{"id":27834,"date":"2025-03-06T11:49:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T11:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/?p=27834"},"modified":"2025-03-06T11:49:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T11:49:43","slug":"lee-kuan-yew-global-business-plan-competition-12th-edition-over-1-million-in-prizes-fully-funded-to-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/lee-kuan-yew-global-business-plan-competition-12th-edition-over-1-million-in-prizes-fully-funded-to-singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition 12th Edition (Over $1 million in prizes & Fully-funded to Singapore)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Step into the future at the Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition where we unite young innovators from international universities to leverage deep-tech in solving global grand challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The top 50 teams stand to receive sponsored airfare and accommodation trips to Singapore, meet influential business leaders and potential co-founders, and win prizes at the World\u2019s Largest University Startup Challenge!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inspired by one of the world\u2019s most visionary leaders, the Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition (LKYGBPC) is one of the world\u2019s largest deep-tech university startup challenges. Every two years, our pitch competition lights up a global stage for university startups to showcase their groundbreaking innovations and connect with the world, fueling their growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Powered by Singapore Management University\u2019s Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SMU IIE), we have fostered a global youth innovation village and launched countless successful ventures solving real-world challenges since 2002.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The inaugural edition of the Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition (LKYGBPC) was held in 2002.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Named in honour of Singapore\u2019s founding Prime Minister \u2013 who can be said to have developed the country\u2019s defining business plan in pitching Singapore into the global spotlight \u2013 it was the first ever international business plan competition to be organised at theuniversity undergraduate level, targeting students from universities, colleges, and polytechnics world-wide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In over two decades since, the competition, which is held every two years, has grown leaps and bounds: From just over 200 submissions from 74 tertiary institutions in 2002, to 1,000 submissions from 1,100 universities in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, the Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition (LKYGBPC) is a a recognised beacon of excellence in global youth innovation. As one of the world\u2019s largest deep-tech university startup challenges, hundreds of entrepreneurs, investors in the global innovation ecosystem converge in Singapore for an exciting week of live pitches, networking, mentorship and learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond the competition, the platform has become a launchpad for a rising tide of alumni who are continually innovating to make the world a better place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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