Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology (SWITCH)

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Coffee meets AI. Singapore startup ProfilePrint - AI-driven Ingredient Quality Platform uses AI to assess the quality of ingredients, allowing businesses to make smarter sourcing decisions and reducing food waste. Why it matters: 💻 AI-powered insights allows better quality control 🚢 ⁠Less reliance on shipping physical samples 🥑 ⁠Elevation of food safety standards CNBC spoke to one of the startup’s investors, Leave a Nest Group, at Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology (SWITCH), on how this could revolutionise food.

🎉That concludes the Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology (SWITCH) 2024! A big thank you to all 20,000+ of you who came to discuss, connect, and celebrate #innovation with us. 📆 Mark your calendars: #SWITCHSG will be back from 29 – 31 October 2025! Till then, let's make waves! 🌊

Powered by PitchBook, Enterprise Singapore launches the nine-month Singapore Venture Funding Landscape 2024 report. #Singapore maintains its lead as the top startup investment destination with the largest share of venture capital market in Southeast Asia. Ranking 5th among the world’s top 10 global startup ecosystems by deal value, Singapore continues to lead the region and accounted for 68% of deal value across ASEAN. Read the full report: https://lnkd.in/g6wKTD98

Congratulations to Matwerkz Technologies for clinching the top spot at #SLINGSHOT2024! 🔋 Their innovative new material prevents batteries from overheating and becomes a protective barrier in the event of battery fires. Founder and CEO Dr. Yew Wei LEONG shares the motivations behind his invention on CNA with Cindy Ngiam, Director, Ecosystem & Community, Enterprise Singapore. Watch their interview. Learn more about the Grand Winner and Top 50 finalists at this year's edition: https://lnkd.in/ghEsNjjH

🎉 It’s a wrap for #SLINGSHOT2024, the most exciting global deep tech startup pitching competition! 🥇Matwerkz Technologies has emerged as #SLINGSHOT 2024’s Grand Winner! The startup competed in the Environment, Energy and Green Technologies, designing Thermorphous materials to enhance the safety and efficiency of batteries. 🥈STEMDEN and 🥉SONIRE Therapeutics Inc. have also emerged as our 1st and 2nd Runner-Ups respectively. Congratulations to all SLINGSHOT winners! Find out more about them: https://lnkd.in/gimFM2Dn

From Tokyo to Switzerland, events like #SWITCHSG provide a platform to connect you with global partners. 🌐 Today, we learned about startup conferences around the world, such as Latitude59 in Estonia and SushiTech in Japan, and how they are driving connections across borders. 🚀 At the Global stage, Enterprise Singapore also launched two new Global Innovation Alliance (#GIA) nodes in Netherlands to help #tech startup gain access to new markets. 🌎 With over 30 market pavilions, don’t miss your chance to connect with in-market experts and learn about their latest innovations! Download the SWITCH 2024 app (available on iOS and Android) to start connecting! Get your pass: go.gov.sg/switch2024social

It’s our final day at #SWITCHSG! 🔆 Be sure to: 💡 Join an exciting panel discussion with B. Paul Santos (Wavemaker Partners), Dr. Wen H. Hsieh, Ph.D. (Matter Venture Partners), Christian Theriault (Material Impact), and Xinyi Tow (Twynam), where they discuss what it takes for the #deeptech revolution at 10:40 am on the Main Stage! 🪐 Travel to the moon and back with SWITCH Beyond, where we explore real-world applications, trends, and opportunities in #spacetech! 🚀 Watch the Top 10 SLINGSHOT startups as they pitch LIVE at the #SLINGSHOT2024 Grand Finals. Not too late to get your SWITCH pass: go.gov.sg/switch2024social

It’s down to the Top 10! After months of preparation and rounds of intense pitching, our #SLINGSHOT2024 Top 10 Finalists have emerged. Catch their pitches LIVE at the SLINGSHOT Grand Finals tomorrow (30 Oct) from 1:05pm on the Main Stage in this exhilarating global deep tech startup pitching competition! Get your free Trade Pass to @SWITCHSG at https://lnkd.in/g-vhJjHJ Get to know your finalists: Consumer Media, Goods and Services • Ariadne (Germany) - Real-time spatial intelligence for crowd analytics • Umami Bioworks (Singapore) - Tech for cultivated bioproducts and sustainable planetary biosolutions Environment, Energy and Green Technologies • Novac (Italy) - Shapeable, solid-state supercapacitors that integrate seamlessly into composite materials • Matwerkz Technologies (Singapore) - Unique thermal management solutions tailored across industries Health and Biomedical • SONIRE Therapeutics Inc. (Japan) - Ultrasound guided high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy system to treat intractable cancer. • STEMDEN (Korea) -  Tissue regeneration pharmaceuticals for dental treatment. Manufacturing, Trade and Connectivity • MENOU (Japan) - No-code artificial intelligence solutions for industrial inspections. • Holdson (United Kingdom) - Advanced electrochemical polishing technology. Transformative Digital Technologies • Einprot AI EinProt (Singapore) - Generation of novel proteins with enhanced properties. • Blumind (Canada) - A proprietary analogue semiconductor engine that slashes energy consumption for IoT solutions. Who will emerge as SLINGSHOT 2024’s next Grand Winner? Join us tomorrow to find out!

#ICYMI, here’s what happened on Day 1 of #SWITCHSG! What you can look forward to on Day 2: 🔎 Don't miss our keynote with Ashley Grosh, Head of Discovery, Breakthrough Energy , as she shares opportunities for climate tech pioneers in Southeast Asia at 9:30AM on the Main Stage! 🎯 Watch our Top 50 Global Startups make their live pitches as they vie for a spot in #SLINGSHOT2024 Grand GInals. 🦾 Connect with over 300 exhibitors and learn about their exciting innovations on the SWITCH Trade Floor! 🤝 Meet with over 25,000 attendees! Schedule your meetings on the SWITCH 2024 App. Get your SWITCH pass now and experience the startup buzz at SWITCH 2024: go.gov.sg/switch2024social