To create a communication platform for entrepreneurs and investors, and to facilitate the connection between innovative projects and venture capital, Zenta Group, Macau Innovation Investment Association and Macau Youth Entrepreneurship Incubation Centre jointly organize "The Incubator Investment Exchange" series of events for investment and financing sharing and connection.
The first event of "The Incubator Investment Exchange" was held at the Incubation Centre on the 29th. The event was attended by about 20 investment professionals from Macau and Mainland China, and over 30 entrepreneurs, as well as Economic and Technological Development Bureau, Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region - Lau Kit Lam; Senior Manager of Investor Services Department, Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute - Chan Ka Chi;Chief Executive Officer of Macao China Think Far Investment Development Co., Ltd. - Chui Sai Peng;President of Macao Association of Innovative Investment - Yip Siu Kai;Chairman of the Macao Association of Innovative Investment - Ng Wai Ian; Chief Executive Officer of Macao Youth Entrepreneurship Incubation Center - Lam Ka Wai.
Cui Shiping explained in his speech that small and medium-sized enterprises are facing greater challenges under the pandemic, and accelerating equity financing and solving the problem of capital shortage have become the key to the survival of start-ups. To achieve financing, entrepreneurs must learn to view their own businesses from an investor's perspective, understand the investor's investment logic and industry preferences. "The Incubator Investment Exchange" is an "information bank" reserved for venture capital professionals, teeming with a wealth of information and experience. It is also a "big stage" for precise investment and financing connections, promoting deeper links and collaborations between investors and entrepreneurs, and achieving the goal of "building a platform, facilitating connections, pooling resources and nurturing young entrepreneurs."
Yip Siu Ka pointed out that innovation investment is an important part of the modern financial service industry, providing more powerful, convenient and flexible financial support for technological innovation and creative industries. Macau has recently passed the "Trust Law" and is studying the revision of the "Fund Law". With the soundness of financial regulations and systems, the business environment for private equity funds and venture capital will be further optimized. This will promote more private equity, trust companies, and various professional service organizations to settle in Macau.
The first event of the series invited three speakers from the investment industry in Zhuhai and Macau to share their insights. Luo Qicong, the Chairman of Zhuhai Collaborative Innovation (Zhuhai) Venture Investment Management Co., Ltd., pointed out that the private equity financing market is becoming more cautious, and capital is accumulating towards mature projects. The investment hotspots are concentrated in the five fields of medical and health, IT, Internet, manufacturing, and finance. He emphasized that the first principle of investing in technology companies is to "follow the trend", that is, the project must follow the national development, capital market, and industry trends, or solve social development contradictions. Investors will seek teams with real market demand, one to two years of technical leadership, and scientific leaders with business talent for investment.
Tong Zhiliang, the Deputy General Manager of the Investment Research Department of Zenta Group, who has many years of experience in equity investment and equity incentives, shared basic procedures for equity financing, channels to find investors, dimensions to screen suitable investors, and ways to avoid unreliable investors, as well as tips accumulated for years of dealing with investors. He called on entrepreneurs to maintain a calm attitude, be frank with investors, and pay attention to their expression ability, remembering the "three-minute rule" to present their ideas in a concise, logical, and lively manner. He also shared jokes about the "implicit meaning" used by investors when rejecting investment, as well as ways to maintain relationships and the top ten things to pay attention to in financing, making his speech interesting and practical.
Xie Yuan'an, the Chairman of Zhuhai Dakang Private Equity Fund Management Co., Ltd., believed that the biomedicine industry is one of the most promising industries, and the "Dacheng Innovation Valley" owned by "Daan Genes" can provide abundant resources and incubate many successful cases.
At the end of the event, participants actively asked questions, and the venture capital guests responded one by one and interacted with each other, enlivening the atmosphere. "The Incubator Investment Exchange" will be regularly held in the future, inviting venture capital professionals from Macau and Mainland China to share their investment perspectives, logic and strategies, and to connect with start-up projects for investment and financing. This will build a communication platform for entrepreneurs and investors and a resource exchange platform.
