Urban SustaInnovator Programme Management Committee (PMC)
We are powered by a consortium of Singapore’s leading institutions, combining strengths across science, technology, capital markets, and industry.
The world's most active early-stage investor, backing exceptional founders from inception.
Global investor focused on backing decarbonisation and early-stage technologies across energy, mobility, buildings, industries and food.
Southeast Asia's leading VC firm investing in building solutions for enterprise, deep tech and sustainability.
Global technology, defence and engineering group with a diverse portfolio of businesses across the aerospace, smart city, defence and public security segments.
The technology services and open innovation platform of Kajima, one of Japan's oldest and largest construction and real estate companies.
Building and Construction Authority (BCA)
Championing a safe, sustainable, liveable built environment and fostering a dynamic industry, as sector lead for Singapore's Built Environment sector.
Driving Singapore's energy transition by catalysing innovations and establishing thought leadership.
Singapore's leading research agency powering deep-tech R&D and commercialisation.
"SMU’s launch of the Urban SustaInnovator is a strong signal of Singapore’s commitment to backing founders tackling critical urban and sustainability challenges. At Antler, we believe breakthrough innovation happens when capital, mentorship, and deep industry access come together - and USI creates exactly that platform. We’re excited to support the next generation of founders scaling meaningful solutions from Singapore to the world."
Rufus Sorsa, Associate Partner, Antler
“Programmes like USI play a vital role in connecting promising global start-ups with Singapore and regional markets, and bringing breakthrough urban sustainability solutions closer to deployment. As Scientific Knowledge Partner, A*STAR is pleased to support this by bringing scientific and technical rigour to deep-tech innovation. By assessing technology readiness and feasibility, we help innovators identify potential blind spots early as they move closer to real-world application.”
Prof Yeoh Lean Weng, Chief Sustainability Officer, A*STAR
“BCA is pleased to be a Government Partner for SMU’s inaugural run of the USI Accelerator. We are excited that promising start-ups and their solutions with the potential to transform the Built Environment have since been successfully onboarded. Singapore welcomes new, innovative solutions that address our industry’s priorities in safety, productivity, sustainability, and resilience. To this end, BCA stands ready to champion and facilitate support for start-ups through further partnerships, commercialisation, and deployment of their solutions.”
Jonathan Cheng, Chief Technology Officer, Building and Construction Authority of Singapore
"Driven by a shared commitment in addressing critical challenges that cities face today, ST Engineering is participating in the Urban SustaInnovator programme to drive urban and sustainability innovation. We bring scale, deep domain expertise and access to real-world environments to help our startup partners validate, refine and grow their solutions. The opportunity to co-create alongside these bold innovators will inspire, unlock new possibilities and strengthen the ecosystem. Together, we can create meaningful impact for cities and communities."
Gareth Tang, President, Urban Solutions, ST Engineering
“As an operating partner of the Urban SustaInnovator, The GEAR by Kajima is proud to contribute our deep industry expertise to guide and accelerate the growth of promising startups. Our unique position of having a living lab and testbed facility, and engagement from Kajima’s Technical Research Institute, enables us to offer startups real-world environments to validate their solutions, collaborate with research teams, and establish a strong foothold in Singapore."
Luke Wu, Managing Director, The GEAR by Kajima
"At TRIREC, our mission is to back technologies and entrepreneurs that are striving to improve our world. The Urban SustaInnovator is an important platform to help accelerate ideas that can help cut emissions and transition towards a low-carbon future. We are excited to work with founders who are tackling urban sustainability challenges head-on, and to support them in scaling innovations that can deliver measurable impact."
Melvyn Yeo, Managing Partner, TRIREC
“Wavemaker Partners is proud to support Urban SustaInnovator, reflecting our long-standing commitment since our founding in 2012 to deep tech, alongside enterprise and sustainability, recognising its massive potential despite being undervalued in Southeast Asia. We aim to provide USI founders with the tailored support that deep tech ventures often struggle to find, while contributing to Singapore’s position as a global hub for innovation and technological advancement that solve urgent real-world challenges.”
Paul Santos, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Wavemaker Partner
Partners
USI also partners with mission-aligned organisations to broaden outreach and impact.
Provides insights, data, and market intelligence on clean technologies, supporting innovation, investment, and sustainability-focused growth worldwide.
Is Singapore’s flagship sustainability event, bringing global leaders together to drive climate innovation, green finance, and sustainable development solutions
World’s largest and longest-running university climate entrepreneurship competition, supporting student-led startups developing innovative solutions for climate change and clean energy challenges.
The Liveability Challenge
A global sustainability innovation challenge sourcing and funding solutions to urban climate issues, helping startups scale impactful technologies for tropical cities.
Accelerates clean energy innovation,
funds climate technologies, and supports scalable solutions to achieve global
net-zero emissions.
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