[On behalf of January Capital]

January Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in high growth technology companies across the Asia-Pacific region. They have recently launched TheFirst: Fellows, a new initiative aimed at connecting student founders in APAC with the global startup ecosystem.

About the programme
The First Fellows Programme is a 6-day capstone immersion in the United States. Selected fellows will have the opportunity to gain exposure to the Bay Area startup ecosystem through curated networking sessions, office visits, VC workshops, demo days and meetings with early-stage APAC founders who are building in San Francisco.

🔗 More details and applications:
https://first.january.capital/fellows?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=official_launch

🚀 Bellman Foundry is hiring interns!
We’re building real robotics systems that let robots use lifts and move autonomously across floors. If you want hands-on experience working with production-grade tech — join us.

🔥 Open Roles:
🧑‍💻 Software Developer Intern
– ESP32 / C++ / ROS 2 / Kotlin / Typescript
– Work on firmware, robotware & cloudware

🔧 Hardware Engineering Intern
– PCB design (24V + relays), field deployments
– ESP32 firmware, hardware debugging & iteration

💼 Tech Sales Intern
– Hotel outreach, proposals, LOIs
– Pitch decks, branding, marketing assets

📍 On-site in NUS
📨 Apply or ask questions: @Guoyanggg

Demo:
https://youtu.be/tptWubtwGa0


www.bellmanfoundry.com

🚀 ASEAN Future Catalyst Fellowship 2026: Women in Tech for Impact 🌏
10 Weeks | Fully Online | For Youth Across ASEAN

Explore entrepreneurship as a career path — and create real impact with technology! 💡

Join a 10-week online fellowship featuring interactive workshops, hands-on learning, and 3 rounds of personalized mentorship from 30+ mentors across ASEAN.

👩‍💻 Build a tech MVP (no-code or low-code)
🌱 Develop a business model tackling a UN SDGs
💬 Gain career & startup mentorship from over 30 mentors in ASEAN
🌍 Learn VC insights, leadership & LinkedIn branding

🕒 Just 3 hours every Saturday — learn, build, and grow with a community of changemakers.

🎯 End by pitching your idea in our regional online demo day!

🔗 Find our more: socialimpactcatalyst.org/sg/fellowship
Sign Up Here: https://forms.gle/cjzvpJB8acJVetRY6

🚀 Hult Prize NUS Campus Qualifier is back!
Got a world-changing idea? This is your chance to turn it into a real social enterprise and compete for USD $1,000,000 in funding. 🌍✨

This year, the Hult Prize NUS Campus Qualifier is proudly brought to you by NUS Social Impact Catalyst (SIC) and NUS Enterprise, in collaboration with Hult Prize. Cash prizes are up for grabs, and the top 3 teams will automatically qualify for the National Hult Prize.

Form a team (2–4 pax), submit your pitch deck by 18 Jan, 23:59, and stand a chance to make it to the Top 15, receive mentorship, and pitch your way to Nationals 🏆. For more information, please refer to this handbook

If you do not have a team yet, we can help you join a team through this team formation telegram group😊

Sign up here: click this link to join!

For queries: @Baicen or @BooperDooperSike

On behalf of NUS Entrepreneurship Society, we would like to introduce UNICON 2026!

Taking place on 16-17 January 2026, UNICON stands at the forefront of innovation and entrepreneurship, embracing the tagline “Innovating Beyond Borders.”
The mission of this event is to cultivate innovation, inspire creativity, and promote entrepreneurship within the vibrant community.

We anticipate 500 participants over two dynamic days, including students, startup founders, venture capitalists, and industry leaders.

Highlights:
✨Panel discussions & master classes
✨TigerLaunch Venture Capitalist competition
✨Startup Carnival

Speakers and Judges:
✨Technology Industry leaders from Antler, GoTo, KeyAI, NETS and more
✨10 VC founders & Investors
✨ Topics discussed: FinTech, Investor-Business Relations, Venture Capitalist Industry, Scaling your business and more

Early bird: $10 (until 31 December)
General: $15

Sign up link: https://unicon2026.eventbrite.sg/ Telegram channel: https://t.me/+TElFpv-Va3piZjI1

🚀 Korea–SG Pitch Challenge 🇰🇷🇸🇬
📅 13–14 January 2025
📍 Greenhouse, Level 4, SMU Connexion
Join an exciting 2-day in-person pitch challenge where you’ll collaborate with Korean students to build and pitch innovative business ideas!
✨ What to expect
* Team up with students from Korea & Singapore
* Co-create problem statements, solutions, and pitch real startup ideas
* Mentorship and coaching from experienced entrepreneurs and VCs
* Learn directly from successful startup founders
* A supportive environment designed to guide young startup founders on what makes a company truly investible
* Cultural exchange and networking with like-minded peers
🏛 Mentors, Coaches & Judges
* Gobi Ventures
* Altara Ventures
* Granite Asia
* OpenSpace
* Tri-Rec
🏆 Prize
* Winning team takes home SGD 500
📝 Register here
👉 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf2RFkgrrjzcg6Y9ie2nEnLUz7EFVFhi9p_tnQnhePO0RKKtA/viewform

🚀 Student Founder Pitch Night @ BLOCK71

An evening spotlighting student-led and youth-led startups building in Singapore.

Join us for a fast-paced pitch night featuring live startup pitches, candid feedback from experienced founders & investors, and relaxed, high-signal networking with fellow builders.

What to expect:
🎤 Live pitches from student & youth founders
💬 Practical, honest feedback from operators & investors
🤝 High-signal networking (no fluff)
🍽️ Food & drinks

📍 i3 Building, 21 Heng Mui Keng Terrace, NUS Enterprise
🗓️ 16 January 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM (SGT)

👥 Open to students, founders, builders, operators, investors — and anyone curious about early-stage startups.

🔗 https://luma.com/6kh14jwj

🪐 Founders Across Campus

We're bringing together young founders or entrepreneurs who are currently building a project across campuses to learn, connect, and collaborate.

If you're a founder/builder looking to meet others beyond your university, you'll wanna be here.

📅 21 Jan (Wed) | 6:30 – 9:00 PM
📍 StartupX Space
🍴 F&B by Student Founders

Sign up today! Limited to 80 seats.
🔗 https://luma.com/lnfgf8p1

Who's coming?
✦ NUS Entrepreneurship Society
✦ NTU Entrepreneurship Society
✦ SMU Start-up Society
✦ SUTD SEVEN
✦ Sip & Scale x The Collective x StartupX

🚀 Hult Prize NUS Campus Qualifier - Win up to $10K cash grant + Nationals spot! (5 days left)

Got a world-changing idea? This is your chance to turn it into a real social enterprise and compete for USD $1,000,000 in funding. 🌍✨

This year, the Hult Prize NUS Campus Qualifier is proudly brought to you by NUS SIC and NUS Enterprise, in collaboration with Hult Prize.

👥 Team formation:
Form a team (2–4 pax), present ventures that address at least one United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

📅 Submission deadline:
Register and submit your pitch deck by 25 Jan 2026, 23:59, and receive mentorship, and pitch your way to Nationals 🏆.

*Please refer to this handbook for more details

🤝 Need a team? Join a team through this team formation telegram group😊

Sign up by filling 3 forms: 1.Registration link

2.Pitch Deck submission on Nus Enterprise form

3. Register on hult prize portal

For queries: reach out to @Baicen or @laupunsu

🚨 IDEAS. PITCHES. STARTUPS. 🚨

Think you’ve got the next big thing — or even just the start of one?
🔥 N-Hacks is where ideas stop living in your head and start becoming real.

This isn’t just another event. It’s a high-energy mini ideathon where you’ll pitch your idea, get honest feedback, sharpen your thinking, and learn how founders actually think. Whether your idea is half-formed or almost launch-ready, this is the place to test it.

✨ PLUS — hear directly from NOC alumni and N-House founders as they share their startup journeys.

💡 Come curious.
🗣️ Pitch boldly.
🚀 Leave inspired (and maybe with your next startup idea).

🗓 24 January 2026 (Saturday)
⏰ 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 i3 SR3

Think you’ve got the next big thing?
Pitch it at N-Hacks and get the feedback you need. 💥

SUBMIT FORM BY FRIDAY 23/01 2359HR.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScINPUnN6mdSrB04nKJuvaINRz7NzmsYzhTwiNenP2ob3xcZw/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=110540167276481072400

Student founders 🤝 NOC alumni 🤝 real startup stories.

From non-invasive diabetes testing to AI built for teachers, hear directly from founders who started as students just like you and are now building real companies.

✨ Learn how ideas turn into startups
✨ Get honest insights, not textbook theory
✨ Meet NOC alumni & N-House residents who’ve been through the grind

If you’ve ever thought “what if I built something?” — this is your sign.
Come get inspired, ask questions, and start thinking about your NEXT BIG THING 🔥

📅 24 Jan (Sat)
⏰ 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 i3 SR3

👉 For founders who want to pitch their ideas:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScINPUnN6mdSrB04nKJuvaINRz7NzmsYzhTwiNenP2ob3xcZw/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=110540167276481072400

👉 Attend as an audience:
https://forms.gle/ibzgrr74Uh191ZjN6

SIGN UP BY FRIDAY 23/01 2359HR.

See you at N-HACKS 💥

🚀 NUS Enterprise Summer Programme in Entrepreneurship is BACK!

📅 6–17 July 2026
Get ready for an unforgettable two-week journey into innovation, leadership, and entrepreneurship!

Here’s what you’ll gain:
💡 Dive into Innovation & Entrepreneurship through hands-on learning
🎤 Build leadership skills as a Student Ambassador
🎓 Earn 4 Units (ETP3321)
🌍 Expand your global network with like-minded aspiring entrepreneurs

✨ Applications are now open!
🗓️ Apply by 31 March 2026: https://bit.ly/3LPjhFv

🔗 Find out more: https://bit.ly/NUS-SP

📧 Enquiries: necbox13@nus.edu.sg