Entrepreneurship

Frugal roots shaped Calixto Tay’s journey from SMU student to tech entrepreneur, driving innovation, mentorship, and impactful digital solutions for Singapore’s finance and government sectors.

Marking their silver wedding, Jay and Marilyn Ng pledged S$3.85 million to SMU, supporting social mobility, entrepreneurship, and innovation while empowering future generations to pursue their dreams.

SMU alumna and entrepreneur Beh Min Yan is rewriting the script for tech education, empowering learners of all ages to code, think critically, and thrive in an AI-driven world.

Explore how SMU and Chulalongkorn University are shaping Southeast Asia's US$1 trillion start-up boom with their groundbreaking white paper on innovation and entrepreneurship.

In a move that's set to ignite the flames of innovation and entrepreneurship across Singapore's higher education landscape, Protégé Ventures (PV), a student-run venture fund programme initiated by the SMU Institute of Innovation & Entrepreneurship (SMU IIE), has unveiled the Marina & David Su Protégé Ventures Fund II.

While upgrades to mobile games would seem to be a good thing for users, especially in cases where they are included as part of the customer’s licence, there can sometimes be negative repercussions.

There's no escaping it: we all have a role to play in sustainability. Individuals, businesses and governments all need to do their part if we're going to avert the most catastrophic effects of climate change. But what about universities? What role can they play in building sustainability? Turns out, institutions of higher education can make a big difference.

In 2021, SMU welcomed its largest cohort of early-stage start-ups into its Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE) Business Innovations Generator (BIG) programme.

Raising funds, building a team, designing a breakthrough product, and taking that proof-of-concept to market are some of the many hurdles startup founders have to overcome in their nascent entrepreneurial journey. With such a daunting list of tasks to tackle, it comes as no surprise that building an independent board of directors is seldom a priority for multitasking bosses.

Last year, a group of SMU students and alumni started a ground-up initiative, the COVID-19 Taskforce for Non-Profits (now known as Thrive Social Consulting), to help future-proof non-profit organisations (NPOs) in Singapore.