What is it about?
There is an entrepreneur lying dormant in all of us. Bring out the hidden Entrepreneur in you with the SUTD Venture Building program! You will enjoy a series of mini-hacks, find like-minded co-founders, learn how to come out with a minimum viable product and validate these with market. You will get to hone your pitching skills and opportunities to present to pre-seed stage and angel investors. We want to present you with a once in a lifetime opportunity to capitalise on the million dollar dream that you have been holding out on. There is no time like the present.
The next cohort will commence on 10th January 2022. Application is now open and closes on 10th December 2021.
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The next cohort will be from 20th September 2021, and we are accepting applications now!
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For Who?
All Singaporeans and PRs can apply. While full time commitment to the program is encouraged, if you are a part-time student or freelancer, do talk to us!
It is free !
The 12-week program is free. By the end of the program, you should be able to form a team of 3-4 members to work on your dream startup and tap on $50,000 funding support from Enterprise SG’s Startup SG Founder Grant. There will also be additional funding support available for eligible SUTD alumni.
What does the Venture Building Program entail?
Sourcing Innovation
Design centric approach
operation & finance
Commercializing ideas into scalable business
Mentor sourcing
Team matching
Product/solution validation from customers
Brand strategy
Pitching
Got to market strategy
co-working space
Becoming Great Enterpreneurs
What does the Venture Building Program entail?
Sourcing Innovation
Commercializing ideas into scalable business
Mentor sourcing
Team matching
Design centric approach
operation & finance
Product/solution validation from customers
Brand strategy
Pitching
Becoming Great Enterpreneurs
co-working space
Got to market strategy
What does the Venture Building Program entail?
Sourcing Innovation
Design centric approach
Mentor sourcing
Team matching
Commercializing ideas into scalable business
operation & finance
Brand strategy
Product/solution validation from customers
Pitching
Got to market strategy
Becoming Great Enterpreneurs
co-working space
Our program is very structured in the sense that we don’t throw you into the deep end of the pool from the get go. We make sure to gradually train you to think like an entrepreneur. Many tend to think an idea itself makes an entrepreneur but to build a successful startup, you also need to have sound understanding on the building blocks of a business venture. This includes finding the right co-founders, commercializing ideas, go-to-market readiness, brand strategy, and market validation among others.
Perhaps the most important element of the program would be the mentor matching. Mentors are carefully selected to match with the teams based on the resonation between the team’s idea and the mentor’s domain expertise. Find out more about our VIE mentors here.
Resources & support post VB Program
-Complementary use of co-working space
– Guidance from our mentor-in-residence
-Guidance to apply and SUTD’s recommendation to Enterprise SG for the SG Founder’s Grant
-Support from a relationship manager from the SUTD Venture Building team
-Opportunities to interact with other founders from the SUTD Startup community
-Networking opportunities with angel and other early stage investors
-Access to free legal clinics where you can consult on legal matters (hyperlink to calendar which opens into edm attached)
-Access to free accounting clinics where you can consult on financial budgeting and financial forecasting issues (hyperlink to calendar which opens into edm attached)
-AWS credits
-Discounted corporate secretarial services
Expertise, facilities, resources made available even after the VB program!
Application process at a glance
Send in your application through entrepreneurship@sutd.edu.sg or scan QR code
You will be invited for a short interview with representatives from SUTD & ESG
A letter of offer will be sent to you to confirm your placement on the VB program
You will be added to a SUTD VB Telegram community with fellow VB participants where program details will be periodically shared.
Slots are limited. Apply NOW!
Highlights from VB run 1
Highlights from VB Run 2