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Edition 010: 21 Jan 2013

Singapore Social Venture Challenge –  Convert Your Entrepreneurial Dream into Reality!

The 14th edition of Singapore’s premier start-up challenge comes with an exclusive category to showcase pioneers in the fields of social entrepreneurship and co-operatives. The Social Venture Challenge is your opportunity to wow the world with your very own attempt at using entrepreneurship to solve social issues.

On top of the S$31k of prizes, awards and incubation opportunities to be won you will also get the chance to be mentored by the most reputed names of Singapore’s entrepreneurial community, network with angel investors, venture capitalists and start-up gurus.

Preliminary submissions end on 8th February, 2013. You may register and upload your executive summary to competition.startup.org.sg.

Apps for Asia

Microsoft and the Asian Development Bank are collaborating to identify – and bring to ISV, startups and developers – the applications needs of thousands of government agencies, tens of thousands of Asian businesses, and millions of people throughout Asia. This collaboration will both introduce your ISV or startup or software developers to a huge span of application opportunities across Asia and help you showcase your applications to that massive potential market.

More information can be found here.

The Founder Institute coming to Kuala Lumpur

The Founder Institute, the World’s Largest Startup Accelerator, is currently testing the demand for
opening its newest chapter in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for the Spring of 2013.

The Founder Institute is an early-stage startup accelerator and global launch network that, in just three years of operation, has helped launch over 650 companies across 37 cities and five continents. Through our part-time four-month program, existing and prospective founders can launch their dream company with expert training, feedback, and support from experienced startup CEOs – while not being required to quit their day job. Our unique Graduate Liquidity Pool also enables graduates and mentors to share in the equity upside of each class, creating strong teamwork-based startup ecosystems where great companies can flourish. We call it “Globalizing Silicon Valley.”

The Institute will be hosting a preview event in Kuala Lumpur details can be found here and if you are interested to apply for the program register here.

Echelon 2013

Echelon 2013 is looking for Asia’s best startup. Register your startup at http://e27.sg/echelon-2013-startups for the opportunity to pitch your startup to Asia’s top investors and corporate representatives and be the Echelon 2013 champion!”