Events

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
  • Pitch
    Coming soonPitch

    PitchIt 2026

    Our flagship pitch competition. S$3,000 prize pool, panel of operators and investors.

  • PAK Challenge
    Coming soonPitch

    PAK Challenge

    SMU's intra-university startup competition for SMU students and alumni.

Past

3 events
  • SSUS × IIE — SEED: Founders Huddle
    4 Feb 2026Fireside

    SSUS × 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 PM

    The 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
  • ChatGPT Lab with OpenAI
    Oct 2025Lab

    ChatGPT Lab with OpenAI

    Raghav Gupta (OpenAI) · Grace Clapham
    Singapore Management University

    Singapore'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
  • SSUS SEED × BIG Founders Huddle — From Idea to Venture
    13 Oct 2025Fireside

    SSUS 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 L4

    The 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