Expara IDM Ventures
VC Fund
Singapore, Singapore
Expara IDM Ventures (EIDMV) is a leading provider of incubation and mentorship to early-stage interactive and digital media (IDM) companies in Singapore. EIDMV was one of the first private companies to be appointed as an incubator in the Interactive Digital Media Office (IDMPO)’s iJAM Microfunding Scheme supported by the National ResearchFoundation (NRF) in October 2007. Since then, we’ve invested S$5,000 on top of the S$50,000 disbursement from IDMPO into 16 start-ups. EIDMV’s iJAM I program has been highly successful, exceeding each of its KPIs and generating several of Singapore’s most exciting early-stage IDM companies. The team has a proven track record of successful follow-on fundraising for our incubatees; three companies have raised more than S$1MM in follow-on funding. EIDMV was again reappointed as an incubator in IDMPO’s new iJAM Mircofunding Scheme in April 2012, also known as iJAM Reload. EIDMV II was established late 2012 for the purpose of investment and incubation of future portfolio start-ups. The new scheme allows EIDMV II to match IDMPO’s funding of S$50,000 with an additional S$5,000 in Tier 1(similar to the initial program), followed by S$100,000 to S$100,000 match of IDMPO’s funding in Tier 2. The new management team which includes Douglas Abrams adds to the incubation experience and network which will strongly benefit these portfolio companies. EIDMV has close ties with two entities: Expara Pte Ltd, a venture creation company that develops and teaches entrepreneurship and innovation experiential-exercise-based learning programs for entrepreneurs, start-ups, companies and public institutions in Asia; and Extream Ventures Pte Ltd, an early-stage venture fund supported by NRF under the Early Stage Venture Funding Scheme. Douglas has helped raise S$20 million for Extream Ventures, in which he is one of four GPs.
- Total investments:
- 26
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 31%
- Last fund:
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Industries Expara IDM Ventures invests in
Stages Expara IDM Ventures invests in
Countries Expara IDM Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $335k–$1.2M
- Pre-Seed
- $10k–$300k
Investment Focus
Industry
- E-Commerce 5 (19%)
- SaaS 3 (12%)
- Internet 3 (12%)
- Information Technology 3 (12%)
- Artificial Intelligence 3 (12%)
Stage
- Seed 10 (38%)
- Pre-Seed 5 (19%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 3 (12%)
- Angel 2 (8%)
Country
- Singapore 9 (35%)
- United States 3 (12%)
- Vietnam 2 (8%)
- Taiwan 1 (4%)
- Thailand 1 (4%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Cato Gullichsen
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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David Ng Toong Marn
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Douglas Abrams
Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director
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Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
|
Rosalind Tan Yan Ching
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
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Suwida Kingmuangkow
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advantir incorporates processing technologies, a system of sensors, and processing algorithms to ensure the right consistency of the dessert in its Swirl.GO machines. | $1.2M / Seed / Jan 12, 2021 | ||
| Advantir incorporates processing technologies, a system of sensors, and processing algorithms to ensure the right consistency of the dessert in its Swirl.GO machines. | $1.1M / Seed / Jan 01, 2021 | ||
| Novocall is a B2B Software-as-a-service (SaaS) company based in Singapore. Founded in early 2018, Novocall supports businesses from more than 2,000 businesses across 42 countries. Novocall’s platform helps businesses schedule and automate their sales and marketing call processes, reducing manual work when scheduling conversations with businessprospects. | $500K / Seed / Dec 31, 2019 | ||
| BoxGreen is an e-commerce platform subscription platform that curates and delivers a variety of natural snacks directly to a customer's office or doorstep. It has 20 snacks options to choose from. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Singapore. | Seed / May 30, 2019 | ||
| intelligent communications for financial institutions | Seed / May 30, 2019 | ||
| We are tackling the massive Loneliness Economy with an "AI Rizz Copilot" that helps Gen Z overcome social anxiety. Our AI Wingman generates witty replies & personal icebreakes, drastically improving human connection: - D30 Retention: 48% (w/ AI) vs 10% - Reply Rate: 98.4% (w/ AI) vs 67.6% - Match Rate: 40% (w/ AI) vs20% | $300K / Pre-Seed / Mar 16, 2019 | ||
| We are tackling the massive Loneliness Economy with an "AI Rizz Copilot" that helps Gen Z overcome social anxiety. Our AI Wingman generates witty replies & personal icebreakes, drastically improving human connection: - D30 Retention: 48% (w/ AI) vs 10% - Reply Rate: 98.4% (w/ AI) vs 67.6% - Match Rate: 40% (w/ AI) vs20% | Pre-Seed / Oct 16, 2018 | ||
| dipp is a centralized creative solution that combines digital asset management, creative automation, with full-service design support to help growing brands maintain visual consistency at scale. Our platform enables marketing teams and agencies to systemize visual production, reduce operational bottlenecks, and accelerate campaign execution acrossregions. Whether you're launching 100 SKUs or localizing creatives in five languages, dipp ensures that your brand image stays protected — even as your team and business evolve. | $400K / Seed / Jun 29, 2018 | ||
| intelligent communications for financial institutions | Pre-Seed / May 01, 2018 | ||
| Compliy is an AI web platform built on APAC’s largest financial regulatory database, and drives effective regulatory change responses for financial institutions through collaborative regulatory review & analysis processes and centralized data. cross-jurisdiction regulation comparisons, and mapping regulatory requirements to business units. Thesolution simplifies and automates regulatory change management by empowering compliance teams with extensive access to multiple regulatory data sources across APAC while using AI to extract and share valuable insights, and then quickly identify key compliance actions. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 01, 2018 | ||
| See all 26 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Expara IDM Ventures invest in?
Expara IDM Ventures invests primarily in E-Commerce, SaaS and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 26 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Expara IDM Ventures invest in?
Expara IDM Ventures typically joins rounds of $335k–$1.2M at Seed and $10k–$300k at Pre-Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Expara IDM Ventures's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Expara IDM Ventures took part in.
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Who are the partners at Expara IDM Ventures?
The team at Expara IDM Ventures includes Cato Gullichsen (Partner), David Ng Toong Marn (Partner) and Douglas Abrams (Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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