SUTD Venture Building programme

programme
Venture Building Program
The ESG- SUTD Venture Building Program


Accredited Mentor Partner (AMP)
SUTD is an Accredited Mentor Partner (AMP) for the enhanced Startup SG Founder programme

Lean Launchpad Program
The Lean Launchpad Singapore (LLP) market validation programme for early stage technologies was expanded to a national-level in 2017, with NUS as the central node and partner institutions Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Management University and Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) as satellite nodes.
Jan - Apr
Graduate Entrepreneurship MasterClass (GEM)
Short entrepreneurship workshop designed to impart basic entrepreneurship knowledge to SUTD graduate students. Graduate students can obtain credits by joining this workshop.
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Term 2 – BUILDsomething
Short entrepreneurship workshop for SUTD community and members of public. Workshop is the 2nd of of the 3 part STARTsomething@SUTD series, whereby you will learn intermiediate entrepreneurship skills and knowledge (prototyping 101s, risk management, negotiation and more).
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Founder’s Circle
Networking event with angel investors, venture capital firms and serial entrepreneurs
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Term 8- Entrepreneurship Capstone
Final year capstone project for SUTD undergraduates. Students can work on entrepreneurship ideas as their Capstone project, and will be supported with grants, mentors and business workshops.
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National Lean Launchpad (LLP)
Research commercialisation programme. Researcher teams who are successful in applying for GAP funding MUST go through this 10-week programme.
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May - Aug
National Lean Launchpad (LLP)
Research commercialisation programme. Researcher teams who are successful in applying for GAP funding MUST go through this 10-week programme.
Enquire
Founder’s Circle
Networking event with angel investors, venture capital firms and serial entrepreneurs
Enquire
Accelerating Research & Innovation for SUTD Entrepreneurs Programme (ARISE)
7-week programme designed to accelerate research and innovation commercialisation. Booster programme for LLP teams. Non-LLP teams are welcome to join as well.
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Sep - Dec
Term 1 – IDEATEsomething
Short entrepreneurship workshop for SUTD community and members of public. Workshop is the 1st of the 3-part STARTsomething@SUTD series, whereby you will learn more basic foundational concepts of entrepreneurship (ideation, value proposition, validation, market analysis and more).
Enquire
Create4Good Innovation Fund Social Entrepreneurship Initiative
Accelerator programme aimed at enabling individuals to fulfil their passion for helping the community through entrepreneurship while building a sustainable model to ensure a lasting impact in the community they serve. We want to help you become the next exciting social entrepreneur.
Enquire
ARISE
7-week programme designed to accelerate research and innovation commercialisation. Booster programme for LLP teams. Non-LLP teams are welcome to join as well.
Enquire
Founder’s Circle
Networking event with angel investors, venture capital firms and serial entrepreneurs
Enquire
Term 3- LAUNCHsomething
Short entrepreneurship workshop for SUTD community and members of public. Workshop is the finale of the 3 part STARTsomething@SUTD series, whereby you will learn more advanced entrepreneurship skills and knowledge (marketing, financial budgeting, communication ).
Enquire
Term 7 – Entrepreneurship Capstone
Final year capstone project for SUTD undergraduates. Students can work on entrepreneurship ideas as their Capstone project, and will be supported with grants, mentors and business workshops.
Enquire
Upcoming Events & News
Networking event with angel investors, venture capital firms and serial entrepreneurs. Share your challenges and experience in your startup journey, encourage your fellow SUTD founders and hear from our guest sharers on their experience on certain topics!
Finally, LAUNCHsomething introduces students to more advanced business essentials they will need in order to launch and run their startup. Topics may include but are not limited to:
- Startup Marketing Essentials
- Managing competition & retaining customer focus
- Startup Financials & Budgeting
- Incorporation Strategies
- Intellectual Property
7-week programme designed to accelerate research and innovation commercialisation. Booster programme for LLP teams. Non-LLP teams are welcome to join as well.
Upcoming Events & News
Networking event with angel investors, venture capital firms and serial entrepreneurs. Share your challenges and experience in your startup journey, encourage your fellow SUTD founders and hear from our guest sharers on their experience on certain topics!
Finally, LAUNCHsomething introduces students to more advanced business essentials they will need in order to launch and run their startup. Topics may include but are not limited to:
- Startup Marketing Essentials
- Managing competition & retaining customer focus
- Startup Financials & Budgeting
- Incorporation Strategies
- Intellectual Property
7-week programme designed to accelerate research and innovation commercialisation. Booster programme for LLP teams. Non-LLP teams are welcome to join as well.

SUTD Open House 2021
- 05 April 2021 – 25 June 2021
- 11AM to 6.30PM
- Online / Virtual

Featured Programs

Start Something is an experiential entrepreneurship programme that aims to expose the SUTD students to the startup ecosyst

Provide students & researchers with a good understanding on intellectual property coupled with a practical workshop on

As part of their curriculum, students need to form a company and seek crowdfunding. VIE also funds students for study trip

VIE Mentor-
In-Residence


“VIE is very critical in the whole entire building of entrepreneurship especially to students.”
Managing Partner at Stream Global Pte Ltd
VIE startup mentor

To date we have
40+
startups lauched
$9,746,435
+ raised
60
startups incubated


These startups span areas such as

Disabling Disabilities

Creating Wearable Tech

Improving Personal Mobility Devices

Nurturing Young Innovators

Jan - Apr
Graduate Entrepreneurship MasterClass (GEM)
Short entrepreneurship workshop designed to impart basic entrepreneurship knowledge to SUTD graduate students. Graduate students can obtain credits by joining this workshop.
Enquire
Term 2 – BUILDsomething
Short entrepreneurship workshop for SUTD community and members of public. Workshop is the 2nd of of the 3 part STARTsomething@SUTD series, whereby you will learn intermiediate entrepreneurship skills and knowledge (prototyping 101s, risk management, negotiation and more).
Enquire
Founder’s Circle
Networking event with angel investors, venture capital firms and serial entrepreneurs
Enquire
Term 8- Entrepreneurship Capstone
Final year capstone project for SUTD undergraduates. Students can work on entrepreneurship ideas as their Capstone project, and will be supported with grants, mentors and business workshops.
Enquire
National Lean Launchpad (LLP)
Research commercialisation programme. Researcher teams who are successful in applying for GAP funding MUST go through this 10-week programme.
Enquire
May - Aug
National Lean Launchpad (LLP)
Research commercialisation programme. Researcher teams who are successful in applying for GAP funding MUST go through this 10-week programme.
Enquire
Founder’s Circle
Networking event with angel investors, venture capital firms and serial entrepreneurs
Enquire
Accelerating Research & Innovation for SUTD Entrepreneurs Programme (ARISE)
7-week programme designed to accelerate research and innovation commercialisation. Booster programme for LLP teams. Non-LLP teams are welcome to join as well.
Enquire
Sep - Dec
Term 1 – IDEATEsomething
Short entrepreneurship workshop for SUTD community and members of public. Workshop is the 1st of the 3-part STARTsomething@SUTD series, whereby you will learn more basic foundational concepts of entrepreneurship (ideation, value proposition, validation, market analysis and more).
Enquire
Create4Good Innovation Fund Social Entrepreneurship Initiative
Accelerator programme aimed at enabling individuals to fulfil their passion for helping the community through entrepreneurship while building a sustainable model to ensure a lasting impact in the community they serve. We want to help you become the next exciting social entrepreneur.
Enquire
ARISE
7-week programme designed to accelerate research and innovation commercialisation. Booster programme for LLP teams. Non-LLP teams are welcome to join as well.
Enquire
Founder’s Circle
Networking event with angel investors, venture capital firms and serial entrepreneurs
Enquire
Term 3- LAUNCHsomething
Short entrepreneurship workshop for SUTD community and members of public. Workshop is the finale of the 3 part STARTsomething@SUTD series, whereby you will learn more advanced entrepreneurship skills and knowledge (marketing, financial budgeting, communication ).
Enquire
Term 7 – Entrepreneurship Capstone
Final year capstone project for SUTD undergraduates. Students can work on entrepreneurship ideas as their Capstone project, and will be supported with grants, mentors and business workshops.
Enquire