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The value of an accelerator program like JFDI Accelerate comes from its mentors. Their advice counts because they’ve been on the front line themselves. As an entrepreneur and investor in the Southeast Asia Region, Michael Lints has been actively looking for startups solving real problems in the region, writes David Ongchoco Golden Gate Ventures Venture Partner…

Joyful Frog Digital Incubator (JFDI) announced today that it is investing SGD350,000 (USD250,000) into seven new startup businesses joining its JFDI Accelerate program this week. Every startup already has products and prototypes ready for customers and all now seek seed funding and a pathway to growth through the accelerator program. JFDI has invested SGD50,000 into…

The value of an accelerator program like JFDI Accelerate comes from its mentors. Their advice counts because they’ve been on the front line themselves. A serial entrepreneur, Jon Sugihara has co-founded 5 startups and has sold his companies both in the US and Asia, writes David Ongchoco RedMart Chief Product Officer Jon Sugihara gave a…

Six high-growth early-stage businesses from Norway arrived in Singapore today to start the Tech Incubator (TINC Asia) program operated by Joyful Frog Digital Incubator (JFDI) working in partnership with Innovation Norway. TINC Asia offers an intense 3-week mentoring experience that will help the teams align and connect their businesses with Asian markets for distribution and…

UBS announced this week that JFDI is joining an international network of partners seeking great early-stage FinTech businesses for the UBS Future of Finance Challenge, an open competition for entrepreneurs and technology startups around the world. UBS is looking for innovative and potentially disruptive technological ideas and solutions that will support the transformation of the banking industry….

JFDI and Medical Innovations Incubator GmbH (MII) today announced a collaboration to adapt the accelerator insights and management processes developed by JFDI in Singapore to MII’s new MedTech programs in Tübingen, Germany. The aim is to short-cut the learning curve for MII’s team as they set up startup bootcamps and an accelerator which are the…

The value of an accelerator program like JFDI Accelerate comes from its mentors. Their advice counts because they’ve been on the front line themselves. Frontier Ventures Vice President Pavel Alimov has been in the finance and investing industry for more than 10 years and has invested in several market leading internet companies , writes David Ongchoco In…

JFDI.Asia announced today that the generous financial support from ISIF Asia will allow 60 additional startup business teams to join the JFDI Discover pre-accelerator program. Singapore, 3 August 2015— JFDI.Asia announced today that generous financial support from the Information Society Innovation Fund (ISIF) will allow 60 additional startup business teams to join the JFDI Discover…

“Imitation is the highest form of flattery, but clones kind of get it wrong because we are promoting individuality and being proud of being yourself”. Vinh Nguyen who founded RabbitReads – an online forum for consumer product reviews – learned to embrace that wisdom and recommends it to any startup founder, writes Cui-Lyn Huang.  …

The first step to creating a startup is finding a prime pain point worth solving. Wang Chao founded Sure BeautyPlace to aid the working woman in tackling her career, without compromising some of life’s luxuries, writes Cui-Lyn Huang 1. What brought you to JFDI Discover? JFDI Discover was recommended by JFDI alumni Ching Tse of JFDI’s…