Evolv Technology
High-speed sensor technology for security screening
Evolv Technology is the leader in human security. The company is dedicated to making the world a safer place by helping to protect innocent people from mass shootings, terrorist attacks and similar violent acts. Evolv’s AI-based, free-flow weapons-screening and threat detection systems work at the pace of life to accommodate thousands of individuals and groups per hour – screening 50 million people to date in a rapid, undisruptive manner while preventing more than 5,000 weapons from entering a range of public and private facilities.
Peter George, President & CEO A high-energy and proven global Chief Executive Officer with an impressive track record in the security, software, and networking industries.
Mike Ellenbogen, Founder & Head of Advanced Technology Prior to Evolv, Michael was the Founder and CEO of Reveal Imaging, which was acquired by SAIC, and served as VP of Product and Business Development at Vivid Technologies.
Anil Chitkara, Founder & Head of Corporate Development Prior to Evolv, Anil was the Senior Vice President of Market Development of Oco, which was acquired by Deloitte.
Echodyne
Unique radar sensors for modern security and autonomous applications
Echodyne offers the world’s first compact solid-state true beam-steering radar for a wide range of industries and applications. Their high-performance radars are designed for Autonomous Vehicles, unmanned aircraft, drones, security systems for borders, critical infrastructures, and smart cities. Echodyne is a privately held company whose investors include: Bill Gates, New Enterprise Associates, Madrona Venture Group, Vulcan Capital, Lux Capital, The Kresge Foundation, and others.
Eben Frankenberg, CEO & Co-founder Prior to founding Echodyne, Eben was the Executive Vice President of Corporate and Invention Development, and Chief Operating Officer at Intellectual Ventures. He holds a M.S. in Geophysics from Stanford University and a B.A. in Geosciences from Dartmouth College.
Dr Tom Driscoll, CTO & Co-founder Prior to founding Echodyne, Tom was the Principle Technologist at Intellectual Ventures. He holds a PhD in Physics from UC San Diego.
Blaize
Ultra-energy-efficient computing platforms for Deep Learning, vision processing and Machine Intelligence
Blaize designs chips that incorporate and optimise the latest Graph Computing methods with a proprietary streaming algorithm to deliver higher processing speeds for Artificial Intelligence/ Computer Vision/ Natural Language Processing applications and lower power consumption as compared to their competitors.
Dinakar C Munagal, CEO & Co-founder Holds a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University. Prior to Blaize, he worked at Intel Corp for 12 years, leading cross-geographical initiatives that built successful graphics chips for Intel.
Ke Yin, VP Engineering & Co-founder Prior to Blaize, he spent 12 years at Intel, working on all aspects of ASIC development, including design, verification, micro-Architecture, and architecture.
Tricog
Tricog uses AI to offer rapid ECG diagnosis at clinics & hospitals across the globe
Tricog enables doctors to monitor the cardiac health of patients in rural areas, allowing cardiologists to focus their attention on those who are in critical need of intervention. Tricog’s communicator device attaches itself to most FDA-approved ECG machines used in hospitals. ECGs are uploaded to the cloud through this device where Tricog’s AI engine analyses and annotates the ECGs, have the outcome verified by a team of trained cardiologists working on shifts at Tricog before sending the analysis to the attendant physician at the hospital or clinic where the ECG was uploaded.
Dr Charit Bhograj, CEO & Co-founder Dr Bhograj is an Interventional Cardiologist at Vikram Hospital and the Chief of Cardiology at Baptist Hospital.
Dr Zainul Charbiwala, CTO & Co-founder He holds a PhD in Circuits and Embedded Systems from UCLA, and MTech from IIT Bombay. He has more than 15 years of experience in building embedded systems and software development. Prior to that, he was a Research Manager in the Smarter Planet Solutions group at IBM Research, India.
Qritive
Marking cancer diagnosis faster, smarter and more accurate
Qritive is building Artificial Intelligence assistive tools to help pathologists diagnose cancer faster, cheaper and with a higher accuracy. Qritive analyses both microscopy images and electronic medical records to suggest potential diagnosis. Its solution can help hospitals to improve cancer diagnosis efficiency, improve patient satisfaction and reduce healthcare cost.
Dr Aneesh Sathe, CEO & Co-founder Completed his PhD in Mechanobiology at the National University of Singapore (NUS), where he developed Computer Vision systems to identify cancer cells.
Dr Kaveh Taghipour, CTO & Co-founder Completed his PhD in Natural Language Processing from the National University of Singapore (NUS), where he developed systems for information extraction and text classification.
Lucence
Delivering precision oncology with cutting edge liquid biopsy technology
Lucence is a precision oncology company founded in 2016. Headquartered in Palo Alto and Singapore, Lucence delivers its services worldwide through its CLIA-licensed and CAP-accredited laboratories. In early 2023, Lucence secured the coveted Medicare approval for its cancer tests, giving them access to millions of patients in the US under the reimbursement scheme. Lucence continues to drive breakthrough innovations in early cancer detection and treatment selection, securing funding totalling US$45M in 2022 and 2023. They see continued support from notable backers such as IHH Healthcare, one of the world’s largest private healthcare networks, and Heliconia Capital, a Temasek unit.
Dr Min-Han Tan, Founding CEO and Medical Director Dr Tan is an academic medical oncologist by training. He is internationally recognised for discovering the circulating tumour-endothelial clusters in early cancer. Dr Tan has won several international research awards from American Society of Clinical Oncology, European Society for Medical Oncology and Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Dr Tan received his medical degree and PhD from the National University of Singapore, as well as completing his fellowships at top institutes in Singapore and the US.
Dr Jonathan Poh, CTO Dr. Jonathan Poh is Lucence's Chief Technology Officer. Jonathan completed his PhD in Cellular and Molecular Physiology at the University of Liverpool, and his BSc in Pharmacy at the National University of Singapore. He has over 10 years of research experience in oncology and has played a key role in developing mirror barcodes for Lucence’s amplicon-based sequencing chemistry. Jonathan leads Lucence’s team of outstanding scientists in furthering ultrasensitive sequencing for circulating tumor DNA and RNA profiling.
Mr Chan Vee Kiet, CFO Mr Chan is a chartered accountant with over 10 years of experience in companies including Econ Healthcare Group, KPMG, and Crowe Horwath First Trust LLP. Mr Chan is also a CFA charter holder.
Dr Jack Challis, Senior VP (US Operations) Dr Challis oversees the organization of diverse data streams for patients at Lucence. He was the former Director of Analytics and Outcomes Portfolio at Elekta, a global company that develops and produces radiation therapy and radiosurgery-related equipment and clinical management for the treatment of cancer and brain disorders. Dr Challis also comes with entrepreneurial experience, having co-founded CliniCast, a healthcare technology company that was subsequently acquired by Elekta. Dr Challis received his doctoral training from Yale University.
Pencil Technologies
World’s first generative AI platform for creative culturally-inspired ad copies and visuals
Pencil Technologies is the world’s first generative AI platform for creative and media teams in brands and agencies. Their platform generates culturally inspired ad copies and visuals for any product and audience, while predictively optimising for creativity, conversion and brand relevance.
Will Hanschell, Co-founder & CEO Will Hanschell is the co-founder and CEO of Pencil. He was a Systems Engineer with 8 years in creative services, most recently as Asia Head of Consulting at Iris, one of the world’s most creative agencies. He holds a Master’s in Engineering (Information & Systems) from the University of Cambridge.
Sumukh Avadhani, Co-founder & CTO Sumukh Avadhani is the co-founder and CTO of Pencil. He is an AI expert with 10 years' experience in the field, having previously worked at the Samsung Multimedia Lab to self-driving cars at Toshiba and anti-abuse at Google. He holds a Master’s in Signal Procession from King’s College London.
SpeQtral
Quantum Key Distribution for secure communication
SpeQtral is a Singapore-headquartered startup spinning out from the Center for Quantum Technologies (CQT), developing a satellite-based Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) system for secure communication and Cybersecurity. SpeQtral's proprietary Quantum light source produces entangled photons which can then be used to distribute encryption keys securely. The entangled nature of the photons used makes it possible to identify and discard any keys which may have been intercepted. They are one of the first and few companies to have demonstrated a Quantum light source in space, and they now have the opportunity to translate this into a first mover advantage with superior technology.
Chune Yang Lum, CEO & Co-founder Chune Yang has 10 years of Quantum, Business Development, and Space experience with SES and the Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT). He holds Master's in Business Administration from INSEAD and a Master's in Physics from Penn State University.
Dr Robert Bedington, CTO & Co-founder Robert has 10 years of space instrument development experience and was previously a Senior Research Fellow and Satellite Team Lead at the Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT). He holds a PhD in Instrument Science (MEMS Plasma Analysers) from University College London (UCL) and a Master's in Physics from the Durham University.
Atomionics
Atom-Interferometry based sensing systems
Atomionics - A SGInnovate Portfolio Company More than SGD$50 billion has been spent on sensing solutions for critical needs like navigation and positioning, pinpointing oil and gas reserves, and tunnel detection for Civil Engineering. Despite the vast amount spent, their outcomes are severely inadequate due to the limited precision and accuracy of presently available sensing technologies. Atomionics is building atomic sensors harnessing Quantum mechanical properties of the atoms. It can measure parameters like gravity, acceleration and rotation with 1000x higher precision and accuracy than currently available solutions, thus helping these multi-billion dollar industries improve their outcomes exponentially.
Sahil Tapiawala, Co-founder & CEO Sahil has deep expertise in complex electronic systems, having designed and built biomimetic robotic stingrays and multi-material 3D printers previously. Before Atomionics, he was a researcher at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and Nanyang TechnologicalUniversity (NTU). He holds a Master's in Chemistry and a Bachelor's in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the Birla Institue of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani.
Dr. Ravi Kumar, Co-founder & CTO Ravi has been in research for over a decade, including six years of research experience in Cold Atom Physics. He built an atomic sensing system with cold atoms from the ground up at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Japan while pursuing his PhD. He later joined the Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT) as a Post-Doctoral Researcher to work on Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics with cold atoms. He has a PhD in Cold Atom Physics from the University College Cork, and a Master's in Photonics from the Cochin University of Science and Technology.
Merkle Science
Risk Monitoring platform to detect and prevent illegal activity on the Blockchain
Merkle Science provides a Risk Monitoring solution for Law Enforcement agencies and Cryptocurrency exchanges to detect and prevent illegal use of Cryptocurrencies. Merkle’s mission is be the layer of security for the future of finance.
Mriganka Pattnaik, Co-founder & CEO Mriganka has worked across investment banking, technology and cryptocurrency across 3 continents. Prior to Merkle Science, Mriganka led business expansion for Luno, a Naspers backed crypto exchange where he helped scale the crypto exchange from 5 countries to 40 across Asia, Africa and Europe. He has also previously exited his own medtech startup in Mumbai. He holds a Bachelors’ degree in Biotechnology from IIT Guwahati.
Nirmal AK, Co-founder & CTO Nirmal is a Data Scientist who specialises in fraud sciences to detect a range of online fraud and has previously worked at Paypal and Instamojo where he built their Risk and Fraud Management systems. He is involved in various Cryptocurrency projects since 2017, which includes starting a Crypto-mining hardware company, developing smart contracts on Ethereum, and Algorithmic Trading. He holds a Bachelors’ in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras.