GraduateResearch InovationPrograme

A pre-spinout programme for NUS researchers translating lab work into real companies. GRIP consists of twelve months of funding, structured curriculum development, and mentorship support.

Outcomes

Track record at a glance

400+

Startups incubated

160

University spin-offs

$91M

Funding catalysed

What GRIP is

Research to venture,
in twelve months

GRIP, is run by the National Research Foundation with NUS and NTU. It takes researchers from across Singapore's universities and research institutes and builds them into founders. GRIP moves their research toward an incorporated, funded company.

  1. 01

    Funding

    The programme backs teams with early-stage funding to incorporate and start building. At Lift-Off Day, teams pitch into a network of more than 500 investors: VCs, corporates, and government partners.

  2. 02

    Curriculum

    The program operates across three phases. Discovery tests the idea and creates IP protections. Venture Creation builds the business model and the pitch. Incubation scales the company.

  3. 03

    Mentorship

    Mentors are deep-tech founders who have built and scaled their own companies. They open partnership pipelines with direct intros to customers and investors.

GRIP Photobreak

Research.

Build.

Commercialise.

Adjacent programmes

Every founder has a different starting point. NUSX has programmes covering multiple stages.