{"id":23942,"global_id":"foundersnetwork.com?id=23942","global_id_lineage":["foundersnetwork.com?id=23942"],"author":"163","status":"publish","date":"2025-01-08 16:23:08","date_utc":"2025-01-09 00:23:08","modified":"2025-02-12 12:10:37","modified_utc":"2025-02-12 20:10:37","url":"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/function\/singapores-startup-ecosystem-finding-your-launchpad-with-jared-koh\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/23942","title":"Singapore\u2019s Startup Ecosystem: Finding Your Launchpad with Jared Koh","description":"<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 20px 10px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\">\n<p><strong>Join us for a webinar on the state of Singapore\u2019s startup ecosystem with<\/strong> <a title=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jaredkohpm\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jaredkohpm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-msys-clicktrack=\"0\"><strong>Jared Koh<\/strong><\/a><strong>, Regional Director of the Economic Development Board (EDB) Singapore. Discover the vibrant and supportive environment Singapore offers for entrepreneurs and startups. Jared will delve into the unique advantages, government incentives, and resources available to help founders launch and scale their businesses.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nIn addition, we&#8217;ll present a comprehensive trend report on Singapore&#8217;s startup ecosystem, covering:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Emerging trends and opportunities<\/li>\n<li>Key sectors and industries experiencing growth<\/li>\n<li>Investor activity and funding trends<\/li>\n<li>Challenges and future outlook<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Speaker:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"https:\/\/members.foundersnetwork.com\/profile\/11823\" href=\"https:\/\/members.foundersnetwork.com\/profile\/11823\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-msys-clicktrack=\"0\"><strong>Jared Koh<\/strong><\/a> joined the Singapore Economic Development Board in January 2018, and currently serves as Regional Director, Americas based in San Francisco. He is responsible for facilitating business partnerships and investment promotion activity for the tech sector across the US West Coast.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Jared was part of Digital Industry Singapore (DISG), a joint office between EDB, Enterprise Singapore (ESG), and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) that was in charged with attracting and fostering globally competitive technology companies to create new products and services from Singapore, for Asia and beyond. Jared was also part of EDB\u2019s Regional Partnerships team, where he had helped to foster collaborations between Singapore and Southeast Asian government leaders and businesses to enable international companies to grow better in the region. Prior to joining EDB, Jared had served as a diplomat under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>Jared received a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Distinction) in Psychology from the National University of Singapore in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Complimentary Ticket:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Are you a full-time tech founder? Be our guest! We\u2019re making our events available to tech founders everywhere. Enjoy a complimentary ticket to come learn from fellow tech founders, partners and investors. Already used your complimentary guest pass? <\/strong><a title=\"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/request\/?utm_source=fn_function_page&amp;utm_medium=event_listing&amp;utm_campaign=fn_function_page_request_an_invitation\" href=\"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/request\/?utm_source=fn_function_page&amp;utm_medium=event_listing&amp;utm_campaign=fn_function_page_request_an_invitation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-msys-clicktrack=\"0\"><strong>Request an invite<\/strong><\/a><strong> to see if you qualify for membership.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Founders Network:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2011, <a title=\"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/?utm_source=fn_function_page&amp;utm_medium=event_listing&amp;utm_campaign=fn_function_page_fn_home\" href=\"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/?utm_source=fn_function_page&amp;utm_medium=event_listing&amp;utm_campaign=fn_function_page_fn_home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-msys-clicktrack=\"0\">Founders Network<\/a> offers lifelong peer mentorship to over 600 tech startup founders globally. 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