1. Overview of Startup Ecosystem Theory II. Case Study - Singapore III. SEA Examples Deck presented to Asia Pacific Leadership Program at the East West Center. October, 2014.

1. Intro to SEA Startup
Ecosystems
Isaac Souweine
Head of Product @ Frank & Oak
Presented at the October, 2014

2. I. Startup ecosystems

3. Startups are a specific species of
business organization

4. But like any species, they exist in
an ecosystem

5. Silicon Valley is considered the
ultimate startup ecosystem

6. But there’s tons of other highly
functioning ecosystems
Source: http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/20/startup-genome-ranks-the-worlds-top-startup-ecosystems-silicon-valley-tel-aviv-l-a-lead-the-way/

7. Here’s one way to think about the
elements of a startup ecosystem
STARTUPS!!
CAPITAL* TALENT* PRESS EVENTS
MARKET CULTURE REGULATION INFRAST.
GOVT
+
NGOS

8. II. Ecosystem Case
Study - Singapore

9. Building Blocks
● Market - small, wealthy, hyper-connected
● Culture - narrow-minded, driven, global
● Regulation - extremely business friendly
● Infrastructure - excellent but anomalous

10. Capital
Source: http://mengwong.com/sg/capital/mapofthemoney.pdf

11. Accelerators

12. Dev Support

13. Angel Investors

14. Early Stage Venture Capital

15. Later Stage Venture Capital

16. Govt Investment Schemes

17. NGOs

18. Co Working Spaces

19. Talent (Founders)

20. Press/Conferences

21. Events

22. Startups

23. Singapore ecosystem themes
● Everything is connected!
● Government as a crucial player
● Global startup culture
● Global flows of talent and capital
● Products - local vs. global
● SG as a launching pad

24. III. SEA Ecosystem
Potpurri

25. Kickstart (PH)

26. Ardent Capital (TH)

27. Tokopedia (ID)

28. Grab Taxi (MY)

29. Vinagame (VN)

30. Catcha Group (SEA)

31. Rocket Internet (SEA)

32. SEA ecosystem themes
● Global capital vs. local capital
● The role of corporates
● Products - local vs. global
● Products - original vs. “clones”
● Infrastructure challenges
● Cultural challenges
● Building an ecosystem is hard!

33. isouweine@gmail.com
@sonofsarah