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Navigating emerging tech investments in an increasingly geopolitically complex landscape and ASEAN's role in the shift towards a multipolar world were the headline topics at last week's closed-door session organised by SGInnovate for the investment community, family offices and industry leaders. 🛣️ Opening the session was a keynote by Taimur Baig, Managing Director & Chief Economist, DBS Bank, who kickstarted the evening with his take on the ongoing trends and the road ahead. 💥 This was followed by an in-depth discussion between Prof Tai Yong Tan, President, Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) and Steven Okun, Founder & CEO, APAC Advisors (Singapore), touching on topics ranging from investor sentiment to the likely impact on startups in the region. A big thank you to everyone for joining us for the networking despite the wet weather!  Hsien-Hui Tong | Suchitra Narayan | Kellie Chan | Charlotte Tan | Nikita Gupta 🤝 Be part of our community and stay updated on our activities: https://lnkd.in/gCRYghD3

Congratulations to National Robotics Programme on the launch of the RoboNexus accelerator programme at RoboSG! We're looking forward to supporting more of Singapore's fast-growing robotics startups.    In addition to our involvement in the programme, we also had the chance to be part of RoboSG! 2025, an exciting showcase of robotics innovation in Singapore!    🤖 Our CEO, Dr Jui Lim, led a discussion about building successful robotics companies and what it takes to build and fund globally competitive robotics startups.   🤖Priscilla L., our Learning team lead, sat down with Dr Li Zhikai (dConstruct Robotics) for a behind-the-scenes look at life as a robotics engineer, shedding light on emerging opportunities in the field.   We’ve also signed an MOU with NRP to expand our collaboration to scale robotics innovation in Singapore, from IP strategy support to developing robotics talent and gathering ecosystem insights.    👀 Keep an eye out for more opportunities in the robotics space on Deep Tech Central: https://lnkd.in/gBgYAADZ 

The need to prove yourself can be overwhelming and relentless 🔥 In our final episode of the #IWD2025 series, 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘞𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵?, we're tackling a universal challenge: imposter syndrome.   Nidhi Gupta, Astrid Irwanto, and Kamonlawan Chomchopbun, PhD, share their take on navigating new domains, learning to own their expertise, and the mindset shifts that have helped them move forward.   🔎 Find out how they've overcome these challenges and their advice for overcoming imposter syndrome in the workplace.   #AccelerateAction #WomenInStartups #DeepTech #SGInnovate #Entrepreneurship #SGWIT | Fiona Chua Pei Xuan

We've teamed up with AMD, Embedded LLM and vLLM to host the inaugural vLLM Asia Developer Day in Asia. For the first time in Singapore, we're bringing together developers, researchers, and industry experts for a full-day deep dive into vLLM and AI acceleration.   Join us for : ✅ Talks from AI leaders on LLM inference, GPU acceleration, and production deployment ✅ Technical sessions on ROCm, quantisation, and optimisation strategies ✅ A hands-on workshop to deploy optimised LLMs with vLLM on AMD GPUs  ✅ Networking with AI developers, researchers, and industry experts   ⚡ Spots are filling up fast! While the afternoon session is fully booked, limited slots remain for the morning and evening sessions—secure yours now.   📅 3 April 2025 | ⏰ 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM | 📍 SGInnovate, 32 Carpenter Street | 🔗 Register now: https://lnkd.in/gCKYkaUs Tun Jian Tan | Cyrus Leung | Chen Zhang

Finding your voice as a young female STEM professional in male-dominated spaces, is different for everyone.    In this episode of our #IWD2025 series, 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘞𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵?, women in startups share their experiences — from navigating group dynamics to presenting to large audiences. 🔎 Find out what helped them own their expertise and build their executive presence.   📺 Watch out for our last episode of the series on overcoming imposter syndrome! Nidhi Gupta | Kamonlawan Chomchopbun, PhD | Astrid Irwanto | Didi Gan | Fiona Chua Pei Xuan #AccelerateAction #WomenInStartups #DeepTech #SGInnovate #Entrepreneurship #SGWIT

A quantum leap for the ecosystem and a t-shirt swap to mark the occasion! 👕🔄👕   Today at #QID2025, SGInnovate and the National Quantum Office announced a more extensive collaboration to support and grow Singapore's quantum community and nurture quantum talent. We're looking forward to:   🔹 Increasing access to resources, industry events and networking opportunities via SGInnovate's community platforms 🔹 Extracting insights on ecosystem trends in the Singapore quantum landscape 🔹 Providing promising talent with industry exposure through the National Quantum Scholarships Scheme (NQSS) and SGInnovate's Summation Programme   Big things are shaping up in the #InternationalYearofQuantum2025. Connect with us, and look out for more activities on Deep Tech Central: https://lnkd.in/gBgYAADZ #IYQ2025 Joanna Boquist | Keok Tong Ling | Juliana Lim | Jon Wingborg | Marvin Lee

Congrats to our portfolio startup, Ai Palette, on being acquired by GlobalData Plc!   We first met Himanshu Upreti and Somsubhra GanChoudhuri in 2018 when they were still forming Ai Palette in the Entrepreneurs First Singapore programme. It’s been great to be part of AI Palette's journey, and we wish the team all the best in this next chapter.   📖 Read more: https://lnkd.in/gBNkxQqs #SGInnovatePortfolio

🪜The next steps are clear: More must be done to incentivise "been there, done that" top brass management to help Singapore's ecosystem mature if we are to continue tracking competitively against other mature Biotech ecosystems in Switzerland and South Korea.   Last week, at the East-West Biopharma Summit panel: 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘉𝘪𝘰𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺, our CEO Jui Lim joined other investors and national platform leaders to take stock of Singapore's achievements in BioTech and touch on the talent gaps that exist at the senior management levels of many startups.   SGInnovate was proud to partner with BioCentury Inc. to host the networking dinner that followed, helping to foster networks and connect biotech communities locally and globally. #BioCenturyEastWest   Alice Chen | Mohamed ElSayed, Ph.D. | Pei-Sze Ng 黄佩诗 | Damian O'Connell | Andreas Wallnoefer | Kenneth Noonan 

Our #IWD2025 series How Would You Handle That?, continues with a discussion on building a career at a startup. ✨   Career progression is not always a straight path at startups despite their often flat hierarchy and lean structure. Constant disruption usually means that roles and demands are always shifting and evolving, presenting challenging scenarios to young working professionals.   Deep Tech founders Nidhi Gupta (Portcast) and Didi Gan (N&E Innovations Pte Ltd) share what founders look for when building teams and hear from Kamonlawan Chomchopbun, PhD's own journey at NalaGenetics.   👀 Keep an eye out for more episodes as we continue exploring the realities of startup life. #AccelerateAction #WomenInStartups SriVidya Atkuru (BetaLife)

👩🔬🏋🏽♀️👩🏾🏭To mark International Women’s Day 2025, SGInnovate hosted a critical session with UNDP to spotlight the importance of mentorship and networks in bridging gender gaps within the industry. Among key challenges discussed included transitioning from executive positions in the corporate world to startups, fighting to be seen in gender-imbalanced board rooms, and cultivating resilience. The takeaways: ✅ Seek mentorship outside your organisation for customised guidance ✅ Fight gender biases with facts and numbers ✅ Lean on other female cheerleaders in your life A heartfelt thank you to our esteemed panellists—Hester Spiegel-vdSteenhoven, Hortense Le Ferrand, Kanchana Gupta, and Linda Nguyen Schindler—and our moderator, Weijing Ye, for leading an engaging and thought-provoking discussion on advancing gender equality in Deep Tech. 💕 This session is part of our Deep Tech for the SDGs series with UNDP Global Centre, Singapore. #IWD2025 #AccelerateAction #WomenInTech #DeepTech #Innovation #UNDP