One of the stand-out features of the upcoming Inside 3D Printing event being held in Singapore in October is a session specifically dedicated to funding new 3D printing business ventures. The organisers are delighted to welcome Dr Virgina Cha, Entrepreneur in Residence at Singapore Management University (SMU), who will chair this session of the programme and lead a group of seed capital investors to explore new opportunities for entrepreneurs in the 3D Printing space as presented to them live on the day.
Dr Cha is an active researcher, educator, mentor and angel investor in Singapore’s entrepreneur ecosystem with 32 years of executive management experience in technology companies that make her the perfect moderator for this session of the event. During the conference session, a group of young and talented people will each be given the opportunity to pitch their 3D printing business venture idea to the panel of investors, under the watchful eye of Dr Cha. Other panelists include Mr. Uday from Tenshi Peak, Mr. Kelvin Ong from FocusTech Ventures and Mr. James Chan from Silicon Straits.
The session will get underway with Mr Uday sharing his views on the opportunities that exist in the 3D printing space, based on his insights from his visits to Israel’s 3D printing startups. Kelvin will then share his approach towards investing in startups and why he is looking at 3D printing as a new investment opportunity. James will also introduce his fund and his interests in 3D printing ventures. Mr. Ajay Sharma, CEO of a self-funded startup will also be invited to share the challenges and opportunities for new 3D printing ventures and how entrepreneurs can tap into bootstrap/seed capital to start their companies and, more importantly, how to succeed moving forward.
This will lead seamlessly to the entrepreneurs being invited on stage to pitch to the panelists for potential seed capital — up to S$500,000 — whereby each will have ten minutes to present their ideas and explain why they believe they are worthy of investment. Entrepreneurs looking to pitch are advised to provide a crisp and compelling snapshot detailing their vision, strategies, and how they plan to carve out a profitable foothold in an emerging commercial ecosystem.
It is envisioned by the organisers that this session will attract startups from a broad spectrum of future business and investment opportunities, including nimble manufacturing services, bioprinting, food printing, next-generation design software and the development and sale of advanced materials. Any entrepreneurs that want to pitch during this session, are requested to send an email, in the first instance, to [email protected] with a 200 word outline of your business idea.
Conference attendees wishing to be present at this session are invited to register here.
