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Impact Fundraise Accelerator Track
IFAT Malaysia Cohort 2 is now open for registration
About ETHIS IFAT
A strategic initiative to source and discover micro SME /startups and ventures that are suitable with ETHIS Offerings. A seven weeks program that aims to groom companies to be more investible especially in the Equity Crowdfunding (ECF) landscape. IFAT Malaysia Cohort will be held fully virtual starting from the first week of October until the second week of November for the year 2022. This program is dedicated to those business owners that meet Securities Comission Malaysia (SC) issuance guidelines. Coming Soon, IFAT Global Cohort 1 will be held early 2023 that is dedicated to international companies.
Program Criteria: IFAT MY
- 30 – 40 of selected applicants
- 7 weeks curated programs
- Ranging from MSMEs, Startups that meets the Securities Comission Malaysia (SC) prerequisite in Equity Crowdfunding (ECF) landscape
- Applicants businesses must be Malaysian incorporated companies.
- Private Limited Company (Sdn Bhd)
- Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)
Mediums
Webinars
Fireside Chats
Exclusive 1 on 1 sessions
Demo Day
IFAT Objective
- 30 – 40 of selected applicants
- 7 weeks curated programs
- Ranging from MSMEs, Startups that meets the Securities Comission Malaysia (SC) prerequisite in Equity Crowdfunding (ECF) landscape
- Applicants businesses must be Malaysian incorporated companies.
- Private Limited Company (Sdn Bhd)
- Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)
IFAT Cohort 1 Alumni
Program Phases
Phase 1
Pre-event of IFAT program includes marketing promotion through social media and digital engagement to reach out to the applicants. In this phase, the registration will open starting early August until the end of September 2022.
The screening process to select the participants will start immediately after the registration closes.
Phase 2
Applicants will be equipped with equity crowdfunding best practices and will discover how to pitch their ideas to attract investors and partners. Throughout seven weeks of the IFAT program, they will need to attend:
A weekly session on different topics to provide founders with insightful information to scale up their businesses. All the webinar speakers will consist of qualified experts from the related fields.
Applicants are given the opportunity to have a private discussion with their preferred mentor.
A chill interactive session with the guest speaker where applicants are able to ask anything related to business.
The day for all applicants to be evaluated based on their business pitch to all panelists. This session will have a Q & A session.
Warm Up
Participants will be exposed to the fundamentals of crowdfunding and fintech as well as how it can help businesses scale in this era of digitalization.
Business Analysis
Participants will learn about the ins and outs of the documentation process required to run an equity crowdfunding campaign, and to formulate the structure of the deal. In this week, participants will gain insightful knowledge on how to position their deal in order to make it attractive to the investors.
Legal
Participants will learn the importance of agreement contracts and legal matters relating to business conduct and operations.
Campaign Launch + Marketing
Participants will be coached and mentored in gearing up to be investable and the necessary proceedings in preparation for fundraising via crowdfunding. In this week, participants will also learn to curate the pitch deck as well as learn to understand a deal from an investor’s point of view.
Crowdfunding Strategy + Demo Day Prep
Participants will be coached on the important aspects that make investors attracted to the business pitch followed by demo day preparation.
Demo Day + Closing Ceremony
Participants will be evaluated by all panelists for their respective business pitch. Also, participants will graduate from the IFAT 2022 program after fulfilling all the requirements.
Phase 3
Post-Event
Feedback from applicants
We want to make sure participants achieve the desired results and outcome as best possible. There will be planned alumni engagement for business owners and be part of ETHIS community for future opportunities and engagements.
Timeline
Frequently Asked Questions
ETHIS Malaysia’s Impact Fundraise Accelerator Track (IFAT) is a strategic initiative to source and discover micro SMEs/startups and ventures that are suitable with ETHIS Malaysia offerings. A seven-week program that aims to groom companies to be more investible, especially in the equity crowdfunding (ECF) landscape, which will be held fully virtual starting from the first week of October until the third week of November. This program is dedicated to business owners that meet the Securities Comission Malaysia (SC) issuance guidelines (Only applicable for Malaysian companies).