Sustainability Open Innovation Challenge 2021 - Round 2

Enterprise Singapore is the government agency championing enterprise development. We work with committed companies to build capabilities, innovate, and internationalise.

We also support the growth of Singapore as a hub for global trading and startups and build trust in Singapore’s products and services through quality and standards.

Visit www.enterprisesg.gov.sg for more information.

Established in 2009, Eco-Business is an independent media and business intelligence company dedicated to sustainable development and ESG performance. It publishes high quality, trusted news and views in multimedia formats on business and policy developments around the world with a sustainability and ESG-focused lens. Eco-Business provides research and consulting on a wide range of issues which create strategic value for our partners and clients. It owns and creates thought-leadership platforms which inform policymaking, improve business practices and foster collaboration among different sectors. Eco-Business is headquartered in Singapore, with a presence in Manila, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, Zurich, New York, and correspondents in major cities across the world.

Visit http://www.eco-business.com/ for more information.

UpLink’s innovation challenges are supported by the global exposure of the World Economic Forum digital channels. Receiving 100 million+ views over the past year, this exposure has helped build a thriving community of nearly 30,000 entrepreneurs, investors and experts, and helped source 1,800+ solutions for important global issues. UpLink has now recognized more than 100 ‘Top Innovations’ and offers supporting programmes which aim to maximise the potential of these innovations through publicity, funding and mentoring opportunities.

Visit UpLink for more information.

The Open Innovation Network (OIN) is set up by Enterprise Singapore and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) to provide a single national gateway to open innovation challenges and activities happening in Singapore. At OIN, you will find a directory of challenges launched by companies or agencies inviting solutions, where innovators can seek out co-development and test-bedding opportunities. We encourage the discovery of new ideas and solutions, and link up partners in the open innovation ecosystem.

Visit www.openinnovationnetwork.gov.sg for more information.

Agorize is the leading global platform for Open Innovation and talent engagement challenges. Founded in Paris in 2011 with offices across Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Germany, and Canada, Agorize has supported over 300 international companies in furthering their innovation strategies by connecting them with our global community of 5 million innovators through Open Innovation challenges. Through our software as a service (SaaS), we can tailor-make innovation programs and business challenges dedicated to fostering innovation and sourcing talent.

Our ambition is to become the missing link between large corporations and talented innovators: students, developers, startups, and (internal) employees. Because the best ideas can come from anywhere.

Agorize has run 2000+ programs for the likes of Amazon Web Services, AXA, Electrolux, Enterprise Singapore, IMDA, The Hong Kong Jockey Club, Kering, Lego, L’Oreal, LinkedIn, LVMH Fashion Group, Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Microsoft, Parkway Pantai, Paris Saint-Germain, Pernod Ricard, Singapore Airlines, Schneider Electric and Société Générale.

Visit get.agorize.com for more information.

Budding Innovations (BI) is a Singapore headquartered Venture & Business Builder, and supports Corporations, SMEs, Startups and Entrepreneurs to develop and implement in-market solutions. We partner to define the key needs, and integrate fitting solutions that enable companies to realise all key opportunities. Founded in 2015, and bringing together decades of DeepTech Open Innovation experience, BI works with dozens of large global multi-national corporates in Future-Proofing their innovation strategies, and taking key ideas forward through development and scaling towards the B2B and/or B2C market. BI also works with numerous startups to spin out, to scale-up and to expand & internationalise.

BI advocates that “Health is Wealth”, and specialises in Preventative Health technologies. Spanning from functional nutrition & care, to physical and mental well-being. Across consumer goods, to devices and digital services. 

Our vision is that by operating at the intersection of large multinationals and startups, we build more productive and transformative innovations, and foster an ecosystem that leverages the best in Open Innovation approaches

Visit www.budinno.com/ for more information.

Nordic Innovation House is a community platform accelerating high-quality Nordic tech startups, scaleups and growth companies. Via our strong community and network, we connect Nordic companies into the right ecosystem stakeholders.

In Singapore, our Nordic partners include Business Sweden, Innovation Norway, the Embassy of Finland, Business Iceland, and the Embassy of Denmark.

We share the mission of building bridges between the Nordics and Southeast Asia and have a presence in Silicon Valley, New York, Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo, providing a global network and framework tailored to serve the local ecosystem needs.

Visit www.nordicinnovationhouse.com/singapore for more information.

At SGInnovate, we build and scale Deep Tech startups into high potential companies with global impact. We believe that hard global problems can be solved using Deep Tech, and Singapore, where we are based, is uniquely positioned to realise Deep Tech innovations that can tackle these challenges. Our Deep Tech Nexus Strategy is focused on adding tangible value to the Deep Tech startup ecosystem in two key areas – development of Human Capital and deployment of Investment Capital. With the support of our partners and co-investors, we back entrepreneurial scientists through equity-based investments, access to talent and business-building advice. Our efforts are prioritised around emerging technologies such as Advanced Manufacturing, AgriFoodTech, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, MedTech and Quantum Computing, which represent impactful and scalable answers to global challenges.

Visit www.sginnovate.com for more information.

IDE(A)S Lab is a purpose-driven enterprise, to create a platform for innovators, and entrepreneurs in Singapore to combat Climate Change through Innovation Driven Enterprise, IDE. This IDE incubator has been established solely to help all innovators make the world a better place.In addition to providing workspace and equipment, a group of mentors will be on hand to help bring new innovations to market, faster, and more effectively. All revenues generated by the Lab are put back into improving the Lab for the IDEs. We will not require IDEs to give up any equity. IDEs own their ideas. IDE(A)S Lab’s mission is to support IDEs to create innovations which will help us achieve the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals and for “a better and more sustainable future for all by 2030

Visit www.ideaslab.com.sg for more information.

Big Idea Ventures combine capital and partnerships with global corporates, thought leaders and family offices to support the most compelling entrepreneurs, scientists and engineers around the world. With our first fund, New Protein Fund, we raised USD$50M to invest in the best companies in plant-based, cell-based and fermentation-enabled foods, ingredients and technologies. We are anchored by major institutional investors including Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN) a Fortune 100 company as well as Temasek.

Visit bigideaventures.com for more information.

Enrupt is a network of corporates, startups and energy professionals fostering innovation in the energy sector. Our vision is to create a safe space where together, as a community we experiment, discover and build energy companies of the future driven by clean, decentralised and digital solutions. Our innovation programmes, events, features of startups and partnerships cater to the energy community worldwide.

Visit www.wedisruptenergy.com for more information.

STRIVE is a Seed stage VC fund investing into SaaS companies across SEA, India and Japan. Some previous investments include Saleswhale, Hasura, Ayopop, Kudo and Bukalapak.

Visit https://strive.vc/ for more information.

IES-Incubator and Accelerator (IES-INCA) is a strategic initiative by The Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES) to support engineers in Technopreneurship. IES-INCA is a platform “by engineers for engineers” and promotes as well as supports entrepreneurial engineers in the scale up stage of their venture through our incubation program or mentoring first time entrepreneurs through the SgFounder program. We support engineers with deeptech innovations to be successful in commercialising their products and services.

Visit https://ies-inca.com/ for more information.

Quest Ventures is a top venture capital fund in Asia. Its portfolio of 90+ venture-backed companies operate in more than 150 cities across Asia, creating employment and advancement opportunities for more than 4,400 employees, while its Enterprise and ESG efforts directly impact thousands more. Its portfolio companies include unicorns and well-known companies such as Carro, Carousell, ShopBack, 99.co, and others.

Visit http://www.questventures.com/ for more information.

KITA is the largest business organization in South Korea with over 70,000 member companies. Representing the interests of Korea's global traders, KITA serves a diverse range of roles including supporting member firms, drawing trade cooperation from the private sector, formulating new trade strategies, nurturing trade professionals, and building trade infrastructure.

Visit www.kita.org for more information.

Quest Ventures is a top venture capital fund in Asia. Its portfolio of 90+ venture-backed companies operate in more than 150 cities across Asia, creating employment and advancement opportunities for more than 4,400 employees, while its Enterprise and ESG efforts directly impact thousands more. Its portfolio companies include unicorns and well-known companies such as Carro, Carousell, ShopBack, 99.co, and others.

Visit www.questventures.com for more information.

Sistema Asia Capital is the corporate venture arm for Sistema PJFC. Sistema is one of the largest private investors in Russia and we’re publicly traded on both Moscow Exchange and London Stock Exchange. We own substantial stakes in some of the most prominent companies in Russia across various sectors including a strong focus on technology. For example, Ozon is one of the largest e-commerce players in Russia and was recently listed on NASDAQ. MTS is the leading public telecommunications operator in Russia and is listed on the NYSE.

Sistema Asia Capital’s focus is on growth-stage high-tech companies capable of transforming conservative industries with tech solutions or creating new market niche. In Asia we invest in companies that are in Food Tech, AI, Robotic Process Automation, B2B Enterprise Tech with VR/AR, Computer Vision, Cybersecurity, Smart Cities, IoT, just to name a few. Some of our venture investments include Infra.Market (a B2B commerce platform for construction materials) which has recently been valued at $2.5 billion and other prominent tech leaders in the India market such as Lendingkart (SME lending fintech platform), Rebel Foods (Food delivery platform), Licious (Online meat and seafood marketplace) and Uniphore (Conversational AI automation platform)

Visit http://sistemaasiacapital.com/ for more information.

NTUitive Pte Ltd (“NTUitive” in short) is the innovation and enterprise company – and a wholly-owned subsidiary – of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore). We manage the University’s intellectual property, promote innovation, support entrepreneurship, and facilitate the commercialisation of research.

Visit www.ntuitive.sg/ for more information.

TRIREC is an investment firm based in Singapore with decarbonization as its mandate. It allocates capital to exceptional entrepreneurs globally to provide them with early-stage growth equity and partners with start-ups in contributing to a healthier planet and stronger communities while delivering suitable risk-adjusted returns to its investment partners. TRIREC investment expertise is around the five sectors that produce the majority of greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change. These are electricity and power, mobility and transportation, food and agriculture, buildings, and industries. At the heart of TRIREC’s story is a culture steeped in a desire to protect the environment for the many generations that will follow, entrepreneurial drive, a strong sense of community, and camaraderie. The value of what TRIREC strives to achieve every day is immeasurable in the short term, while viewed in the long lens of history, it is massively significant.

Visit https://trirec.co for more information.

StartupX is an innovation, venture and startup enabler. We partner with leading corporations to collaborate with startups, run global programmes to help companies grow, build vibrant communities to support the next generation of founders and help local governments build and develop thriving ecosystems. Our initiatives are supported by a select group of over 250 mentors, investors, founders and corporate leaders across Southeast Asia and beyond. Based in Singapore, we work with companies from all over the world with the goal to drive impactful innovation on a global scale.

Visit www.thestartupx.com for more information.

Global Green Connect is an integrated sustainability network that re-engineers the ecosystem of business. We provide sustainability consulting, market entry advisory, sustainability business accelerator program and ESG training. Its subsidiary GGEF (Global Green Economic Forum) is a purpose driven social enterprise headquartered in Singapore since 2013, it empowers future leaders with innovation, sustainability and leadership through its conference, awards, SDG Open Hack and training programmes.

Visit https://www.globalgreenconnect.com for more information.

The Asia Sustainability Forum (ASF) aims to create awareness and promote processes in supporting initiatives towards the shared vision of sustainability. The objective of ASF is to provide a platform for stakeholders to build strong connection and share thought leadership on driving efforts towards sustainability. As a group, we seek to guide and align activities towards low-carbon and climate-resilient development – working towards creating a livable and sustainable world for the future generations.

Visit https://www.asia-sustainability.org for more information.

As the apex business chamber, the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) champions the interests of the business community in Singapore in trade, investment and industrial relations. Nationally, SBF acts as the bridge between businesses and government in Singapore to create a conducive business environment. Internationally, SBF represents the business community in bilateral, regional and multilateral fora for the purpose of trade expansion and business networking.

Visit www.sbf.org.sg for more information.

DeClout Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of the DeClout Group, a global builder of next-generation Information and Communications Technologies companies, which invests in, incubates and scales companies to become global or regional market leaders. The DeClout Group has established an exceptional track record in building successful businesses with a strong competitive advantage. Headquartered in Singapore, the Group has a vast and growing network across Asia Pacific and Africa. DeClout Ventures seeks to incubate and invest in entrepreneurs and start-ups with complementary synergies to our Group in the digital and data sphere, including data analytics, smart logistics, fintech and cybersecurity.

Visit https://www.declout.com/our-business/declout-ventures/ for more information.