Conversations with people
who've actually built.
We host founders, operators, and investors for candid, small-room sessions — plus student pitch competitions and hands-on labs every semester.
Upcoming
2 events- PitchComing soonPitch
PitchIt 2026
Our flagship pitch competition. S$3,000 prize pool, panel of operators and investors.
Coming soonPitchPAK Challenge
SMU's intra-university startup competition for SMU students and alumni.
Past
3 events
4 Feb 2026FiresideSSUS × IIE — SEED: Founders Huddle
Flo Yeow (Whyteboard) · Chew Yi Xuan (GIVMI) · Benjamin Chan (Mythos, Tsuk.AI)The Jay & Marilyn Ng Greenhouse, Level 4 · 7:30–9:30 PMThe second edition of the Student Entrepreneur Early Development (SEED) series. Where ideas become impact, and journeys become legacies. Learn how to transform ideas into scalable ventures and network with mentors, peers, and fellow innovators.
Archived
Oct 2025LabChatGPT Lab with OpenAI
Raghav Gupta (OpenAI) · Grace ClaphamSingapore Management UniversitySingapore's first ChatGPT Lab, hosted with OpenAI at SMU. Student builders demoed products built with Codex and ChatGPT — including THESA (AI research) and MrKrabs (macro analysis) — with a candid conversation on distribution, community, and what it takes to keep attention in the AI era.
Archived
13 Oct 2025FiresideSSUS SEED × BIG Founders Huddle — From Idea to Venture
Nicholas Chen (SolanaFM) · Joshua Chan (Ergotune) · Adrian Ang (HEPMIL/SGAG) · Anna Lam (Crunch Cutlery)Jay & Marilyn Ng Greenhouse, SMU Connexion L4The first edition of SEED, in partnership with IIE BIG Founders Huddle. Alumni founders behind an 8-figure exit, S$6.3M+ raised, a 39M+ reach media empire, and Singapore's first edible cutlery brand shared their journeys and hard-won lessons.
Archived