A Four-Pronged Approach to Successful Deep-Tech Venture Building
Entrepreneurship
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Synopsis
Clara and Luuk co-founded the Singapore Deep-Tech Alliance (SDTA) in 2020 with a vision to build and invest in science-based ventures that generate both sustainable impact and financial returns.
During their technology scouting efforts in 2023, Clara identified the groundbreaking field of digital phenotyping invented at Harvard Medical School. Recognising its transformative potential, she led the incubation of a Population Health venture within SDTA, leveraging this cutting-edge science and the Alliance's robust ecosystem. Following a successful incubation journey, Universal Health is now poised to launch its solutions in the market. This landmark achievement signifies a pivotal moment for public health in Singapore.
Join this fireside chat to delve into the intricacies of SDTA's unique venture-building approach, with the Universal Health case study as a prime example.
Luuk Eliens
Managing Director, SDTA Ventures
Clara Chen
Founding Partner, Singapore Deep-Tech Alliance (SDTA)
As a caregiver for a parent with schizophrenia and survivor of suicide loss as a child, Clara is driven by a belief in social impact to create a better life for our population and has: - Leveraged technology and media to create a new income stream for hundreds of thousands of platform workers; - Created hundreds of jobs and communities with hundreds of thousands of members across 17 time zones; - Represented a MAS-licensed fund manager and using financing vehicles to impact lives; - Lectured in due diligence (venture capital) to help investors and entrepreneurs pay attention to what matters; - Volunteered in healthcare and education institutions to serve disadvantaged communities; and - Deliberately sought a broad and multidisciplinary education — Law, Venture Finance, Marketing, and an Executive MBA — to build and drive organisations that address complex societal challenges forward.
Yen-Lu Chow
Founding Executive Chairman WholeTree Limited / Over-The-Rainbow; Asia Institute of Mentoring | Founding Partner Fatfish MediaLab | Executive Mentor YSI SEA | Founder of the Deep Human Movement
A former Apple Distinguished Technologist, Yen-Lu is an award-winning entrepreneur, technologist, venture catalyst & angel investor, mentor & advisor turned author and keynote speaker, mental wellbeing champion, social innovator & change-maker, ecosystem builder, philanthropist and humanist.
As an angel investor and venture catalyst in the tech ecosystem, Yen-Lu has mentored young entrepreneurs and businesses for many years. He has made significant contributions to the Singapore tech and entrepreneurship ecosystem, serving on countless startup business plan competitions internationally, government panels on innovation and entrepreneurship, and as mentor and advisor to the major universities. He co-founded a business angel fund in partnership with the Singapore government, served as a director of Business Angel Network SEA, executive mentor and adjunct professor to NUS Enterprise, mentor to INSEAD, plus numerous panels on entrepreneurship and innovation internationally. As an expert and practitioner in speech recognition and language processing (with 6 international patents and having worked in the field for over 20 years since early 1980’s while leading Apple’s initiative in this area in the early 1990’s), he was an early pioneer in the application of AI with a strong base in the tech space.
He is on a life mission to help bring about a kinder, gentler, more inclusive, more just, and sustainable world.
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