Start-Up Stories

Sakura Seet

Why are founders going anti-algorithm

Davidson Chua

Apply these new acquisition rules before they change again

Jean-Paul Valdes

Apply these new acquisition rules before they change again

Auston Quek

Why tech founders are moving their AI solutions into the physical world

Ryan Loh

Perhaps this is the end of building in public?

The current – Yinson GreenTech

Perhaps this is the end of building in public?

Flow Coffee

How This Team Is Reinventing Coffee Without Cafés

Addlly AI

From Content Expert to AI Trailblazer— This Founder Raised $1.2m In Just 2 Years

Yinson GreenTech

He failed 3 startups. So how did the 4th succeed?

Vertas

How a failed dessert startup led to industrial energy innovation in Southeast Asia

Cinewav

A power ranger with 5 global patents - how this founder solved every filmmaker’s pain

PathGen

How one scientist turned her own cancer diagnosis into a startup that’s changing lives

HealthBridge AI

How this doctor's heartbreak moved him to change healthcare

Omni HR

How this B71 startup is transforming HR—and raised $7.4M to do it

Stick’Em

How this duo won $1M by redesigning education with chopsticks

The Runway Ventures

This 2-time founder saw surprising success by focusing on failures

ConnectingDNA

This B71 startup just raised US$550k to help you unlock your DNA’s superpower

Aleph

This B71 Startup Raised US$750K As It Improves Clients' Product Yield By 40%

ShopBack

You Might Have Gotten Some Cashback With This BLOCK71 Startup

Chen & Kang

Their launch was crushed. Their designs were stolen. Then came the reinvention.

Tiago

He Watched Quietly for 8 Years. Then Raised US$2M in Two.

Kerwin Chia

“Startups aren’t just about a great idea. Execution and adaptability decide what survives.”

A conversation with Kerwin Chia, NOC Stockholm Jan 2023 alumnus, on learning to operate inside uncertainty.

Joy

“I went to Shanghai to learn entrepreneurship. I came back knowing how to operate.”

A year with Joy Li, NOC Shanghai Jul ’23, inside Orbit Startups and one of China’s most connected digital cities.

StratifiCare · Singapore

“Developing countries understood [StratifiDen] immediately. Developed countries just see it as the next best thing since sliced bread.”

A conversation with Anthony Chua, Co-founder of StratifiCare.

SoundEye · Singapore

“When someone in need is screaming under a table, our sound recognition technology can detect distress without needing a direct line of sight.”

A conversation with Dr Tan Yeow Kee, Founder, SoundEye.

BeeX · Singapore

“Our goal was not only to introduce autonomy to underwater depths but to transform underwater capabilities at scale.”

A conversation with Grace Chia, Co-Founder and CEO, BeeX

Beverly · NYC

“New York taught me to build before I felt ready."

A conversation with Beverly Wan, NOC New York alumna.

B1Neuro · Singapore

“We can map any individual's functional brain organisation using just 10 minutes of MRI scanning.”

A conversation with Dr Leon Ooi, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, and Dr Ruby Kong, Co-Founder, B1Neuro.

SpeQtral · Singapore

It is through 'blue sky' research that you get the real technological breakthroughs.

A conversation with Lum Chune Yang, Co-founder of SpeQtral.

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.

ShopBack · SEA

From an idea on a Stanford lawn to 35 million users across Asia-Pacific.

Henry Chan, Joel Leong, and a Silicon Valley NOC year that shaped the cashback playbook.

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.

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.