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http://youtu.be/70G0SiadN78 JFDI.Asia CEO Hugh Mason and Smove.sg CEO Tom Lokenvitz explore the challenge of creating a different kind of culture as a business moves from startup to growth JFDI.Asia’s accelerator program is accepting applications at: http://jfdi.asia/accelerator

Singapore, 25 June 2013 — The Joyful Frog Digital Incubator (JFDI.Asia) announced that, from today, it will accept rolling applications from ambitious early stage Internet businesses to its regular acceleration programs. Purely on the basis of merit, strong teams from anywhere in the world will be offered a place on the next available program. Teams…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCnyQ4kCxrc Singapore, 12 June 2013 —  Last week saw JFDI.Asia field seven new and two returning startups at a Demo Day which marked the end of its first seed accelerator program for 2013. Over 100 investor meetings were set up in the hour following the event and, this week, reaction from investors has flowed in…

This past Monday, 7 teams from the 2013A batch stood in front of close to 200 angel and institutional investors. In addition, there were 2 alumni teams from our 2012 batch that came back to pitch for Series A funding. In the audience sat Crystal Horse, Golden Gate Ventures, Temasek Holdings, Jungle Ventures, Vertex Ventures,…

http://youtu.be/r3D8souoWIY Last night he MC’d JFDI.Asia’s Demo Day … and now he’s leaving Singapore. From Yahoo to blinkBL-NK, Isaac’s inspired so many of us while he’s been on the island and he’ll be sorely missed. Wishing him well, JFDI.Asia CEO Hugh Mason asked him to reflect on his five and a half years on the…

Singapore, Singapore — May 27, 2013 — Collabspot Pte Ltd today announced that it has reached agreement for veteran Google Enterprise Partner and Google Apps Reseller Laurent Gasser to join its board in an executive role as Director of Business Development. Mr Gasser will invest an initial S$100,000 in the business, reserving the option to…

Singapore, 23 May 2013 — JFDI.Asia Pte Ltd today announced the final line up of start-ups for the Demo Day of its first 2013 seed accelerator program. The presentation, sponsored by Global Brain Corporationof Japan, already has over 100 investors confirmed to attend including 500 Startups’ Geeks On A Plane. Startups pitching for seed funding…

Yesterday I met with a group of entrepreneurs and held Startup Clinic workshop at HUBBA for the whole day. It was a crash course of JFDI’s 100 days. We had great time. I really enjoyed the topics of conversation, and shared some of the oft discussed ideas at JFDI.Asia, writes Ray Wu Want JFDI Startup…

JFDI.Asia Alumnus Tribehired.com, a social recruitment website, today announced that it had closed a S$696K (US$560K) seed funding round led by TNF Ventures (TNF) through the Technology Incubation Scheme under the National Research Foundation (NRF) within the Singapore Prime Minister’s Office. The round was supported by Singapore-based angel investors Ben Ball and Ben Chew. The…

Today, after months of construction work, we finally launch the Joyful Frog, our 4,800sq ft innovation campus at Blk 71 Ayer Rajah Crescent! Founders, funders, freelancers, and friends of innovative business are very welcome to join as members and residents. Seasoned entrepreneurs get a home-from-home to meet, work, and relax alongside first-timers, international mentors and…