Patsnap · Singapore
I started Patsnap because I couldn't find prior art for my own invention.
Jeffrey Tiong built Asia’s leading IP intelligence platform after a NOC year in Silicon Valley.
Founders, operators, and investors from across the NUSX ecosystem — what they built, where it took them, and what they'd tell you on day one.




NOC / Late Stage / Founded 2021
Three NUS students who met during NOC Silicon Valley and never stopped shipping — now a household name across the region.
NOC / Series E / Founded 2007
Jeffrey Tiong built Asia's leading IP intelligence platform after a NOC year in Silicon Valley.
Tech Transfer / Series C / Founded 2014
Zhou Lihan turned a NUS lab discovery into a clinical-grade diagnostics company.
NOC / Series F / Founded 2014
Henry Chan, Joel Leong, and a Silicon Valley NOC year that shaped the cashback playbook.
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Patsnap · Singapore
I started Patsnap because I couldn't find prior art for my own invention.
Jeffrey Tiong built Asia’s leading IP intelligence platform after a NOC year in Silicon Valley.
Mirxes · Singapore
From RNA research to the world’s first stomach cancer screening test.
Zhou Lihan turned a NUS lab discovery into a clinical-grade diagnostics company.
Carousell · SEA
A weekend hack that became Southeast Asia’s largest classifieds marketplace.
Three NUS students who met during NOC Silicon Valley and never stopped shipping.
Sunseap · Singapore
Building Asia’s largest distributed solar network from a Singapore HDB rooftop.
Frank Phuan on scaling clean energy infrastructure across 8 countries.
Igloohome · Singapore
Smart access for a keyless world.
A NOC-forged startup that put keypad locks on doors across 100+ countries.
Tictag · SEA
Crowdsourcing the data that trains Southeast Asia’s AI.
A BLOCK71 team turning a mobile side-hustle into a regional data-labelling network.
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