From Start Up to Scale Up: Financing For Sustainable Growth presented by Soo Boon KOH Managing Partner 31 st October 2013
Source: Ministry of Knowledge Economy, Republic of Korea & iGlobe Partners R&DCommercial PilotGrowth IPO / M&A Expansion Capital Time Growth Stage Investors Seed Investors Early Stage Investors Late Stage Investors Bootstrap F&F Angels Incubators Govt. Grants Super Angels VCs SPRING SEEDS Partnership Growth/late stage VCs Strategic investors IPO Sources of Funding For Entrepreneurs
/ Market? Positioning? Technology? Product? Business Model? Right Team? Funding? Solves Customer Problems? How to compete? Distribution? $50M? $1M? Revenue? $100,000? Challenges Facing Local Enterprises
Required VC Competencies differ at each stage Growth Phase RisksVC Competences VC Role Early Stage Company Technology Business model People Financing Hands-on Proximity Technology-focus Knowledge of industry and trend Mentor to CEO Help define market positioning Help introduce customers to validate technology/product Growth Stage Company People Commercial Execution Scalability Hands-on Business-focus Global scalability Operational experience Governance standards / enhance systems Build global management team Mentor Global syndication among VCs Recruit Independent board members Leverage corporate and VC networks Recruit talents Late Stage Company Market Financial engineering Deal structure Provide large funding Source: iGlobe Partners Pte Ltd
/ Which Market? Positioning? Which Technology? What Product? What Business Model? Right Team? Funding? Solves Customer Problems? How to compete? Distribution? Revenue? $500M? Localization Expansion Large Markets – US, Europe, China, India Serve Customers from Different Cultures Scalable Channels, JV, Subsidiaries? Logistics/Support Services: Centralized vs Decentralized Cross-Cultural, Additional Management Functions Globally $100M? $1B? Challenges Facing Global Enterprises
Geographical Focus – Global Scalability through Syndication High growth strategy, global growth potential Value added investor with globalization skill set iGlobe pushes beyond local borders Syndication: domestic expertise & complementary skill sets Leverage Singapore when relevant
Identifying Trends & Market Leaders Deal Sourcing InvestmentValue AddExit Industry Mapping Active Deal Sourcing High quality dealflow Strategic Planning Strong operational background Coach founders /management Successful exits over multiple business cycles Strategic planning for exit at investment with management Lead/Co-Lead Investor Thorough due diligence Risk Management Deal structure Technology Scanning Market Trends Commercial partnerships with portfolio companies Track potential M&A targets Growth through acquisition Co-investment Opportunities
iGlobe’s Value Add Platform: Beyond Board Rep. Asian Expansion Strategy, Syndicated with China based West Summit Capital Introduction to SE Asia customers, partners and educational institutions Hired Director of Sales, South East Asia and Hong Kong Set up corporate HQ in Singapore on preferential tax scheme Lead syndication and restructured company post 9/11 from near bankruptcy, Assist in set-up of China software dev. center in 2002 (now >1,000 staff) with recruitment of first batch of engineers Recruited CFO,Audit Chairman and guided 2010 NASDAQ IPO Developed and implemented Asian growth strategy, obtained incentives for R&D Asia Development Centre Hired VP Sales (Asia) and incubated Asian operation Worked closely with VP Sales (Asia) to grow Asia revenue from 7% in 2005 to 35% in 2007 during IPO (Swiss Stock Exchange) to 40% in 2012
iGlobe’s Value Add Platform: Beyond Board Rep. Help define Asian Expansion Strategy &Transition to direct sales from 100% indirect Secure NEA contract win of S$4.7M Building capability in management team & bought in iGlobe hardware manufacturing partner for device production launch Business Model transition: outsource to co-production to IP exploitation Build strategic relationships with international media partners & guide in intl. contract negotiations & SPV implementation Recruited experienced regional Licensing and Merchandising team Recruiting VP, Business Development Established Offshore production centre in Kuala Lumpur
iGlobe’s Value Add Platform: Beyond Board Seat iGlobe seeded spin-out from Cadence/Celestry Led financing rounds with IDG, WI Harper/ Springboard, Harbinger, Intel Capital, CID Ventures, Austin Ventures, Sierra Ventures, IBM Capital, Tenaya Capital & West Summit Capital Facilitated partnership with Chartered Semiconductor, UTAC, Intel and IBM Recruited VP Sales (Taiwan) & CFO Recruited Product Manager & CFO Strong Asia based business revenue from over 100 mobile operators Management guidance (repeat entrepreneur for iGlobe) Acquired by a US based PE Fund manager iGlobe operating partner joined as CFO and implemented M&A exit within 8 months of investment
Contact Details Soo Boon KOH Managing Partner ~ iGlobe Partners Pte Ltd 11 Biopolis Way Helios #09-03 Singapore