DEAL MAKERS, SINGAPORE EDITION, 31 JANUARY 2019

When and where is it on?

Its going to be held on the 31st of Jan 2019 at Concorde Hotel Singapore

How many years has it been going?

Since June 2018 , less than a year.

What was the inspiration to start it?

We have come together as a community of investors, VCs , PE Firms, Family offices and private HNW investors to curate projects with real products, user traction, revenue traction and invest in them.

It was started out of frustration because of a lack of real accountability in the ICO investment world where the founders could just take off with the funds raised, or they did not do as they promised in the roadmap or milestones and investors are stuck with unbankable tokens.

Investors grow weary of all the token sales where it ends up being a pump and dump game with the token holders paying the penalty.

Our criteria for curation is simple:

Companies should either be one of the 3 types below:
1) A reverse ICOs where there’s a big corporation behind the ICO company that’s established and is less likely to try something funny in the markets.

2) A company with a product that shows strong userbase traction and has revenues to show

3) A strong startup with MVP or building their product but have strong pre-revenue contracts signed with governments, big industry players and display strong signs of pre-revenue.

For the investors side, we structure a deal where in order to get investments all the founders of the ICOs and STOS offer some form of equity.

Firstly it gives the investors minority shareholding where they can gain access to the companies’ financials to ensure the founders are using the money in the right way that they said they would.

Secondly holding equity is that doesn’t go to zero like the next hot shining alt-coin gives venture capital and private investors more assurance
in their investments.

For the founders, by giving equity investment offering, they are assured that the equity investors are here to stay for the next 3-5 years and grow together with the companies.

What exciting things can people look forward to?

At our Private Investment event, you can expect:
10 promising companies will be speaking on stage to a full room of 100 accredited investors
15 exhibition booths where companies can network with the 100 investors over the event.

What opportunities are on offer for those attending?

They can look forward to investing in proven projects with real user tractions

– Crypto wallet companies that already have 50,000 monthly users
– Prime equity investments offering in profitable crypto exchanges amongst other investment deals on offer.

Who will be speaking?

Mr George Han, the Founder and Managing Partner of Far East Advisory LLC will be speaking on the topic of Security Token Offerings: The Next Big Wave in Fund Raising.

What tips would you give to people attending to get the most out of it?

Keep an open mind and look at the potential of the investment opportunities that are presented.

How can people book tickets / when does it usually sell out?

No tickets are available to the public. It is by private invite or for verified fund managers only.

Verified Family office Portfolio Managers Venture Capital Investment Managers and Private HNW investors can register for a free entry pass
at www.thedealmakersnetwork.com

Companies that wish to present their projects at the next event can also register there.

If you would like to have your company featured in the Irish Tech News Business Showcase, get in contact with us at [email protected] or on Twitter: @SimonCocking