ASN Angel Investing- How do I get started?
🚀 Introducing the ASN Angel Investor Catalyst Crash Course! 🚀
Are you at career crossroads and want more control over your life?
Do you wish to invest in a business but don't know how to assess startup companies?
We just launched our inaugural Angel Investor Catalyst Crash Course, designed to equip and guide you through the uncertainties, demystify the process, and help you discover if you should angel invest and how to angel invest well.
This isn’t just another talk. It’s a comprehensive startup investing crashcourse and year long program designed to kickstart your angel investing journey, and get you started, together with like-minded others who are also beginning their investing journey. Hosted by the Asia Startup Network (ASN), this program offers:
Curated, actionable content to help you avoid common pitfalls.
Hands-on workshops, fireside chats and panels by seasoned angel investors
Regular Follow up meet ups to keep you going - organised specially for Bootcamp participants to discuss challenges and small/big wins
Access to networking events and a vibrant community of 2,000 mentors, and investors across Asia
Program Highlights
Pre-workshop learning: 6 days of Self-paced materials introducing essential startup concepts to fast-track your progress. (For participants participating in the full program)
In these 3 hour, face-to-face session, participants will gain exclusive insights and strategies from experienced angels.
Focused Fireside chat 1: Vidit Agrawal, our first speaker will be sharing his personal investing journey as an angel investor over 2 dozens startups as well as key factors to consider when making investment decisions.
Focused Fireside chat 2: Der Shing Lim, founder of one of Singapore's largest angel syndicates, Angelcentral. Personally, he has invested (with Shao Ning) over USD$5m into 40 startups and 8 VC funds. Der Shing will share his investing journey and tips on investing well.
Insightful Panel: Hear from panel of speakers, Vidit Agrawal and Der Shing Lim.
Help you understand the differences between individual angel investing versus investing with a syndicate.
Best practices for due diligence
Networking session with other entrepreneurs and investors from 5pm
Regular meet ups with like minded we make sure you keep going - organised specially for Bootcamp participants to discuss challenges and small/big wins
Monthly events such as pitching events, panels and fireside chats with investors and entrepreneurs to continue learning and growing.
Why Join?
Learn from Proven Experts:
Gain firsthand insights from both speakers. Vidit and Der Shing have personally invested in many startups, sharing his journey and key decision-making factors.Insider Investing Strategies:
Discover practical tips from Vidit and Der Shing Lim, founder of Angelcentral, who has invested over USD$5m across 40 startups and 8 VC funds.Understand Investment Approaches:
Learn the differences between individual angel investing and syndicate investing, helping you choose the approach that best suits your goals.Engaging Fireside Chats:
Participate in focused, intimate sessions where real-world investing experiences are shared, offering actionable insights and lessons learned.Interactive Panel Discussion:
Benefit from an insightful panel featuring both Vidit Agrawal and Der Shing Lim, providing diverse perspectives and answering your pressing questions.Networking Opportunities:
Connect with like-minded investors, industry professionals, and entrepreneurs who share your passion for angel investing.Actionable Takeaways:
Walk away with practical strategies and tips to refine your investment decisions and improve your portfolio performance.Stay Ahead in the Market:
Understand current trends and key factors critical to evaluating startup potential, enabling you to make informed, strategic investments.
Join us to deepen your understanding of angel investing and discover strategies to accelerate your investment success!
Spots are limited to just 20, so act fast!
Don’t let another year pass you by. Take charge, take action, and make 2025 the year you finally start invest investing.
Disclaimer:
ASN does not provide financial advice, any information available on this website and bootcamp is 'general' in nature and for informational purposes only.
Our Speaker Profiles:
Vidit Agrawal is the CEO of GajiGesa, SEA's biggest Earned Wage Access (EWA) company, building financial services for the unbanked across Southeast Asia, starting from Indonesia.
He was formerly Head of Business Development APAC at Stripe, COO at CARRO, and the first employee at Uber in Asia.
Vidit is also an active angel investor and has made multiple investments in SEA, India and the US market.
Don't miss this opportunity to fast-track your journey as an angel investor! 🚀 Sign up now.
Der Shing Lim
Der Shing Lim is a seasoned entrepreneur and angel investor based in Singapore. He co-founded JobsCentral Group, a regional job portal that expanded from a two-person startup to a company with over 150 staff across Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. In 2011, JobsCentral was acquired by CareerBuilder.
Following this success, Der Shing, alongside his wife Huang Shao-Ning, co-founded AngelCentral, an angel investment community in Singapore. Through AngelCentral, they have invested over USD $5 million into more than 40 startups and 8 venture capital funds.
Der Shing actively contributes to the startup ecosystem by serving on multiple startup boards and volunteering with the Singapore government on education and startup initiatives.
In addition to his investment activities, Der Shing shares his insights on entrepreneurship and investment through various platforms. He has been featured in interviews discussing his journey from founder to angel investor, emphasizing the importance of adaptability and continuous learning in the entrepreneurial landscape.
Why The ASN Angel Catalyst Bootcamps?
Our curriculum stands out for its blend of Eastern and Western philosophies, offering a comprehensive approach that extends beyond technical skills. Led by a team of seasoned operators and investors, we prioritize not only business acumen but also personal development, helping you invest well.
About Asia Startup Network
ASN didn’t start as an educational institute or training centre. ASN is a living, thriving startup ecosystem. Their founders have spent more than one decade coaching and supporting entrepreneurs and created one of the largest communities of > 3,000 startup founders, operators, investors and partners in Southeast Asia to collaborate and support each other’s growth. Since 2020, ASN has been organising 100s of startup workshops, events and programs to help entrepreneurs leapfrog their growth and raise funding. Join ASN for the knowledge, but stay because of the network. These are the reasons why taking a course at ASN and quickly plugging into the community would move the needle more than you expect.
ASN is founded by Elise Tan and Andrew Tan. Elise has experience designing programs and personally coaching hundreds of founders at incubators and accelerators for over 10 years. She assisted more than 40 companies in raising more than US$1 million each. Andrew has more than 10 years of leadership experience founding his own social enterprise, building start ups and managing scale ups, as well as running ground up initiatives and communities, Andrew has a proven track record of driving growth and success and this will be transferred directly to this accelerator and its startups.
ASN began firstly with Mentor For Hope in 2020, an impactful mentoring initiative initially supported by the Temasek Foundation under the OSCAR grant. The initiative facilitated 525 mentoring hours for 300 founders adversely affected by the COVID crisis, connecting them with invaluable insights from 250 investors, partners, and experts and raised $43,000.
In 2021, Elise and Andrew organised Makan For Hope Festival (with zero budget), a series of 30 virtual roundtables featuring VC managing partners and founders from notable startups like PropertyGuru, Shopback, and Carousell. The festival drew participation from 500 attendees, raising $123,000 in charity donations.