# Expara IDM Ventures

> Expara IDM Ventures is a VC fund backing E-Commerce. See 19 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Singapore
- Total investments: 19
- Last investment: Jan 2021
- Lead investor: 32%
- Last fund: Jul 2018
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/douglasabrams
- Website: http://www.expara.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ExparaSG

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.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $335k–$1.2M |
| Angel | $10k–$196k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 4 | 21% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 16% |
| Apps | 2 | 11% |
| SaaS | 2 | 11% |
| Internet | 2 | 11% |

33 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 9 | 47% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 21% |
| Angel | 2 | 11% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 5% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Singapore | 7 | 37% |
| United States | 3 | 16% |
| Taiwan | 1 | 5% |
| Vietnam | 1 | 5% |
| Thailand | 1 | 5% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cato Gullichsen | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cato-gullichsen |
| David Ng Toong Marn | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-ng-toong-marn |
| Douglas Abrams | Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/douglas-abrams |
| Rosalind Tan Yan Ching | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rosalind-tan-yan-ching |
| Suwida Kingmuangkow | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/suwida-kingmuangkow |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Advantir Innovations | 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 Innovations | 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 | 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 | 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 |  |
| salutat | intelligent communications for financial institutions |  | Seed | May 30, 2019 |  |
| XO (former Rooit) | Rooit is an internet company that provides a gamified application that specializes in communication guided by chatbots to facilitate interaction between two users by providing fun games. The company is driven by its mission is to disrupt the way young people communicate and make friends.Rooit was founded in 2016 and headquartered in Taipei City,Taiwan. |  | Pre-Seed | Nov 01, 2018 |  |
| dipp, inc. | 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 |  |
| salutat | intelligent communications for financial institutions |  | Pre-Seed | May 01, 2018 |  |
| WisePass | WisePass is a lifestyle app enabling its subscribers to access products, services or events sponsored by brands. Starting from 239,000 VND per month, a subscriber gets 3 PASS a day to enjoy anything brands provide on the platform. | $400K | Seed | Oct 06, 2017 |  |
| Hiip | Hiip is an online advertising platform with the first impact and the largest in Vietnam years. They helping brands and advertisers to connect and collaborate with the right people directly affected based on data networks Assembly and algorithms. |  | Seed | Sep 14, 2017 |  |

10 of 19 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
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- [500 TukTuks](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-tuktuks) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Angel Syndicates Central](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-syndicates-central) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
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## FAQ

### What does Expara IDM Ventures invest in?

Expara IDM Ventures invests primarily in E-Commerce, Information Technology and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 19 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Expara IDM Ventures's check size?

Expara IDM Ventures typically joins rounds of $335k–$1.2M at Seed and $10k–$196k at Angel. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Expara IDM Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Expara IDM Ventures?

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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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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