[IP finance] New $1 Billion Singapore Fund for Commercialization and Expansion

[Mike Mireles]

In a recent article by Claire Huang, The Business Times has announced a $1 billion fund in Singapore designed to help a number of small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) with strong intellectual property portfolios to “go global.”  The fund is a collaboration between the government of Singapore and the private equity firm Makara Capital.  The article notes:

Makara's managing director Ali Ijaz Ahmad listed five areas of focus for the fund:

• Urban solutions including logistics and security;
• Fintech;
• Alternative energy;
• Advanced tech such as artificial intelligence and cyber-security; and
• Healthcare and bio-medicine.

The companies will be selected based on criteria such as having a defensible IP, strong managerial talent and pan-Asian growth potential. They will be able to tap into Ipos's expertise and networks and Makara's commercially-driven approach to turn their innovations into assets and revenue through Singapore.

The article is available, here. 

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Posted By Mike Mireles to IP finance on 5/01/2017 10:30:00 pm