Sandbox Quynh

Funded by SMU. Grand Prize worth $100,000 in cash and $75,000 in in-kind prizes to be given to the top startup within the Beta 0-1 Category for pre-revenue startups.

Funded by SMU. Grand Prize worth $100,000 in cash and $75,000 in in-kind prizes to be given to the top startup within the Infinity 1- ∞ Infinity Category for Revenue-generating early-stage start-ups.

Funded by Wavemaker Partners, Southeast Asia’s leading early-stage venture capital firm investing in enterprise and deep-tech companies. The most promising enterprise start-up team will be awarded with an investment term sheet worth S$300,000 from Wavemaker Partners. All participating enterprise start-ups are eligible.

Funded by PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency. The PUB Water Technology Innovation Prize will be awarded to the most innovative solution addressing critical water issues in the areas of water sustainability, water quality and security, smart water management, and climate change mitigation strategies for water. The winning team will have the opportunity to testbed their innovation at one of PUB’s facilities and receive research funding for their project in Singapore. Selected finalists in the Urban Solutions & Sustainability (Water Management) category will be eligible for this Prize.

Supported by APRW. Six finalist teams including the two winning teams of the Beta Category and Infinity Category will be awarded a public relations service package which will cover one Press Kit, and one Public Relations and Brand Building Workshop. Each of the two winning teams of the Beta Category and Infinity Category will additionally receive two Press Releases, one Website Content Audit, and one Website Content Strategy Guide.

Supported by NSCC. Five finalist teams will be awarded a two-month Gold Package subscription of supercomputing resources worth a total of S$64,000, and 10 teams will be awarded a three-month Basic Package subscription of supercomputing resources worth a total of S$19,200. Only finalists with AI/Big Data based entries are eligible for the NSCC Prize.

Funded by Maybank. The most promising team from Singapore will be awarded a cash prize of $75,000.

Supported by Lee & Lee, one of Singapore’s leading law firms. Winners of the Beta Category, Infinity Category and SMU Chancellor Cup will be provided with up to 30 hours of legal advice ranging contract drafting, compliance, and intellectual property protection.

Supported by Protégé Ventures. One finalist team from Singapore will be awarded with an investment term sheet worth S$25,000 from Protégé Ventures, Southeast Asia’s first and only nationwide student-run venture fund training programme.

Funded by SMU. One finalist team with a faculty member will stand to receive a cash prize that is equity-free, non-dilutive and no-strings attached.

Funded by SMU. One finalist team with the best presentation pitch will stand to receive a cash prize that is equity-free, non-dilutive and no-strings attached.

Funded by SMU. One finalist team from the Beta Category with the highest number of public votes will stand to receive a cash prize that is equity-free, non-dilutive and no-strings attached.

Funded by SMU. One finalist team from the Infinity Category with the highest number of public votes will stand to receive a cash prize that is equity-free, non-dilutive and no-strings attached.