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SINGAPOREThe startup-friendly eldoradoSingapore, which means in Malayan "Lion City", has been able to attract investments from all types of industries and put great efforts to establish itself not only as SEA's financial hub but also as its high-tech hub. Among its many advantages, Singapore benefits from a developed free-market economy, an open and corruption free envi-ronment, stable prices and a high per capita GDP.
Singapore
346startups on AngelList
Rank 3dworldwide for foreign trade and investment
Singapore Switzerland
Average annual growth of services in economy
Global Competitiveness Index
in the world5.6% 2nd
WEF5.4M inhabitants
4 official languages: Mandarin, English, Malay , Tamil
157 000 millonaires(ranks 10th worldwide)
of population is aged below 24
of population gives a high status to successful entrepreneurs in society (GEM)
of population consider becoming an entrepreneur a desirable career choice(GEM)
of population perceive tremendous business opportunities in their country(GEM)
31.8% 63% 50% 23%
GDP growth in 2012
1.3% 0.7% 1%
Germany
MARKETaverage revenue per person
74use social
networks reg-ularly
87have
smartphones
75are online
For every 100 Singaporeans...$60,789
2ndWorld ranking for infrastruc-tures (WEF)
7th World ranking for Technology readiness (WEF)
per year
The average Singaporean spends 25 hours on the
Internet every week VS.
12 hours on broadcast TV
Economic growth over the last 3 years
Percentage market cap (as part of GDP)
Singapore EU
Singapore EU
-0.5
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0 1.8%
150.8% 50%
-0.2%
0
50
100
150
200
Top 3 trends in the tech market
23%
Tablet use Mobile apps
Online travel
internet users have a tablet in their home
4 millionsocial network users
76% iOS
21%Android
3%Other (Symbian,
Nokia..)$1bne-commerce market size
80% of Singapor-eans access the In-
ternet daily97% in the 15-19
age range
largest penetration in Asia Pacific
$34380 in Germany
grew 36% sincelast year
FINANCINGSingaporean web users
spend more than 7 hours per week on social media sites
$454.9bnStock of Direct Foreign Investment - at home
2086Investors on AngelList
Rank 5thWorldwide VC and Private Equity attractiveness index
Capital set aside by the Singaporean govern-ment to support early stage investment
$39.9MAhead of Germany, Sweden and Swit-zerland
LOCAL CONTEXT
Higher education and training ranking (WEF)
2nd6 major co-working spacesStartup Club:hqSmartSpace The HubClub 71Space at 8The Co
1stmost business friendly country in the world
Rank 11thWorldwide Entrepreneurial Culture and Deal Opportunities
Media attention for entrepreneurship
European Union
Singapore0
30
60
90
120
150
77% 50%
% of existing media4 major accelerators
and incubatorsJFDI
Superincubator iAxil
Golden Gate Venture
Main startup influencersTiA, e27 and StartUp Club
High-Technology export
2002 2011average salary for a marketing manager$52,960
per year $63,552 in the US
$64.1b
$126.4b
WHO TO FOLLOWEntrepreneurs to follow
Success story
Startups to follow
Eric TachibanaCOO APAC at UBS
Douglas GanCo-Founder at Vanity-
Trove.com@DouglasGan
John Fearon Founder of Dropmysite
@JohnFearon
Japanese Rakuten acquired Viki for $200M
Over 22 million viewers a month, 1 billion
videos viewed per year, 170 languages
Viki is a platform that streams videos with
crowdsourced subtitles
Mobile Stock Market Game
Website builder
3D Printing
Website monitoring and backups
Sources:Global Competitiveness Index (WEF); WorldBank - Bloomberg; Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report 2013; Global Innovation Index 2013; Angel.co; www.gemconsortium.org; CCK, April, 2013; www.gs.statcounter.com; Seedstars World; www.hubbathailand.comd www.seedstarsworld.com