1. Carbon Capture Technologies
2. Circular Economy
3. Green Economy Technologies
4. Energy & Grid
5. Air, Water and Waste Management
6. AgriTech
7. FoodTech
8. Food Safety
9. Built Environment
10. PropTech and Sharing Economy 

1. Industry 4.0
2. Supply Chain & Logistics Tech
3. Transportation & Mobility

1. Digitech
2. HealthTech
3. MedTech
4. Precision Medicine
5. Life Sciences & BioTech

1. Smart Citizen
2. Smart Governance
3. Cybersecurity
4. Blockchain Technology
5. EdTech
6. LegalTech
7. FinTech
8. InsurTech
9. HRTech
10. eCommerce

1. Metaverse
2. Web 3.0 Impact on Social Media and D2C
3. Immersive Technology
4. Future of Gaming and Game-Fi

The LKYGBPC Beta Prize (Category 0 to 1) will be awarded to the top pre-revenue start-up. 

Selected by a panel of Grand Final Judges, the winning team will receive S$100,000 cash prize and S$75,000 in-kind prizes that are equity-free, non-dilutive and without any strings attached. 

The LKYGBPC Infinity Prize (Category 1 to ∞) will be awarded to the top revenue-generating early-stage start-up. 

Selected by a panel of Grand Final Judges, the winner will receive S$100,000 cash prize and S$75,000 in-kind prizes that are equity-free, non-dilutive and without any strings attached. 

Wavemaker Partners is Southeast Asia’s leading early-stage venture capital firm investing in enterprise and deep-tech companies.  

The Wavemaker Partners Sustainability Investment Prize will be awarded to the most promising enterprise start-up who will receive an investment term sheet worth a minimum of S$100,000 and up to S$300,000 from Wavemaker Partners.  All participating enterprise start-ups are eligible. 

The National Supercomputing Centre (NSCC) Singapore was established in 2015 and manages Singapore’s first national petascale facility with available high performance computing (HPC) resources to support science and engineering computing needs for academic, research and industry communities.

The NSCC Supercomputing Resource Prize is worth S$83,200 of professional services. Finalists in relevant focus areas (e.g. AI) will be eligible for the NSCC prize.

• Top 5 Teams: Two-month Gold Package subscription of supercomputing resources worth a total of S$64,000
• Top 6-15 Teams: Three-month Basic Package subscription of supercomputing resources worth a total of S$19,200

Lee & Lee is one of Singapore’s leading law firms providing a comprehensive range of legal services to serve the differing needs of corporates, financial institutions and individuals.

The Lee & Lee Legal Resource Prize worth S$61,200 in professional services is awarded to winners of the Beta Category, Infinity Category and SMU Chancellor Cup. Lee & Lee will provide all 3 winners with up to 30 hours of legal advice ranging from contract drafting, compliance, and intellectual property protection. 

Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Singapore, APRW is an integrated agency delivering transformational communications solutions and marketing campaigns for clients across Asia Pacific. 

The APRW Public Relations Resource Prize is worth S$100,000 of professional services relating to Public Relations. Six finalist teams including the two winning teams of the Beta Category and Infinity Category will be awarded a public relations service package. 

The public relations service package covers: 
1. Development of 1 Press Kit 
2. Public Relations and Brand Building Workshop  

Winning team for Beta and Infinity Category can also receive an additional: 
1. 2 Press Releases 
2. 1 Website Content Audit 
3. 1 Website Content Strategy Guide   

Protégé Ventures is Southeast Asia’s first and Singapore’s only student-run venture fund. Launched in 2017 in partnership with Kairos ASEAN, a Singapore-based social enterprise dedicated to finding and empowering young entrepreneurs, Protégé Ventures aim to nurture the next generation of Venture Capitalists within the region through investing in great student ventures and grooming students into outstanding student VCs.

The Protégé Futurist Investment Prize worth S$25,000 in investment term sheet will be awarded to one finalist team from Singapore. Only finalists based in Singapore are eligible for the Protégé Futurist Investment Prize. 

One finalist team comprising a faculty member with an exciting and revolutionary urban solution will stand to receive the Best Professor-Student Team Prize worth S$20,000 in cash that is equity-free, non-dilutive and without any strings attached.  Selection will be made by a panel of judges.

One finalist team will be eligible for the Best Presentation Award worth S$20,000 in cash that is equity-free, non-dilutive and without any strings attached. Selection will be made by a panel of judges.

One finalist team from the Beta Category with the highest number of public votes will stand to receive the People's Choice Award worth S$10,000 in cash that is equity-free, non-dilutive and without any strings attached.

One finalist team from the Infinity Category with the highest number of public votes will stand to receive the People's Choice Award worth S$10,000 in cash that is equity-free, non-dilutive and without any strings attached.

Maybank is among Asia’s leading banking groups and is Southeast Asia’s fourth largest bank by assets. Maybank Group has an international network of over 2,600 branches in 18 countries including all 10 ASEAN countries, with more than 42,000 employees serving customers worldwide.

The Maybank Young Entrepreneurship Shield worth S$75,000 in cash will be awarded to the most promising start-ups from Singapore. Only finalists based in Singapore are eligible for the Maybank Young Entrepreneurship Shield Prize.

Maybank is among Asia’s leading banking groups and is Southeast Asia’s fourth largest bank by assets. Maybank Group has an international network of over 2,600 branches in 18 countries including all 10 ASEAN countries, with more than 42,000 employees serving customers worldwide.

The SMU Chancellor Cup worth S$75,000 in cash (excluding in-kind benefits) will be awarded to the most promising start-ups from Singapore. Only finalists based in Singapore are eligible for the SMU Chancellor Cup Prize, sponsored by Maybank.

PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency, is responsible for ensuring a secure, diversified and sustainable water supply for Singapore. PUB believes that the future of Singapore’s water security lies in the use of science, innovation and technology to overcome our water challenges.

The PUB Water Technology Innovation Award will be presented to the most innovative solution that can address critical water issues in the areas of water sustainability, water quality & security, smart water management and climate change mitigation strategies for water, including decarbonisation and resource recovery.

Selected finalists in the water category will be eligible for this award. The winner will have the opportunity to testbed their innovation at one of PUB’s facilities and receive research funding support for their project in Singapore.

Kajima Built Environment Innovation Award

Sembcorp is a leading energy and urban solutions provider, driven by its purpose to do good and play its part in building a sustainable future.

The Sembcorp Greennovation Award worth S$100,000 will be presented to the most innovative solution that can drive decarbonisation within the Urban Solutions & Sustainability focus area.

Selected finalists in the Urban Solutions & Sustainability category will be eligible for this award.

The Yangtze Delta Region Institute of Tsinghua University, Zhejiang (YIT), is an innovative platform that leverages global technology and worldwide innovators to drive technology innovation, provide technology services, foster expert cultivation, and promote high-tech industrialization. YIT aims to establish a platform for visionary projects around the world and facilitate their connection with capital, market, and industry. YIT has 10 global incubators located in United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Japan, Singapore. The YIT Haina Innovation Program could provide support to start-up projects in terms of technological collaboration, technical training, global expansion, procurement services, talent acquisition, supply chain expansion, financing and investment, and venue support, etc. YIT has helped over 2000 start-up projects to connect with the top global universities, scientific research institutions, professional associations, financial institutions, etc.

Zhang Fan, Chairman of Ertz Capital, is a renowned angel investor and venture capitalist with extensive experience in the technology sector.  He has invested in many start-ups in fields such as Tech, Internet, FinTech, and Life Science over his more than two decades of venture capital career.  Zhang Fan is also a successful entrepreneur, having founded and managed several companies in the tech space.  He co-founded Sequoia Capital China and served as one of the firm’s managing partners. Forbes Magazine selected him as one of the top winners of the “Midas List” – Top Venture Capitalists in China” for four times.  He has a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities that arise in the fast-paced world of technology and is highly regarded for his strategic insights and business acumen.  

With the belief that Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform the world and the desire to help accelerate its development and adoption, Zhang Fan is enthusiastic about supporting young entrepreneurs and start-ups working in the field of AI. As part of his commitment to this goal, he has established the Zhang Fan Global AI Initiative Award, a prestigious award to recognize the most promising start-ups leveraging on AI in their solutions to address and solve the world’s most critical challenges.

Maybank is among Asia’s leading banking groups and is Southeast Asia’s fourth largest bank by assets. Maybank Group has an international network of over 2,600 branches in 18 countries including all 10 ASEAN countries, with more than 42,000 employees serving customers worldwide.

Maybank is rewarding S$25,000 cash prize to the top 14 start-ups in ASEAN! The Bank has a robust network in ASEAN - the fourth largest bank in ASEAN by assets and the only bank with a presence in all 10 ASEAN countries. This enables the Bank to be well positioned to serve seamless banking services to support entrepreneurs in the ASEAN region to build and grow their business with us as their Bank partner. 

The INTA Foundation is a charitable organization working to expand educational and professional development opportunities in intellectual property (IP) for diverse, under-represented populations around the world. Our mission is to provide access to education and outreach activities in the areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and to support individuals and organizations around the world whose work impact these important issues.