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REIMAGINE SMART, SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT CITIES

INVITATION TO PARTNER

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THE LEE KUAN YEW GLOBAL BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION (LKYGBPC)

DERIVES ITS NAME FROM SINGAPORE'S FOUNDING PRIME MINISTER,
WHO DEVELOPED THE COUNTRY'S DEFINING BUSINESS PLAN BRINGING
THE ASIAN CITY ONTO THE GLOBAL STAGE.

IT IS THIS SPIRIT OF INTELLIGENCE, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, INNOVATION

AND AMBITION THE COMPETITION ENSHRINES AS IT INVITES THE
BRIGHTEST MINDS FROM THE WORLD’S MOST ENTREPRENEURIAL
UNIVERSITIES TO COME TOGETHER TO TACKLE THE CHALLENGES OF THE
21ST CENTURY.
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GLOBAL PLATFORM

THE COMPETITION IS A PLATFORM FOR

SINGAPORE TO ENGAGE WITH THE GLOBAL
INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP COMMUNITY,
AND SHOWCASE OUR INNOVATION CAPABILITY
AND AMBITION TO THE REST OF THE WORLD.
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ONE OF THE BIGGEST UNIVERSITY STARTUP CHALLENGES IN THE WORLD

HEALTH

SINGAPORE 12%

CHINA 6%
LIVING
EUROPE 7%

MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 15%

NORTH AMERICA 6%
SERVICES
SOUTH ASIA 28%

SOUTH EAST ASIA (SANS SINGAPORE) 20%

REST OF THE WORLD 5%

MOBILITY
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STRONG PARTICIPATION FROM WORLD CLASS UNIVERSITIES GLOBALLY

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THE GO-TO I&E EVENT IN SINGAPORE DURING THE GRAND FINALS


RAVING REVIEWS AND FEEDBACKS FROM THE PARTICIPANTS
“Thank you again for
organizing an incredible, well
organized and superbly
structured business plan
competition and
mentorship. Of the dozens
that I have participated in over
the years, This was clearly one
of the top three! ”
- Craig Smith, CEO, Dhahran Valley
Technology Development Company
(Judge)
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“I would like to thank you for a
wonderful experience at
LKYGBPC 2017! :) It was very
beneficial for our team both in
terms of things that we’ve
learnt as well as people with
whom we met.“
– Andrew, Klarity Inc, Harvard Law
School (Finalist)
Thank you so much for your “The quality of the
extremely hard-work submissions are way better
organising for the LKYGBPC. It than any student competition
was clearly a monstrous task that I have come across”
organising so many moving
parts and it all came together
incredibly well. I can assure
you I'll be spreading the word
about the amazing experience
I had at SMU.”
– Richard Cartwright, FlowX, – Paul Santos, Managing Partner
Cambridge University (Finalist) of Wavemaker Partners ( Sponsor)
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THE 10TH LEE KUAN YEW GLOBAL BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION

INVITES YOUNG INNOVATORS TO REIMAGINE SMART, SUSTAINABLE
AND RESILIENT CITIES OF TOMORROW
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DISTINGUISHED STEERING COMMITTEE FOR THE 10TH LKYGBPC

Shirley Wong Chang Yew Kong Lim Sau Hoong Soo Kok Leng
Managing Partner, TNF Ventures Pte Ltd President, Software Systems Grp, Former CEO & Executive Creative Director, Chairman/ Director, Capitaland
Immediate Past Chairman, SGTech ST Electronics (Retired) 10AM Communications Commercial Trust Management Ltd

Lim Eng Hwee Hau Koh Foo Prof. Reddi Kotha Prof. Patrick Thng
CEO, URA Director, IIE Academic Director, IIE Academic Director, IIE
Lee Kong Chian School of Business School of Information Systems
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SEEKING SUSTAINABLE URBAN INNOVATIONS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS

Built
Public Infra- Food, Transport- Govt Tech
Energy Environ-
Health structure Waste, Air ation &
Applications & ment
& & & & Civil
Grid &
Safety Industry Water Mobility Solutions
Real Estate

Physical & Cyber Security

Cloud Technology
Blockchain

Virtual & Augmented Reality

Enabling
Technologies Data Analytics/ Artificial Intelligence

IoT

5G

*This serves as only a guideline for prospective participants. We welcome entries from other verticals not limited to
the above-mentioned
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SUCH AS BIOBOT, WHICH PRODUCES AND ANALYZES PUBLIC

HEALTH DATA FROM SEWAGES

• LKYGBPC’ 17 Finalist
• Winner of South by Southwest Pitch
Competition’18
• Y-Combinator Alumnus
• Govtech’18 Top 100
• Raised $3.3M since LKYGBPC
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YUNPHANT, WHICH BUILDS CROSS-INSTITUTIONAL

BLOCKCHAIN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR BANKING SYSTEMS

• LKYGBPC’ 17 Services Category Winner

• • LKYGBPC’ 17
2018 Pre-Unicorns Services Category
in Zhejiang, China Winner
• 2018 Pre-Unicorns
Raised• 8-figure in Zhejiang,
Series A funding China led by ShenZhen Capital Group in 2018
(undisclosed)
• Ranked Raised
• #1 8-figure
in 2019 Series
Top 100 A funding
China (undisclosed)
Blockchain Startup Listled by ShenZhen Capital Group
in 2018
• Ranked #1 in 2019 Top 100 China Blockchain Startup List
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OR HAWA DAWA, WHICH COMBINES ITS PROPRIETARY IOT SMART SENSOR

DATA WITH OTHER SOURCES OF DATA SUCH AS SATELLITE DATA TO GIVE
HIGHLY ACCURATE INFORMATION ON AIR QUALITY

• LKYGBPC’ 17 Finalist
• Top 10 innovators in Germany
• Launched solution in 8 cities in Germany
• Raised €600K of funding
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OR TERATONIX, WHICH HARVESTS BROADBAND RADIO FREQUENCY

ENERGY TO REPLACE BATTERIES

• LKYGBPC’ 17 Qualifier
• Raised S$1.5million
• Established collaborations with global IoT
leaders from three continents
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EVISORT, WHICH IS ABLE TO EXTRACT KEY INFORMATION

FROM A LENGTHY CONTRACT WITHIN SECONDS

• LKYGBPC’ 17 Runner Up
• Founder recognized as Forbes 30
under 30
• Raised $5.5M since LKYGBPC
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OR ANY INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS OR

SERVICES THAT SOLVE
URBAN PROBLEMS AT SCALE
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COMPETITION FORMAT
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KEY DATES
DATE MILESTONES

JULY 2019 OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF COMPETITION

AUG 2019 – NOV 2019 GLOBAL ROADSHOWS/REGIONAL FINALS

LATE DEC 2019/EARLY JAN 2020 ANNOUNCEMENT OF FINALISTS

MAR 16th – MAR 19th 2020 GLOBAL YOUNG INNOVATORS SUMMIT FOR FINALISTS*

MARCH 20th 2020 FINALS (AWARDS PRESENTATION AND AFTER PARTY)

* All-expenses paid week-long immersion programme for finalists to be held in Singapore

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COMPETITION CATEGORIES

LKYGBPC

0-1 1-∞
Invent Globally, Commercialize in Accelerate through Singapore
Singapore

Revenue generating
Business Plans Only Pre-revenue startup
startups

Expand eligibility from Full Time Tertiary • Sharpen the branding and unique value proposition of LKYGBPC
Students only to include Post Docs and • Improve quality of the entries
recent Dropouts and Alumnus (< 5 years), • Promote competition to wider group of participants
35 years old and below. • Create a more levelled playing field
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PRE-SEASON WORLD TOURS*

LKYGBPC USA
LKYGBPC China
LKYGBPC Israel
(Middle East)

LKYGBPC
LKYGBPC India Southeast Asia

* Roadshows or regional finals

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2019/20 EXPECTED OUTREACH AND PARTICIPATION

EXPECTED OUTREACH EXPECTED PARTICIPATION FINALISTS

2000+ 1000 100

UNIVERSITIES WORLDWIDE TEAMS (50 TEAMS)
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MULTIPLE PUBLIC EVENTS DURING THE GLOBAL YOUNG INNOVATORS

SUMMIT TO ENGAGE LOCAL COMMUNITY
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(POST-COMPETITION) RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIALIZATION PROGRAMME FOR

SELECTED FINALISTS@TAHIR FOUNDATION CONNEXION TO HELP THEM
SECURE FIRST REGIONAL CUSTOMER
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SUPPORTED BY THE INFINITE COMPUTATIONAL POWER FROM THE

NATIONAL SUPERCOMPUTING CENTRE AND ITS GLOBAL PARTNERS
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RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMME WILL ALSO INCLUDE PARTICIPATING AT

THE PRESTIGIOUS WORLD CITIES SUMMIT TO MEET CITY MAYORS
AND GLOBAL URBAN SOLUTION PLAYERS IN JULY 2020