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i.MATCH was launched in July 2008 by the IDM Programme Office (IDMPO) and SPRING Singapore in partnership with Expara, and is supported by Business Angels Network South-east Asia (BANSEA), The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) and Singapore Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (SVCA).
i.MATCH is an innovative platform that facilitates Seeds to Series fund-raising of Media Content and Interactive and Digital Media (IDM) companies by introducing them to sector investors. i.MATCH (International), which will be organized in Dec 2009, aims to provide an international platform to connect promising start-ups to the media, investment and business communities.
Since its launch, the past 3 i.MATCH cycles that were organized in 2008-2009 have yielded the following results:
• 70 entrepreneurs from 65 companies attended the intensive workshops
• 47 companies presented at an i.MATCH showcase
• More than 250 investors and guests attended an i.MATCH showcase event
• 70 investors joined the i.MATCH investor core group (ICG) consisting of venture capital, angel, corporate, strategic and other investors who have expressed interest/commitment to investing in IDM companies seeking Series A funding. They include but are not limited to Walden International, BAF Spectrum , IDG Ventures (SEA), Cisco, Vickers, JAIC, Hina Group, Mercatus Capital, Tembusu Partners, GE Commercial Finance and STEE.