Southeast Asia’s first case competition focused on venture capital held its final at SMU Campus on 22 December 2018.

Organised by the Asia Private Equity Club @ SMU (APECS), an interest club for students to learn about the private equity and venture capital (VC) industries, the competition was supported by SMU Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE) and Protégé Ventures, Southeast Asia's first student venture fund established by Kairos ASEAN and IIE.

Co-organised with Harvard University Association of Alumni in Singapore (HUAAS) on 19 November 2018, SMU had the opportunity to host Mr Lim Siong Guan to speak and share about his latest book.

IIE signed an MOU with the Singapore-Sichuan Hi-Tech Innovation Park (SSCIP) at the 19th Singapore-Sichuan Trade and Investment Committee (SSTIC) meeting in Chengdu on 14 Sep 2018. 

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Singapore Management University, through its Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE), and QBO, an innovation hub dedicated to developing a globally competitive startup ecosystem in the Philippines, have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to expand the international activities of both parties through leveraging each other's strengths and networks in the area of innovation and entrepreneurship.

Can blockchain technology truly impact climate action and socially responsible practices for the greater good, or is just marketing spiel by industry insiders hoping to put a positive spin on the tech? We speak to SMU Blockchain Club member and SMU School of Information Systems undergraduate, Jorden Seet, to shed some light on this hot debate. 

Congratulations to our start-up, Cudy! They have recently announced an undisclosed “six-figure” seed funding round, and plans to use the new funding to launch new services, develop their back-end technology, and support go-to-market initiatives.