Technopreneurship

Place & Train Program

Red Dot Ventures
About Red Dot Ventures
Investment focus on Singapore based early-stage high-
tech startups in ICT, IDM, MedTech, CleanTech and
Engineering sectors

Approved by National Research Foundation under their
Technology Incubation Scheme (TIS)

Founded by Leslie Loh





Mentors

Talent

Market
Traction

Growth
Stage
Ecosystem to Accelerate Growth
Entrepreneurship
Academy
Angels Go-to-Market
Platforms
Target Portfolio Investment Objectives
To invest in 15 seed stage startups each year

At least half of our investments managed to
secure Series A funding of at least S$2-3m
within 2-3 years

At least 25% of our investments achieved
successful investments exit
Focused Investment Sector



Software
Digital Media
MedTech
CleanTech
Engineering
Must meet NRFs TIS Qualification
Early stage Tech Startups ( < 5 years old)
Singapore based holding entity
Core operations based in Singapore
(eg management, R&D)
Aggregated revenue <$5M
Total prior investment <$3M, institutional
investors <S$500K, Corporate Investors
<$500K and <20%
Red Dots Investment Criteria
Differentiated Product

Scalable & Profitable Market

Management Scalability

Financial Scalability
Investee Companies


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Specialist education provider focusing on delivering co-
operative education and work integrated learning programs

Training facilities and offices in 10 major cities across
ASEAN and South Asia

Lithan Hall Academy is a 4-year Edutrust-certified Private
Education Institution regulated by the Council for Private
Education (CPE) Singapore

An approved CET (Continuing Education Training) Center of
WorkForce Development Authority (WDA)




About Lithan Hall Academy
Leslies Entrepreneurial Journey
First 2 jobs within 10 months

Start System Access with MYR 5K from his
grandmother

Started as Programmer.. Exposure to almost every
job role as company grew.

Entrepreneurship can be learned



Entrepreneurial Attributes
Character & Personalities
Emotional & Adversity Quotient (EQ & AQ)
Passion, Learner, Driven, Trusted, Risk Taker

Multidisciplinary Skills & Competencies
Sales & Marketing, product management
Product & Business Management
Management methodologies & Best practices

Entrepreneurial Insights & Knowledge
Work Integrated Learning
Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) or Cooperative Education is
career-focussed education that integrates classroom learning
with its application in the workplace

Structured Class Room training programs conducted outside
working hours that enable participants to acquire hands-on
multidisciplinary skills, competencies, insights & knowledge in
technology ventures creation and management

Full time internship & employment over 12 months in a job role
that provide the participants with a real life platform that enable
them to apply what they learn
Training Schedule
Full-Time Employment
Real-life Capstone Project
3 months 3 months 3 months 3 months
New
Technology
Venture
Creation

Develop
Innovative
Products &
Business Model
Acquire
Profitable
Customers &
Scalable Market

Building Sales &
Business
Development
skills
Manage
Infocomm
Ventures
Day
Night
* For illustration only
Duration : 12 months (Part Time)
Delivery Mode : Place and Train or Train Only
Course Fee : S$12,000 Place and Train or Train Only

WDA Subsidies :
90 % on Course fee and 6 months stipend @ S$1400/month for
Place & Train program with SME Sponsorship
90% on course fee for Train Only Program with SME sponsorship

Entry Criteria :
Universities & Polytechnics Graduates
Commercial Terms
Value to Startups Employer
Enhanced Startup ability to recruit given structured
training program provided

Reduce resource cost significantly for the first year given
financial subsidies from WDA

Benefit from comprehensive recruitment efforts

Trained entrepreneurial talents with right mindset &
relevant multidisciplinary skills


Value to Startups Talents
Structured training with work integrated learning that
deliver hands-on multidisciplinary skills & practical
insight needed by Technopreneur

Employment and exposure to multidisciplinary job role
in technology startup

Opportunity to be part of the pioneer team in promising
high growth startup


Question & Answer
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