🚀 What defines real startup success?
Join us for Kopi Under the BLOCK — a candid panel discussion on the strategic moves that matter most in early-stage scaling. From operational clarity to team building and investor readiness, hear directly from those who’ve built and backed some of Southeast Asia’s most exciting startups.

📅 Date: 7 May 2025 (Wednesday)
🕔 Time: 5:30PM – 8:00PM
📍 Venue: Aspire Office, Singapore
👉 RSVP now to join the conversation: https://lu.ma/4ib3d5nr

🎤 Featuring:
1. Eric Koh, Co-Founder and CEO of Gen Capital Partners - Fractional Chief Operating Officer
2. Tiang Lim Foo, Partner, Forge Ventures – VC & ex-Evernote operator
3. Alyssa Nicole Ng, Aspire – Regional Partnerships Lead

💡 Key takeaways:
✔️ Startup inflection points & scaling clarity
✔️ Building strong financial & operational foundations
✔️ Leadership & hiring decisions that drive real growth

🟧 Organised as part of the BLOCK71 Deep SAGE Summer Cohort track – growth programme for Seed to Pre-Series A founders.

🚀 Building a HealthTech Startup? Ready to Go Beyond the Pilot?

Success in HealthTech is tough — it’s about navigating complex systems, building credibility, and scaling smart. Join esteemed founders and mentors for a no-fluff panel discussion — hear real stories, hard lessons, and practical advice to turn early wins into lasting growth!

🔥 What you’ll learn:
• How to carve out your HealthTech niche
• What happens after the pilot — and how to prepare
• Moving from pilots to commercial success
• Unique challenges and opportunities in HealthTech, and more!

📅 Date: 14 May 2025
🕓 Time: 4PM–6PM
📍 Venue: BLOCK71 Singapore
🎟 Register now: https://lu.ma/kq37r7dz

Brought to you by NUS Medicine Digital Advanced Technology Accelerator, supported by BLOCK71 Singapore.

🔥 The future of energy is waiting to be built. Are you ready?

Right now, the world needs bold, scalable energy solutions—and this is your chance to make an impact. Co-hosted by BLOCK71 and Tsinghua University’s x-lab, the Asia Green Energy Innovation Challenge 2025 is calling for trailblazing startups to redefine how energy is generated, stored, and used.

What’s in it for you?
💰 A share of $750,000 in total cash prizes
 🤝 Hands-on mentorship from industry titans & investors
 🌏 Global recognition and cross-border partnerships

📅 Join us in Singapore from 21st – 25th July 2025.

This is more than a competition—it’s an opportunity to scale, secure funding, and launch your vision on a global stage.

🔗 Applications close 15 May: https://bit.ly/AsiaGreenEnergy

#GreenEnergy #StartupChallenge #Innovation #Sustainability #BLOCK71

[Forwarded Message from a BLOCK71 Startup: ConnectingDNA]

🏆 You’re Born a Champion – Now Let’s Unlock Your DNA Secrets!

Hello Champions of NUS,

Did you know that out of millions of sperm, only one made it—you! That’s right, you were born a winner, and your DNA holds the key to unlocking your full wellness and fitness potential.

ConnectingDNA is conducting a short 2-minute survey to better understand how people view the idea of using DNA insights for personalized health and wellness.

👉 Take the survey here: https://forms.gle/yYm9GsovdMk6C8rG9

Complete the survey and receive:

🎁 A free pack of herbal soup

🎁 A $100 discount voucher for a comprehensive DNA kit

Just leave your email at the end of the survey to receive your gifts!

Thanks for supporting innovation within our BLOCK71 community! 🚀

🚀 Founder Circle: Funding Your Impact

Are you a student founder ready to secure the funding you need — and spend it wisely to fuel real change?

This exclusive Founder Circle session will equip you with practical strategies to craft winning grant applications, avoid common mistakes, and maximize every dollar to grow your impact venture.

📅 Date: Wednesday, 28 May 2025
🕡 Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
📍 Venue: BLOCK71 Social Impact Hub
71 Ayer Rajah Crescent, #01-20, Singapore 139951

🎙 Featured Speakers:
- Qi Herng Kong, Co-Founder, the moonbeam co.
- Jeshua Soh, Founder, Crossworks Myanmar

🍽 Dinner and refreshments provided.

👉 Sign up here: bit.ly/fundyrimpact

Growth isn’t just about capital — it’s about sharper leadership, better timing, and the right support.

If you're an early-stage startup with global ambitions, join our upcoming virtual info sessions to see how 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗦𝗔𝗚𝗘, BLOCK71’s Summer Cohort Special Growth Track, can help you build stronger foundations.

🗓 Mon, May 19 | 10:00AM – 11:30AM GMT+8
Includes panel: “The Missing Piece in Scaling: Startups Need More Than Just Money”

🔗 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/g8e_kqaS

🔥 The future of energy is waiting to be built. Are you ready?

Right now, the world needs bold, scalable energy solutions—and this is your chance to make an impact. Co-hosted by BLOCK71 and Tsinghua University’s x-lab, the Asia Green Energy Innovation Challenge 2025 is calling for trailblazing startups to redefine how energy is generated, stored, and used.

What’s in it for you?
💰 A share of $750,000 in total cash prizes
 🤝 Hands-on mentorship from industry titans & investors
 🌏 Global recognition and cross-border partnerships

📅 Join us in Singapore from 21st – 25th July 2025.

This is more than a competition—it’s an opportunity to scale, secure funding, and launch your vision on a global stage.

🔗 Applications close 15 May: https://bit.ly/AsiaGreenEnergy

#GreenEnergy #StartupChallenge #Innovation #Sustainability #BLOCK71

🚀 Founder Circle: Funding Your Impact

Are you a student founder ready to secure the funding you need — and spend it wisely to fuel real change?

This exclusive Founder Circle session will equip you with practical strategies to craft winning grant applications, avoid common mistakes, and maximize every dollar to grow your impact venture.

📅 Date: Wednesday, 28 May 2025
🕡 Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
📍 Venue: BLOCK71 Social Impact Hub
71 Ayer Rajah Crescent, #01-20, Singapore 139951

🎙 Featured Speakers:
- Qi Herng Kong, Co-Founder, the moonbeam co.
- Jeshua Soh, Founder, Crossworks Myanmar

🍽 Dinner and refreshments provided.

👉 Sign up here: bit.ly/fundyrimpact

Got a startup idea? Let’s make sure people actually want it before you start building.

Join us at BLOCK71 Singapore for Iterative’s most popular startup validation workshop, led by Hsu Ken Ooi (Managing Partner at Iterative, ex-YC founder).

Learn how to test startup ideas in under 4 weeks, with less than $100, without code. Whether you're pitching or observing, you’ll gain practical tools to build smarter, faster, and bolder.

📅 Wed 28 May | 6–9PM | BLOCK71 Singapore
🍕 Pizza & networking included

🎟 Spots are limited – RSVP now: https://lu.ma/n559dmhi

🚀 Happening Soon: DEMO DAY by Saudi Arabia’s Top Tech Startups!

Over the past few weeks, 20 pioneering startups from Saudi Arabia’s CODE Tech Founders Programme have been accelerating their growth in Singapore. Now, they’re ready to pitch!

📅 Friday, May 23
🕓 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM (GMT+8)
📍 Ascentium, Singapore

Come discover cutting-edge solutions and connect with a new wave of global innovators. If you're into startups, tech, or partnerships, this is the place to be.

🔗 Request to attend: https://lu.ma/uqeysdi4 (subject to approval)

#CODETechFounders #DemoDay #Startups #Innovation #SingaporeStartupScene

🚀 Founder Circle: Funding Your Impact (New Date)

Are you a student founder ready to secure the funding you need — and spend it wisely to fuel real change?

Join us for this exclusive Founder Circle session, where you'll learn practical strategies to craft winning grant applications, avoid common pitfalls, and make every dollar count for your impact venture.

📢 Please note: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the event has been postponed to the following new date:

📅 New Date: Wednesday, 4 June 2025
🕡 Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
📍 Venue: BLOCK71 Social Impact Hub
71 Ayer Rajah Crescent, #01-20, Singapore 139951

🎙 Featured Speakers:
Qi Herng Kong, Co-Founder, the moonbeam co.
Jeshua Soh, Founder, Crossworks Myanmar

🍽 Dinner and refreshments will be provided.

👉 Register now: bit.ly/fundyrimpact
Let’s get you funded — and ready to grow!

Join us for a special edition of the BLOCK71 Breakfast Club — our signature morning series where we bring together founders, funders, and the startup curious for real conversations over coffee and croissants.

This time, we’re serving up a candid breakfast chat with Jason Calacanis — legendary angel investor (Uber, Robinhood, Calm), entrepreneur, and host of This Week in Startups.

From what separates startup winners from the rest, to where venture capital is heading in 2025, Jason brings the kind of unfiltered insights and tough love that every founder needs to hear.

Whether you’re building your first MVP or already pitching VCs, come fuel your morning with practical wisdom, startup stories, and a chance to ask Jason your burning questions.

📆Date and Time: 2nd June, 10.15AM
▶️ Register: https://lu.ma/ja6lr898

🤖 SG ROS @ BLOCK71 Meetup: Humanoids Edition

Join us for an exciting evening of robotics and ROS!

Co-hosted by SG ROS and BLOCK71 Singapore, this meetup celebrates the sweet spot where open-source tech, deep tech innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit collide.

Featuring talks by NVIDIA & ex Carousell co-founder Lucas Ngoo, learn from mind-blowing robotics community, and vibe over food, drinks and deep tech convos!


📅 Thurs, 26 June | 🕕 6–9PM
📍 BLOCK71 Singapore
🔗 Sign up: https://lu.ma/297oglj1

Want to have dinner with someone who's really been through the startup grind?

Dong Wenhao dropped out of school twice. Started his first company at 19. Got backed. Sold that company. Went to NS. Then, he spent the next 9 years building. He’s co-founded multiple businesses, including two that hit seven figures in annual revenue. Now, he’s running Smilie, a startup helping B2B teams gift better. And he’s joining us for a small group dinner with the Student Entrepreneurship Community at NUS.

No slides. No pitching. Just a casual, honest conversation about what it’s really like to build, grow, and figure things out along the way.

📅 Thursday, 17 July
🕠 6:15PM – 8:00PM
📍 21 Heng Mui Keng Terrace Level 3 (I3 Building, The Hangar)
🍛 Dinner provided
🎟 Open to NUS student founders and SEC members. Limited slots – RSVP here: https://lu.ma/4brq0gjt

[BLOCK71 Dinner Club: Off the Record with David Hwan]

Ever wondered what it’s like to raise $10 million, then become the one backing early-stage founders?

Join us for an off-the-record dinner with David Hwan, co-founder of Kwara, a Kenya-based fintech backed by global investors including SoftBank. Today, he supports startups at Kadan Capital.

From building across borders to stepping into the investor seat, David has seen both sides of the startup journey. This is a rare chance to ask questions, hear honest stories, and learn from someone who’s been in the trenches and continues to thrive in the start-up ecosystem.

📅 Thursday, 21 August
🕠 5:45PM to 7:30PM
📍 The Hangar, Level 3, I3 Building, 21 Heng Mui Keng Terrace
🍛 Dinner provided
🎟 Open to all NUS students. Limited slots available

RSVP at https://lu.ma/ndnwxetf by 19 August to secure your seat.

🌟 Calling all aspiring innovators! 🌟

NUS iDP presents IDEATE 2025, where design thinking meets execution, and ideas are transformed into real solutions!

Develop your ideas into marketable products, with a journey from ideation to business pitching. Here’s what makes IDEATE 2025 special:

✅ Hands-on design, engineering and business pitch workshops
✅ Materials, resources, and access to fabrication facilities
✅ A chance to win NUS Overseas Colleges (NOC) Greenlane, prototyping funding, startup incubation AND VIP Grant worth S$10,000

🕓 When: 16th Aug- 15th Oct, 2025
📍 Where: NUS

For more information: ideate2025.com
Join our Tele Channel: https://t.me/ideate2025

❗️❗️❗️Register by 9th Aug: https://forms.office.com/r/jVt88zsPrV

We look forward to seeing you at IDEATE 2025! 🎉

Any questions? Reach out to Avaneesh :) @drunk_penguin22

IDEATE is jointly organised by the CDE Innovation and Design Programme and the CDE Research and Technology Office, in collaboration with NUS Enterprise as co-organiser.

[Welcome SEC Community and NUS Students!]
Curious about the startup world? Looking for your next internship?

Join us at SEC Startup Shuffle: Meet Startups. Find internships, a networking evening that brings together NUS students and startups from the BLOCK71 ecosystem. Meet founders, discover internship opportunities, and hear firsthand what it is like to work in an early-stage company. You will also have the chance to connect with fellow students and exchange tips on navigating internships.

Date: 29 August (Friday)
Time: 6-9pm
Location: 21 Heng Mui Keng Terrace, Level 3
Dinner provided
Sign up here: https://lu.ma/b37793kl

🌏 SDG Open Hack @ NUS 2025 — Campus Edition

🚀 From Ideas to Sustainable Impact:
Ready to tackle global challenges with no code, just impact?

Join us for a 24-hour challenge to transform bold ideas into impactful solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)!

🔥 Why join?
- Certificate of participation
- Network across faculties and disciplines
- Mentorship from industry leaders
- Greenlane to NUS VIP Impact Track (up to $10,000 grant)
- Greenlane Access to NUS Incubation Support
- Cash prizes for the Top 3 teams

🎁 A chance to win life-changing experiential rewards, including trips to Indonesia, Japan, Switzerland and Singapore (Youth Leadership Summit)

📍 NUS, i3 Building
🗓 19–20 September 2025
🕔 Day 1: 5pm–10pm | Day 2: 9am–8pm
💵 Fee: $30
🗓 Register by 15 Sep (Mon)
📲 Sign up now: https://bit.ly/sdgnus2025
Find out more: https://bit.ly/sdgnusinfo

Let’s create sustainable change—together. 🌱