Entrepreneurship Capstone
Open to final-year undergraduates only.
The Entrepreneurship Capstone, a distinctive program exclusively for final-year SUTD students, presents a unique avenue for transforming innovative concepts into practical startup ventures. This comprehensive program provides a structured framework that guides students through the entire process, from initial ideation to execution, culminating in marketplace entry.
Students undertaking Entrepreneurship Capstone projects gain access to valuable resources and guidance from the Venture, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (VIE) office. This collaborative approach ensures that while students fulfil the academic stipulations of the project, they concurrently gain practical expertise in refining their entrepreneurial concepts. The dual benefit of this program enables students to graduate not only with a degree but potentially with a nascent business, effectively bridging the gap between academia and real-world application.
Transform your ideas into reality and launch your entrepreneurial journey for your capstone
Self-discovery Innovation
(Strictly 5 members per team)
Find and build solutions from self-discovered problem statements.
Joint-discovery Innovation
(Strictly 5 members per team)
Adopt industry problem statements to create products for corporates. Explore different industry problem statements here.
Highlights
Defining a compelling value proposition
Market Analysis
Sustainable Revenue Model
Your Capstone Journey
In-depth information
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3-day Bootcamp where you will learn:
Ideation Process and Business Model Canvas for Startups,
Value Proposition and Market Validation,
Essentials of Crafting an Excellent Pitch to Investors and Partners.
Entrepreneurship Capstone Workshops on:
Competitive Analysis,
Minimum Viable Product & Product-Market-Fit,
Business Modeling and Go-To-Market,
Launching Strategies,
Business 101 (Legal, HR and Financials),
Pitching 101
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Guidance from mentors who are business leaders and experienced entrepreneurs
Incubation Support and Space
Application of Enterprise Singapore’s Startup SG Founder Grant through SUTD as an Accredited Mentor Partner of ESG, subject to meeting the eligibility conditions set by ESG
Stephen Riady Innovation Grant subject to terms and conditions
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Open to SUTD final year undergraduates
Teams should attend the Entrepreneurship Capstone bootcamp
Teams should pass the review and selection by the Capstone Committee
Projects should be aligned with the academic capstone requirements.
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Entrepreneurship Capstone Bootcamp: TBA for 25/26
Review and Selection by Capstone Committee: TBA for 25/26
Entrepreneurship Capstone Workshops: TBA for 25/26
Entrepreneurship Capstone (Baby shark tank time!): TBA for 25/26
*exact dates to-be-confirmed
Need personalized support for E-Cap? Contact us for a 1-1 consultation for all your questions!
Registration closes on 26 December 2024.
Past Projects
24/25
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Produce a device that can cool down a room inside a residential building. The cooling effect does not have to be as strong as air conditioning. but must make the room comfortable for the user and has to be energy efficient and self-driven/sustainable and potentially being able to operate without proper infrastructure in place. Whilst also being compact and easy to relocate.
KEIRON WONG TJENG WAI
RIO CHAN YU HOE
TAN KIAT EE GARETH
TONG ZHEN CHUNG SAMUEL
WONG HONG XUAN, SHAINE
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Develop a low-cost, user-friendly device that enables users to grow vegetables at home without agricultural know-how, with the features like pest control, automated conditioning, modular growing area and remote monitoring
KEITH LEE ZHENG XIAN
KOAY CHONG HAU
LIAU XUAN XUAN VALERIE
NICHOLAS NG ZHI YONG
TANG HENG
UH YUN NING
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Develop a recommendation system that recommends F&B establishments to the user based on their preferences and for users to interface with the recommendation system as well as to read reviews of other restaurants and write their own reviews
DEXTER LEONARD
GABRIEL JIAREN BROUGHTON
JAY EDWARD GOH WEI WERN
MARC YEE HAN WEI
STEFANIE TAN HUI ZHEN
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The subscription service making eating healthy simple by bringing affordable fruits to user’s doorsteps.
ALVIN LOO YI WEI
HUNG FONG CHING HILLMAN
KACEY TANG
LIM YI ZHENG
LUCAS YAP
MARCUS TAN ZONG WEI
SAMUEL CHIA JIN KIAT
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Leveraging gamification and interactive technology to revolutionize coding education. Our goal is to create a coding game application that enhances learning engagement and enjoyment, integrating gaming, social interaction, and AI to make coding accessible and exciting for students of all backgrounds.
HANNAH EVA JACOB
HE TIANLI
JIANYU ZHANG
LIU YU
TAN SHI JIE, ARIEL
WANG YONGJIE
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We aim to solve this problem by creating an app that links user’s existing outfit styles to a marketplace of different brands and their products that fit the user’s style.
AURELIUS BRYAN YUWANA
AYMAN KHAN
JORDAN LEE WEI
LEE CHIEN SHYONG
LIAW GE NEE
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Aims to tackle these problems with a comprehensive platform designed to prepare users for technical interviews and assessments more effectively. The core objectives of the platform are to provide personalized feedback and learning paths to identify each user's knowledge gaps. These will highlight not just errors but also suggest improvements in coding style, efficiency, and best practices, enabling users to refine their skills progressively
AAYUSH SINGH
DIAN MAISARA BINTE MUHAMED ISKANDAR
DORISHETTI KAUSHIK VARMA
HENG JIA MING
TAN PHENG YUAN RYNER
TOH WEE TECK DYLAN MATHEW
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Provide an educational platform as a service to tuition centres that is secure and easily integrable into classrooms incorporating AI technology.
ALESTIER KWA YU FENG
LEE DARREN
MATEO JALEN ANDREW CALDERON
MUTHUVEL VIMAL
NG ZHENG WEI
VARUN TEJA BONDUGULA
VIVEK THOMAS
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Aims to develop a platform or software that utilizes similar scanning technology to create precise 3D models of users' nails. This technology will streamline the customization process, allowing users to scan their nails and just select the design and wait for custom fitted press ons, eliminating the need for time-consuming and wasteful mold-making processes.
LI JUNYI
LI KUNPENG
LYNETTE CHIA SZE MIN
QIAN HELE
RACHEL LEOW SI MIN
YUAN YIHANG
ZHANG XIN
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How might we help community leaders that wants to grow above their current 50-100 size better delegate, coordinate responsibilities, efforts and empower their community members through incentive and gamification mechanisms?
CHIA YONG KANG
JANESSA JIAJING YANG
JOSEPH LOW
LIM SHENG XIANG
RYAN PEY JUN HAO
TEE ZHI ZHANG
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Develop an AI model that can apply mixing and mastering techniques, we aim to make music production more accessible to amateur musicians.
ABHIJITH KIZHAKKE CHITTADATH
ANSH OSWAL
JAMES TEO MING TECK
PATRICK PHONE MYAT MO
SIDDHARTH GANESH
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Aim to build our B2C version that is designed more for the everyday consumers. This will include both hardware and software. Increasing its appeal to the consumer market.
BENJAMIN GOH WEIJUN
HUH DAM ADAM
IAN NG ZHI YANG
JIANG HONG BEI
PEH YU XIANG
SEAN CHEN ZHI EN
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Build a platform to increase volume of thrift clothes sold and encourage more people to buy thrift clothes.
DARREN TEO YIQIAN
ETHAN CHOO E-RHEN
FUNG JING WEN ELISABETH
KAUNG KHANT HTET
NG WEI XIAN
S HAMSARAJ
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ALLAI, a platform that catalogues and compares generative AI tools. By placing sample generated results together, AllAI empowers non-technical users to make informed decisions tailored to their needs.
BENETTA CHENG JIA WEN
DINH THAO VY
LEEMAH BISHT
MAITRI SRIVASTAVA
MICHELLE CHRISALYN DJUNAIDI
TRAN CONG NAM ANH (LOUIS)
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Aim to provide AI-powered tools that companies and individuals can use to build ready-to-use applications. These tools should lower the barrier to entry and the time required, to go from an idea to a fully functioning prototype. The platform provides a new way to build websites with front-end and back-end functionalities for our users with zero learning.
BRYAN AURELIUS TANAJA
MOHAMMED ANSAR AHMED
NATHAN ALDRICH W
TAY JIA JIUN JOSHUA
VINCENTIUS ROGER KUSWARA
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Our initial solution focuses on providing a digital online ordering service for F&B businesses to automate Online Storefront Creation, establish Online Branding.
GOPAL GURUPRASATH
KOH CHEE KIAT
LUCAS GOH CHEN RAY
MICHAEL PANG JON YERNG
MUHAMMAD ILHAM FADHILLAH
YEO CHI NING TRISTAN
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Aims to provide this space in the form of a personal pod. These convenient go-to spots provide highly customizable interiors; one that satisfies individual preferences of an ideal space where they can find a moment of peace amidst their hectic journeys.
FOO WEN XIN
JIGNESH MOTWANI
MUHAMMAD AQIF YEO
NUR ADELIN BINTE JOHARI
PARAAGA RAGHAVENDRA
XIE JIA CHENG
23/24
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Intellidesk is a smart ergonomic desk that merges technology and design to optimise desk usage and improve posture health. Providing both convenience and actionable feedback, Intellidesk aims to pioneer the next generation of smart workstations.
EUNICE KWOK XIU YI
FATIMA CO PEPITO
FU XIONGWEI
LAI PIN NEAN
MATTHEW CHRISTOPHER POHADI
NICODEMUS YIM WAI TUCK
ZENTON YAM JING YAO
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We are an Energy-Saving-as-a-Service (ESAAS) venture, offering IoT devices that will effortlessly gather and analyse energy consumption patterns for Food & Beverage establishments. Our solution unlocks a suite of data insights, empowering businesses to optimise energy usage with precision and foresight
CHOW ZI JIE
KAVERI PRIYA PUTTI
MOHAMMED FAUZAAN MAHABOOB
ROHIT RAGHURAM MURARISHETTI
SANAT KHANDEKAR
TAN XINLIN
VISSHAL NATARAJAN
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Namu empowers aspiring plant owners in their gardening journey by providing them with useful metrics, suggested solutions and interactive plant companions. Growing plants doesn't have to be boring and confusing. Adopt a plant and pair it with our Namu Buddy, and find out how easy it is to nurture a cute lovable pet!
BRANDON ONG JIAN XUN
EMILY LAW
GLENDA ONG JING HUI
IRVINE NOVIAN
LEE HAN WEI, JOSHUA
LEE SI HAO
TAN LAY LIN
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Homu is a direct contractor platform powered by generative AI. We use AI to generate realistic interior designs to help homeowners build a home they will love. With these generated designs, homeowners can find renovation contractors from a specially curated and verified pool to build their house. We build software to integrate the entire home renovation journey from idea to execution- optimizing every step to deliver beautiful homes affordably.
GOH YING MING, BRYCE
KOH DUN JIE ALEXANDER
MAH YI DA
PHUA YEN CHING
RAPHAEL YEE JUN-KAI
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Parcyl is a technological startup that allows patients to collect prescriptions at their own convenience without the presence of a pharmacist. Our vending machine plugin features a print labeller capable of pasting customised prescription label. Coupled with a smart validation algorithm, our solution accurately verifies and dispenses the right prescription while complying with healthcare guidelines, allowing us to decentralise medication collection
CLEMENT LOH CHENG KEAT
KIM MI RAN
KIM SI EUN
MOHAMAD ARMAN BIN MOHAMAD NASSER
NG MING LIANG
ZHANG CHIHENG
21/22
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In line with Singapore’s “30 by 30” goal, our project will be targeting the four problems with today of Urban Farming. The problems are limited land space, high land cost, low energy efficiency and low production volume. Therefore, our solution is the development of the world’s first smart floating sea farm.
Done by:
CHIA HOU-AN, CLAUDIA KOH, TAN SHIN YEE, CLEMENT VIMAL RAVINDRAN, ISHAAN NAIR, JULIUS ANG YANG ZHI, CHUNG ZHI XUE -
Our mission is to help and facilitate Singaporeans in discovering the joy of growing mushrooms for themselves, playing a more active role in the supply chain. Our objective is for Singaporeans to grow mushrooms with their community.
Done by:
PRINCETON POH JIN HENG, ANANTHARAJAN VIVEKBALA, LEE JET XUEN, JOSEPH CHONG GIAP SHENG, BRANDON CHONG WAH JIN, GLEN CHEN JIE, GOH YING HAO
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By producing mycelium based products as alternatives to our everyday objects, we intend to create fun, interactive, sustainable and safe mushroom-based toys and living art mediums for all ages.
Done by:
TEO SZE JIA, ANISHA SINGH LE SHUANG, STEPHANIE SEOW XI HUI, BENJAMIN LIM EN HOW, BENJAMIN LIM SHANG ZHI, PAN ZISHAN
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Our team aims to leverage the user base of our Telegram bot and convert them to paying users through an educational mobile app that will allow access to interactive educational videos and articles to the specific syllabi in Singapore – at the Primary, Secondary and Pre-University levels – to understand the same concepts and ideas from a whole new angle.
Done by:
MAX KOH JUNRAN, PRAVEEN S/O RAJESH, VICTORIA YONG, CAREY LAI, TAN PECK KEE
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TBO aims to develop a software which uses human behavioural data and machine learning to simulate user experience and optimize spatial design.
Done by:
JOVIN LIM JING KAI, VALENT TAN WEI REN, SHERYL MAH YING YING, SHARMAYNE LIM ZHIYU, WU XIN YUN, ANDARAMANAGE CHARINI AMANDA JINADASA
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WasteNot's goal is to increase the percentage of 3D printed wastes to be recycled in SUTD and at the same time, promote the consumption of recycled products that customers would want to use - in hopes of extending the lifetime of the PLA plastic.
Done by:
CHAN YAN LING, LIN XIAOYU, HOU BOWEN, KENNETH HENG, SOH WEI SI
20/21
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Team ABC’s invention ‘Remoree’ is a personalised ergonomic chair which investigates the user’s ergonomic requirements and guides the user on how to customise it to achieve their optimal sitting experience.
EMIL GOH, TIMOTHY STUART NG WEI WEN, DANIEL TANG JU QIAN, WONG YI XUAN, KWANG KAI JIE, SEE TOW JO WEE, YEOH JIA ER
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Curest aims to provide an intervention that helps sufferers track and relieve their migraines easily. This is done in part to help health practitioners identify triggers quicker in order to provide more targeted treatment, ultimately improving the quality of life of sufferers.
ADAM IDRIS LIM WEI, VIJAY KEVIN SOLOMON, NICOLE SIM FANG SING, SEE CHIN CHEN EUGENE, MRIDULA RATHEESH THEKKEDATH
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ReVitalise focuses on muscle injury prevention using data analysis. We aim to let users, physicians and trainers understand the limits of the body and improve the performance of the athletes. We aim to create a working system and a reliable model of our product before the end of our project.
KINGSLEY TAY, DECLAN NG, ALYSIA CHAI, BRANDON YEO, WONG YONG XIANG, TAN HUI XIN
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Team STIG endeavours to create a new robotic platform to automate the yet unautomated task of seat-track inspection, with possible extensions into rolling out a fleet of such robots.
TAN WEIHENG, ONG JIN YANG BRANDON, SIM HONG KAI AMOS, TAY JIA WEI, CORNELIUS YAP, BRYAN KONG SHIN FAI, RYAN SACATANI
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Agora Sports aims to grow the sports scene in Singapore and promote an active lifestyle among all Singaporean youths by sparking their interest in sports and introducing them in an interactive and convenient way. All this is done through a comprehensive platform which cultivates interest in sports and provides an interactive solution for users to pick up the basic rules and gameplay of various sports.
JEREMY NG KAH JUN, LIM JIE HAN, JOEL, MEGAN CHOR XIN YI, TAY KIAT HONG, TEO SIANG CHUAN DANIEL, WILBERT ARISTO GUNTORO, WONG JING YI
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Aurient seeks to enhance social integration of new employees by creating human-driven, human-centric onboarding experiences, facilitated and accelerated by Artificial Intelligence. Lora, the name of our product, will be a chat-based application that helps to onboard new hires and spark social interaction by creating conversations amongst the team.
SON SOO HAN, LOW EN, DARYLL WONG, PHILIP WEE, STEPHEN ALVIN
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Scratchbac is a platform that allows users to requests or offers help/resources to the people around them; imagine having a personal PA system with you everywhere you go. Imagine having the ability to get help from the people immediately around you.
Our objective is to support social mobility and develop individual opportunities. We hope to achieve this by strengthening private initiatives and peer-to-peer responsibilities. In other words, Scratchbac’s mission is to privatize social welfare through a peer-to-peer market model.
NEO THENG TAT, KENJI LING CHANG LING, EVANGELINE LIM, JORDAN TAY, RYAN YIP, YANG AO BO, KUA YI JIE ISAAC
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SAVR is a Mobile Application that uses AI/ML Algorithms to track spending progress on different credit cards a user owns in order to recommend the best card for purchases in different categories to help users achieve the rebates and cashback that they deserve.
EREMUS SOH, DOUGLAS POH, MATTHEW WONG, JESSICA DAVINIA, HANSING JUNITRA
19/20
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Proccoli is a SaaS (software as a service) e-procurement tool for the facilities management (FM) industry to make procurement processes efficient, transparent and integrated.
WANG WEI LIANG, KOE JIA YEE, CHONG YU KAI, ZHOU ENNA, TAN JIN YAN, LOW WEI LEONG LUCUS
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Sourcebite, a platform for food ingredients, will solve these issues by automatically matching the current conditions of the supply and the conditions that clients can accept. This makes the purchasing process more efficient and effective, allowing manpower to be redistributed elsewhere.
LIN WANYUAN, DONG YUAN JIA, JOEL TAN, KOK HUA JIE, ADDISON CHEW JUN WEI, TAN JUN HUI AUGUSTINE, SONG ZHI GUO ZACHERY
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MoBlocks is a set of Architecture STEM building blocks, targeted at Preschool-Kindergarten Education.
PENG MAOYU, SOH JUN XIAN, SHEEQAL RUKIRSOR, NICHOLAS WITJAKSONO, NIGEL CHAN TERNG TSENG
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Decentralized microgrids for energy sustainability.
BRYAN PHANG, CHLOE ZHENG, YI XUAN, THIANG WAN TERNG, AVE
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A smart system to detect spoilt streetlights and create a faster and simpler way of changing lights using electromagnets.
TOH JIA PEI, CHIEW JIA HUI, HAN ZHONG KWANG, JAMES KUSUMA DEWA HALIM, SHAO GUANBO
18/19
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A fully automate the bubble tea preparation process, integrating it into an “Automated Brewery” that accepts both pre-orders and live- orders for proprietary recipes of Bubble Tea.
CHERYL CHAN, GABRIEL WONG, KADY HO, TZE HOW LEE, YOS YOHANNES, YUSTYNN PANICKER
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Myme.ai is designing the factory of the future. We’re building technology that allows workers to train robots by mimicking human actions, all without a single line of code.
WONG ZHENG XUN CHARLES, ARAVIND SATKUNASINGAM KANDIAH, HO JIE RUI CANNETH, KESHIGEYAN CHANDRASEGARAN, REUBEN WANG, RONG WEN, JUDITH LIM LI JUAN
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Valte-X is a smart, cross-platform virtual pet aimed to establish close rapport with you unlike other virtual pet games and simulations.
LIM YUET TUNG, RAY CHENG CHERN XI, FOO LIN GENG, TRACY YEE ENYING, LIM KEN JYI, CHOO HAN YE
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Smart anomaly detection and defence for IoT networks
BHARAT ATUL DESAI, ISAAC NG YI MING, YAN YA XIN, MAO LI YAN, WANG NIAN YU, JOHN CHAN KARR ONN
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Fantasy GG is an e-sport platform for mobile games and the goal of this project is to be the premiere fantasy league provider for esports in South East Asia.
TEO KAI XIANG, CHEN KAI ZHANG BRIAN, WOONG WEN TAT, CHERIA WIDAYANTO, ANDREW TAY WEI QUAN, CHEN HUI HUI, LOU ZHI QI
17/18
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Democratizing the augmenting of reality
SANJAY PUSHPARAJAN, MELISSA MAK, TEO SI-YAN, SURESHKUMAR VIVEK KALYAN, TAI HONG WEN, MONICA NATHALIA`Democratizing the augmenting of reality
SANJAY PUSHPARAJAN, MELISSA MAK, TEO SI-YAN, SURESHKUMAR VIVEK KALYAN, TAI HONG WEN, MONICA NATHALIA`
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Last mile logistics.
MANDIA JOAQUIN INIGO MANAS, CHOO JIA HUI, PAMMELA NG, NGUYEN THE HUNG STANLEY, CHUA TZE CHONG, LOH YI LIN
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Electrically powered grids network and modular partitions panels.
XING BO, ONG WEI TONG, SNG EI JIA, QUEK WEN JIA MARCUS, TAN YONG JUN DANIEL
16/17
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One-Stop customer service platform
ZHAO JUAN, WANG SIYUAN, KEVIN ONGKOWIJAYA, GAO XIONGYI, NG JIONGHAN
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Collaborative e-annotation tool for education
HUANG JING JIE, JOEL ANG, SEET YU FEI, AMOS CHOO ZHONG SHENG
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A smart helmet aiming to improve motorcyclist safety
DARREN KOH, DYLAN TAN, LIM QUN, YI SHU, KEITH CHIA, MUHAMMAD HAFIZ
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A retrofitted motorized wheelchair unit
KIMBERLYN TJIPTO, CHUA RUI DE, FOO ZHI CHUEN, NG WEI QUAN, EUGENE MENG
15/16
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A smart document classifier that allows companies to digitise and manage their content, saving time and improving utility.
GOH JIA HAO (ISTD), PEH QIN CHENG (ISTD), TAN WEI, JUN BENJAMIN (ESD), YAK JUN XIANG (ISTD)
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Zaibike is a community-based smart bicycle sharing system that aims to make short distance commutes easy and efficient, and provide a platform to optimise the existing urban infrastructure.
TEAM EPAS: KELLY KUO KAI LI (EPD), LEE LI ZHEN (EPD), ONG YONG, SIANG (ASD), TAN CHANG TAT (EPD) TEAM ISES: CHOK XIN LIN (ESD), LEE JUN XIANG (ISTD), LIAO XIAO XUE (ESD), PORNTHIP SAE-CHONG (ISTD), TEE MAY YING (ISTD)
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A mobile platform that enables anyone to help those in their community by providing services and earning additional income without deviating from their schedules at their own convenience.
HOONG YONG WEN, BENJAMIN (ASD), LAM YUN EN (ESD), LEE ZI SHAN (ISTD), LIN XUE HAN (ESD), NG ZI KAI (ESD), THE JUN HAO (EPD)
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The World’s most portable hand trolley
KIMBERLYN TJIPTO, CHUA RUI DE, FOO ZHI CHUEN, NG WEI QUAN, EUGENE MENG
FAQs
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Yes, we welcome all aspiring founders.
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Most of our programmes require that you have an idea of the problem you want to address.
You can choose to join with a pre-formed team, or find like-minded teammates during the programme. We have had many participants who met their teammates during the programme as well!
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Typically between 12 to 14 weeks. Apart from attending the workshops, you may be expected to complete assignments outside of class (e.g., interviewing customers, preparing pitches and actively consulting your mentor)
As our programmes are designed to take you from zero-to-one in the most efficient way, we encourage you to follow through the full course of the programme. We understand if you have one-off commitments which might affect your attendance, but do make time if you are signing up.
We also have a short introductory programme and one-off events for you to take that first step!
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Our programmes are friendly for all participants and we are excited to witness your development, so you do not have to worry!
Concerned about your commitment? We have a short introductory programme and one-off events for you to take that first step!
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We will generally absorb the cost for you, but you are subject to meeting eligibility conditions and shortlisting by a panel.
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Entrepreneurship Capstone:
Curated workshops providing all the tools you need to start up.
Mentorship to refine your business and technical development.
Network with ecosystem players to expand your business horizon.
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On top of the newly gained knowledge, inspiration and relationships built with like-minded participants, you can expect to develop a market-ready product / business model.
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The market becomes your playground; tap onto SUTD to access a whole suite of support, including:
Incubation Spaces
Mentorship
Grant Access
Curated events and programmes for alumnus
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Yes, you will be accorded credits for programmes that are part of academic requirements in line with the guidelines of the Office of Education.
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We do not take take equity from teams and start-ups who join our programmes.