NUS Social Impact Catalyst Project Demo Day
The largest final event of the semester!!

Network with impact startups in NUS competing for attractive prizes
Get a chance to compete in the Hultz Prize Competition ~
🥨🥗Food is provided to all attendees and audiences🍧🍩

Sign up to pitch and win prizes by 7 November 2024 (Thursday): HERE

Sign up here to participate as audience by 13 November 2024 (Wednesday): HERE

✍Details:
Day: Saturday
Date: 16 Nov 2024
Time: 11am - 2pm
Location: Block 71 Social Impact Hub

🏆Project teams compete for:
🎯VIP Impact Track greenlane (up to $10k)
🎯Mentorship & incubation support by NUS ISI at BLOCK71 Social Impact Hub
🎯Chance to pitch at SIC National PDD in May 2025

Come watch the exciting pitches unfold!

[UX/UI Designer Recruitment Open!]

Eduville is on the lookout for a creative UX/UI designer 🧑‍🎨👩‍🎨 to join us at an early stage and help transform how languages are taught in classrooms!

💼 Job Type: Ad-Hoc Basis
📅 Start Date: 25th November onwards
🎯 Apply now by filling out this form: https://forms.office.com/r/8Vu4nUGDgw

Potentially even take on a Senior Leadership Role 🙌

Apply by Friday, 15th November 2359HRS and let's create something impactful together!

Dear Friends of NUS Student Entrepreneurship Community;

Merry Christmas!! 🎄🎄☃️

Sending warm wishes for a holiday season filled with happiness, health, and endless smiles!

🚀 UNICON 2025: Asia's Largest Student-Led Entrepreneurship Conference Awaits You!

Hosted by the NUS Entrepreneurship Society, join us for Asia's largest and most dynamic student-led entrepreneurship and tech conference!

📍 Venue: Mapletree Business City
📅 Dates: 17 & 18 January 2025

✨ Network: Engage with 20+ industry experts, CEOs, and founders from diverse industries.
✨ Learn: Gain insights from world-class speakers and masterclasses on themes like Sustainable Finance, AI-driven entrepreneurship, and more.
✨ Witness Excellence: Cheer on the Top 10 startups at TigerLaunch, the world’s largest university startup competition, competing for a $60,000 prize pool!
✨ Explore Innovation: Discover groundbreaking ideas at the Startup Carnival, featuring 15+ startups showcasing their products and services.


👉 Secure your spot now!

How will you change the world?🌍
Gear up as NUS Social Impact Catalyst launches the NUS version of Hult Prize 2025! 🎯✨

Hult Prize is a worldwide competition that challenges young people globally to solve the planet's most pressing issues through social entrepreneurship!🧑‍💻💪

Pitch your startup idea that drives social impact and stand a chance to win upto SGD $10,000 and mentorship from NUS Enterprise! Whether you are interested in solving worldwide social issues or want to drive the future of the sustainable world- this is for you🎖

We will send our best team to compete at the global Hult Competition to stand a chance to win up to a whooping USD 1 Million dollar funding!!

What are you waiting for?
Sign up now for round 1- video pitching (sign ups close 25 January 2025) -https://nus.campuslabs.com/engage/submitter/form/step/1?Guid=34adbc6e-1c14-48cc-b41b-22ad3ea68aea

Grab this rare opportunity to take your business idea to the next level!!!🏆🏆

✨🐍 Get Ready to HUATS in the Year of the Snake! 🧧🎉

Hey SEC! 🎓
THE HANGAR by BLOCK71 Singapore invites you to SEC Chinese New Year Huats, a celebration for the Student Entrepreneurship Community! 🌟

📅 Date: February 4th, 2025
🕕 Time: 6pm - 8pm
📍 Venue: THE HANGAR

🎊 Expect an evening packed with:
🌈 Good vibes
🤝 Networking opportunities
🎮 Fun games (win exciting prizes!)
🍴 Delicious food

Whether you're an experienced entrepreneur or just starting out, this is your chance to connect, collaborate, and celebrate!

🔥 Dress Code: New Year Huat colors to join the festive spirit!

💌 RSVP now to secure your spot.
https://lu.ma/w6a46z7g

🐉✨ See you there! 🎆

✨ Happy Lunar New Year! ✨
As we welcome the Year of the Snake, we’re embracing the season of new beginnings, growth, and endless possibilities. 🌱🧧 This Lunar New Year, let’s celebrate the strength of community, the promise of new opportunities, and the joy of lasting connections.
 
🌸 Join our Spring Cohort 2025 🌸 Be a part of our vibrant startup community at BLOCK71 and make this your season of transformation. Applications close 28 February on singapore.block71.co —don’t miss your chance to hop into something amazing! 🐇
 
📅 Save the Date: 10 February Learn more about how BLOCK71 can support your startup journey at our BLOCK71 Singapore Spring Cohort Roadshow. RSVP now at lu.ma/BLOCK71SingaporeSpringCohort2025
 
✨ Start your Spring story with us today!

🚀 Join us for a 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 on "𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽", where industry leaders will share their insights, experiences, and strategies for scaling in this transformative space.

🗓 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 10 Feb 2025
🕔 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 5 PM
📍 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: The Meeting Point @ JTC LaunchPad
👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://bit.ly/3WIT8dI

Our Panellists:
✨ Prof Benjamin Tee – Vice President of Ecosystem Building, NUS Enterprise
✨ Richard Koh – CTO, Microsoft ASEAN (Global Partner Solutions)
✨ Tina Chopra – Co-founder & CEO, Addlly AI
✨ Zia Zaman – Head of Business Development, Strategy, Ventures, Microsoft Asia

Applications for the BLOCK71 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 (𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 - 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲) are now open!

For this season's special track, we’re also thrilled to partner with Microsoft to host the 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺, a 10-week program to empower early-stage Generative AI startups.

✈️ Check your eligibility and apply now!

🔧 Prototyping Workshop with Bitscraps! 🔧

💡 Curious about prototyping and hands-on making? Join us for an exciting Prototyping Workshop, where you’ll get to experiment, build, and bring ideas to life! ✨

We’ll provide:
📖 A workshop booklet to guide you
🛠️ Hands-on materials and tools for prototyping
🚀 Support to refine your MVP

⚙️ This workshop is opened everyone — whether you’re a seasoned tinkerer or just getting started, this is your chance to explore creative problem-solving and rapid prototyping!

📅 17 Feb 2025
🕐 7-9pm

🔗 SIGN UP NOW! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfwMs3uWFt5_pdOe4sf0F-p_nAPovXtDfYVWpOUD1mR7URwgA/viewform?usp=sharing

This event is brought to you by NUS SIC in collaboration with NUS Bitscraps, a student-led CCA focused on hands-on learning and upcycling electronics.

🚀 See you there!

hi everyone!!! Please note that the address is 4 Kent Ridge Road!! Please do not go to the wrong location 😭 see you later!!! :)

HUAT AH! 🍊🐉🎉

A HUGE thank you to everyone who joined us for SEC CNY HUATS 2025! 🥳 From louhei-ing up a storm 🌪️🥢 to feasting like true prosperity kings & queens 👑🍽️, and of course, all the laughter and good vibes—we couldn’t have asked for a better way to welcome the Year of the Snake! 🐍🔥

Hope you all had as much fun as we did! May your year be filled with HUAT, happiness, and endless good fortune! 🍊💰✨

Until the next big feast! 😆🥂 #SECNY2025 #HuatAh

Innovating for Social Justice & Social Inclusion

An event in honour of World Day of Social Justice and International Women’s Day 2025

📅 20 Feb 2025 | ⏰ 3:30 PM – 6:00 PM
📍 BLOCK71 Social Impact Hub

Join us for an inspiring conversation with Karen Tok, a seasoned entrepreneur and social impact advocate. Together, we can drive innovation for greater inclusivity & justice in business and society.

🔥 Agenda:
📝 3:30 PM – Registration
🎤 4:00 PM – Fireside Chat + Q&A with Karen Tok
🤝 4:45 PM – Networking & Refreshments
🏁 6:00 PM – Event Ends

💡 Connect with changemakers, exchange ideas & explore how YOU can make an impact!

⚡️ Spots are limited – Sign up now! 👉 https://lu.ma/gllbm6bm

BLOCK71 is proud to be a community partner of Remarkable Day - Come celebrate Remarkable Women Asia's first anniversary!

🌸 The Remarkable You – A Day of Connection, Growth, and Self-Validation
Own your journey. Validate your worth. Celebrate your uniqueness.

📅 15 March 2025, Saturday
⏲️ 9.30AM to 5PM
📍: IOI Towers, Singapore

Inviting women across tech, corporates and business owners for a full day of inspiration, networking, and self-growth!

Through powerful talks, interactive workshops, and meaningful conversations, explore the power of self-validation, resilience, and community as Remarkable Women.

🎤 Event Highlights:
🔹 Inspiring Keynotes from women leaders and change-makers
🔹 Interactive Panels on resilience and authenticity
🔹 Networking & Friendship Building with 120+ remarkable women
🔹 Wellness & Self-Care sessions to re-energize and refocus
🔹 Letters to Your Future Self – a powerful reflection activity

🎟 Reserve your spot today! Sign up personally or sponsor a woman to join and benefit!

🚀 Got a Startup Idea? Learn from Founders Who Made It Happen!

Every successful startup begins with an idea—but how do you turn it into a real business? Join BLOCK71 at NUS Open House for "Startup 101: Turning Ideas into Ventures", where founders who started their journey with BLOCK71 will share their experiences.

Hear from Vishnu Saran (Invigilo Technologies), Sanjay Muthukumaran (Eduville), and Goh See Ting (Pitchspot) as they discuss how BLOCK71’s support helped them validate their ideas, build MVPs, and grow their ventures.

📅 Date: 8 March 2025
⏰ Time: 4:00 - 5:00 PM
📍 Venue: NUS UTown, Stephen Riady Centre, Level 1, Global Learning Room

🔥 Get inspired and take your first step toward entrepreneurship with BLOCK71! Bring your friends who are matriculating to NUS to this talk! See you there! 💡🚀

🌟 Sign up: https://bit.ly/41cVYdA

The first Kampung Spirit of 2025 is coming to you this 20 March!

As Singapore celebrates 60 years of progress, we recognise the bold vision and entrepreneurial spirit that transformed our city-state into a thriving business hub.

Join us together with ACE.SG (Action Community for Entrepreneurship) at the upcoming Kampung Spirit, where we embrace "Majulah Startups"—a call to action inspired by Singapore’s national motto Majulah Singapura (Onward Singapore). From a regional business gateway to a global startup hub, Singapore’s journey mirrors the resilience and collaboration that fuel our startup community today. Just as our nation has grown through partnership and progress, we believe that startups scale faster and further when we move as one.

RSVP for Kampung Spirit this 20 March 2025 💡🔥
📅 https://bit.ly/KampungSpirit-20Mar

#SG60 #Singapore #StartupEcosystem #Community

📢 Join us for the NUS x Hult Prize 2025 Final Demo Day! 🚀🌍

Get ready to witness the next generation of changemakers as they pitch their innovative solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges! 🌱

💡 From tackling environmental sustainability through nature-based solutions, to driving social impact with ventures focused on education, healthcare, and uplifting social mobility—these young entrepreneurs are redefining the future!

🌟 What’s in store?
✅ Inspiring pitches from impact-driven, student-led startups
✅ Networking opportunities with like-minded innovators and changemakers
✅ Dinner provided! 🍽️

📅 Date: 27 Feb 2025
🕔 Time: 5PM – 8PM
📍 Venue: BLOCK71 Seminar Room (71 Ayer Rajah Crescent, #02-01, Singapore 139951)

Hult Prize is a worldwide competition that challenges young people globally to solve the planet’s most pressing issues through social entrepreneurship! 🧑‍💻💪

🔗 Sign up to watch their pitches!—register now!
👉 https://bit.ly/nushultfinals25

🚀 NAV Demo Day x BLOCK71 🚀

Get ready for an inspiring evening where six innovative startups pitch their groundbreaking ideas to a panel of esteemed VCs and angels. This is your chance to connect, collaborate, and ignite your entrepreneurial spirit!

🗓 21st March 2025
📍 71 Ayer Rajah Crescent, #02-01, Singapore 139951
🕡 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM

💡 Students: Boost your business acumen, economic and industry knowledge, and gain valuable insights into the startup ecosystem.
🤝 Partners: Strengthen your brand presence and connect with top-tier talent primed for success in the finance sector.

Sign up now: https://tinyurl.com/NAVXBLK71

Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to witness innovation in action and network with the brightest minds! 🌟