2011) • Entrepreneur of the year 2009, Norwegian
• Business Development Manager; Doping School of Entrepreneurship
Control Centre, Malaysia (2007-2008) • Entrepreneurship, MiniMBA, Norwegian
• Visiting Researcher, Anti-Doping Research School of Entrepreneurship (2004)
Inc, USA (2007) • Master of Law, Universitetet I Oslo (2003)
• PhD in Biophysical Chemistry, Glasgow • Author, Introduction to Mobile Marketing
University, UK (2006)
6. Industry focus
Industry focus- IDM
Internet and E-
Mobile and Disruptive
commerce Social Impact
Wireless innovations
innovation
7. Industry focus
Capabilities of incubator
• Led by an experienced team of highly active, hands-on
early-stage investors;
• Driving the growth of Singapore’s entrepreneurial
ecosystem for the last 12 years;
• Demonstrated track record of success;
• An established enterprise development ecosystem that
provides mentorship and funding support for our
companies;
• A highly developed partner network in SEA, India, China,
Europe and North America;
• Extensive prequalified deal flow and proprietary deal flow
mapping; and,
• Comprehensive and rigorous investment & risk
management process
8. Industry focus
Contact us
Rosalind Tan Yan Ching
Expara IDM Ventures II Pte Ltd
Block 71, Mediapolis Phase 0,
Ayer Rajah Crescent, #02-10/11,
Singapore 139951
Email: rosalind@expara.com