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Frontline is a software development company based in Singapore, established in 2021. It specializes in pre-construction management software designed to optimize construction projects by ensuring just-in-time delivery. Utilizing artificial intelligence, Frontline's software analyzes construction activities to determine the most efficient sequence, helping users identify tasks that are ahead of schedule, on track, or delayed. The platform generates recovery plans and various scheduling options, taking into account factors such as construction duration, resource loading, and costs. By allowing construction professionals to manage constraints like sequence, available manpower, and working hours, Frontline aims to streamline construction activities and enhance overall project efficiency.

SunGreenH2 is a company focused on producing green hydrogen through advanced nanotechnology and proprietary electrolysis systems. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Singapore, with additional offices in Melbourne and London, the company has developed a modular and scalable electrolyser stack that enables efficient on-site hydrogen production using only sunlight and water. This innovative approach results in zero emissions and significantly reduces costs, facilitating the widespread adoption of green hydrogen across various sectors, including transportation, energy storage, and specialty chemicals. With over a decade of research in electrochemistry and nanotechnology, SunGreenH2 aims to unlock sustainable and scalable hydrogen solutions for industries worldwide.

Green Li-ion is a technology company based in Singapore, founded in 2020, that specializes in the recycling of lithium-ion batteries. Its patented multi-cathode technology addresses inefficiencies in traditional battery recycling methods, enabling the rejuvenation of battery cathodes. This innovation not only enhances the purity of the output but also allows lithium-ion batteries to be reused effectively, extending their lifespan without compromising efficiency. By offering a cleaner and faster recycling process, Green Li-ion significantly improves profitability compared to existing methods, thereby mitigating risks to the precious metals industry and contributing positively to environmental sustainability.

Fairmart operates an online marketplace that enhances the visibility of retail products for physical stores, particularly in Singapore. By automating the digitization of products, Fairmart enables minimarts, grocery stores, and specialty shops to make their offerings searchable online. This platform allows customers to easily find and pre-order items from local stores, simplifying the shopping experience. The company's services streamline inventory management and promote omnichannel engagement, helping to alleviate the operational challenges faced by traditional retailers while facilitating their digital transformation.

DiviGas is an oil and gas company founded in 2019 and headquartered in Central Region, Singapore. The company specializes in the development of advanced hydrogen separation membranes designed for hydrogen purification and gas separation. These membranes exhibit high resistance to heat, pressure, acidity, and plasticity, offering superior performance compared to traditional solutions. Additionally, DiviGas's technology can be integrated with carbon capture and storage systems to facilitate carbon dioxide separation. This innovative approach enables clients to purify hydrogen efficiently and at a lower cost while employing environmentally friendly methods.

Waste Labs is a Singapore-based artificial intelligence company focused on optimizing waste collection and promoting recycling and circular supply chains. Its AI platform delivers data-driven insights and prescriptive recommendations to assist cities and waste managers in mapping waste flows and designing efficient, sustainable waste collection systems. By leveraging both available and proprietary waste data, Waste Labs creates digital twin models of physical waste collection infrastructures, allowing for the identification of inefficiencies and deviations within these systems. The company serves prominent waste management firms and sustainable producers across Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, and the UK.

Green Li-ion is a technology company based in Singapore, founded in 2020, that specializes in the recycling of lithium-ion batteries. Its patented multi-cathode technology addresses inefficiencies in traditional battery recycling methods, enabling the rejuvenation of battery cathodes. This innovation not only enhances the purity of the output but also allows lithium-ion batteries to be reused effectively, extending their lifespan without compromising efficiency. By offering a cleaner and faster recycling process, Green Li-ion significantly improves profitability compared to existing methods, thereby mitigating risks to the precious metals industry and contributing positively to environmental sustainability.

Nanofy Technologies was an industrial solutions developer that focused on creating nano-materials, particularly a self-disinfecting coating designed to eliminate microbes upon contact. The coating operated through photocatalytic reactions activated by visible light, aimed at reducing the spread of pathogens in high-traffic indoor environments. Founded during the COVID-19 pandemic as part of Entrepreneur First's 8th Singapore cohort, the company invested a year in research and development. However, it struggled to compete with established technologies in ISO-certified trials, leading to its closure in September 2021 after failing to advance beyond pilot implementations.

Transcelestial Technologies Pte. Ltd., based in Singapore and established in 2016, specializes in developing a high-speed wireless communication network that utilizes laser technology for point-to-point connections. This innovative network is designed to facilitate data transfer for both terrestrial and satellite applications, achieving speeds up to 1000 times faster than conventional methods. The technology is characterized by its resilience against jamming and its independence from spectrum pre-allocation or regulatory constraints. By creating a robust infrastructure for wireless communication, Transcelestial aims to enhance global connectivity and provide reliable network services across various environments, including ground, satellite, and deep-space applications.

Waste Labs is a Singapore-based artificial intelligence company focused on optimizing waste collection and promoting recycling and circular supply chains. Its AI platform delivers data-driven insights and prescriptive recommendations to assist cities and waste managers in mapping waste flows and designing efficient, sustainable waste collection systems. By leveraging both available and proprietary waste data, Waste Labs creates digital twin models of physical waste collection infrastructures, allowing for the identification of inefficiencies and deviations within these systems. The company serves prominent waste management firms and sustainable producers across Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, and the UK.

Entropica Labs is a quantum computing company based in Singapore, established in 2018 by alumni of the Centre for Quantum Technologies. The company is focused on developing optimization models, algorithms, and software tailored for quantum computing applications. It provides tools that integrate with cloud-based quantum platforms, enabling clients to efficiently run, test, and deploy quantum optimization algorithms. Entropica Labs aims to enhance the performance of these algorithms and facilitate their smooth integration into various workflows and computing systems. Through its innovative solutions, the company strives to make quantum computing a practical and valuable technology for a wide range of applications.

QuantShip helps shipping companies make superior commercial decisions through proprietary machine learning algorithms. The company provides Predictive analytics solutions leveraging Machine Learning and AI for stakeholders of the maritime industry. QuantShip also provides AI-powered predictive analytics for shipping companies to deliver actionable and tailored intelligence, so important decisions are data-driven rather than sentiment driven. Quantship's vision is to transform the fundamental decision-making process in the maritime industry from slow sentiment-driven to efficient data-driven decision making. QuantShip was founded in 2019 and is based in Singapore.

Merkle Science is a software company founded in 2018 and headquartered in Singapore, specializing in predictive crypto risk and intelligence platforms. It provides tools for businesses, financial institutions, and government agencies to detect, investigate, and prevent illegal activities related to cryptocurrencies. The company utilizes a proprietary Behavioral Rule Engine, which allows compliance teams to exceed traditional blacklists and meet local KYC/AML obligations. Its platform features an intuitive rule management interface that enables users to visualize account activity over time and generate forensic reports. This functionality supports blockchain companies, crypto exchanges, investment funds, banks, and regulators in conducting due diligence and ensuring compliance while addressing the complexities of illicit cryptocurrency activities.

Shiok Meats is a Singapore-based company established in 2018 that specializes in cellular aquaculture and the production of cell-based meat and seafood. The company is dedicated to providing clean and healthy alternatives to traditional meat products by cultivating crustacean meats such as shrimp in a lab environment, eliminating the need for animal harvesting. Shiok Meats focuses on creating animal-friendly, health-conscious, and environmentally sustainable food options, allowing consumers to enjoy the taste, texture, and nutritional benefits of seafood without the negative impacts associated with conventional fishing and farming.

SensorFlow is a Singapore-based company focused on creating energy-efficient hotel solutions through the development of smart automation and energy management tools. Funded by the Singapore government, SensorFlow offers flexible and easily installable wireless systems that have demonstrated energy savings of up to 30% per room annually. By incorporating energy meters that measure consumption and track data in real-time, the company enables hotels to manage their energy use more effectively. SensorFlow aims to contribute to a greener future by providing innovative and affordable sustainable solutions for the hospitality industry.

Privyr is a Singapore-based company established in 2018 that offers a personalized sales and customer engagement platform for consumer-facing salespeople and businesses. The platform is designed to help users manage and convert leads into clients directly from their mobile devices. Trusted by over 45,000 sales professionals across more than 75 countries, Privyr's app has facilitated the engagement of over 20 million leads. It seamlessly integrates with popular communication tools such as WhatsApp, SMS, iMessage, and email, allowing users to receive instant notifications of new leads from various sources, including social media ads and website forms. The platform provides features like auto-personalized messaging, trackable content, automatic follow-up reminders, and streamlined lead management, all aimed at enhancing the efficiency of sales conversions without requiring extensive setup.

Vflow Tech is a Singapore-based company that specializes in the manufacturing of modular vanadium redox flow batteries. These batteries are designed for large-scale energy storage applications, catering primarily to the utility and renewable energy sectors. Vflow Tech's innovative approach incorporates industry-focused research and user feedback to create safe, long-lasting, and cost-effective energy storage solutions. The modular design of their batteries allows for scalability, making them suitable for a range of applications from households and micro-grids to grid-level storage. The company emphasizes the reliability and environmental friendliness of its products, offering clients a sustainable energy storage option that maintains consistent performance without degradation over time.

Entropica Labs is a quantum computing company based in Singapore, established in 2018 by alumni of the Centre for Quantum Technologies. The company is focused on developing optimization models, algorithms, and software tailored for quantum computing applications. It provides tools that integrate with cloud-based quantum platforms, enabling clients to efficiently run, test, and deploy quantum optimization algorithms. Entropica Labs aims to enhance the performance of these algorithms and facilitate their smooth integration into various workflows and computing systems. Through its innovative solutions, the company strives to make quantum computing a practical and valuable technology for a wide range of applications.

Propine is a Singapore-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in providing digital asset custody solutions for institutional investors. The firm develops regulated custodian and securities services that ensure secure management of blockchain-based digital assets. Its platform features a dual-layer multi-signature system that safeguards token holder rights and benefits, while also offering administration for token plans related to employees, partners, and investors. Propine’s services include segregated customer accounts, various withdrawal options, and comprehensive reporting capabilities, which encompass detailed transaction histories and notifications of corporate actions. This infrastructure allows institutional clients to effectively manage risk assets associated with tokens and enhances their overall asset management experience.

Privyr is a Singapore-based company established in 2018 that offers a personalized sales and customer engagement platform for consumer-facing salespeople and businesses. The platform is designed to help users manage and convert leads into clients directly from their mobile devices. Trusted by over 45,000 sales professionals across more than 75 countries, Privyr's app has facilitated the engagement of over 20 million leads. It seamlessly integrates with popular communication tools such as WhatsApp, SMS, iMessage, and email, allowing users to receive instant notifications of new leads from various sources, including social media ads and website forms. The platform provides features like auto-personalized messaging, trackable content, automatic follow-up reminders, and streamlined lead management, all aimed at enhancing the efficiency of sales conversions without requiring extensive setup.

Affable Technologies Pte. Ltd. is a Singapore-based company that specializes in a digital marketing platform focused on automating influencer marketing through artificial intelligence. Founded in 2017, Affable's platform enhances the process of discovering and engaging with micro-influencers by utilizing advanced computer vision algorithms to analyze social media posts. This technology provides insights into influencers' audiences, recommends suitable profiles, and identifies fake followers. Additionally, the platform enables brands to automate the activation and engagement of influencers while tracking campaign performance in real-time. By streamlining influencer marketing, Affable aims to facilitate a more efficient and effective approach for brands to enhance their presence on social media.

FireVisor Systems Pte. Ltd., founded in 2018 and based in Singapore, offers an AI-powered software platform that transforms the manufacturing sector by leveraging previously untapped data. The company focuses on automating manufacturing processes to enhance efficiency and quality control. By utilizing artificial intelligence and machine learning, FireVisor's platform detects, analyzes, and monitors defects in production, thereby minimizing the reliance on human inspectors and process control engineers. This innovative approach aims to create self-aware factories that can autonomously optimize operations, reducing costs associated with poor quality and increasing overall profitability for clients. In a global manufacturing industry valued at $17.2 trillion, FireVisor seeks to harness the vast amounts of data generated by machines to drive significant enhancements in productivity and operational effectiveness.

Affable Technologies Pte. Ltd. is a Singapore-based company that specializes in a digital marketing platform focused on automating influencer marketing through artificial intelligence. Founded in 2017, Affable's platform enhances the process of discovering and engaging with micro-influencers by utilizing advanced computer vision algorithms to analyze social media posts. This technology provides insights into influencers' audiences, recommends suitable profiles, and identifies fake followers. Additionally, the platform enables brands to automate the activation and engagement of influencers while tracking campaign performance in real-time. By streamlining influencer marketing, Affable aims to facilitate a more efficient and effective approach for brands to enhance their presence on social media.

Kinexcs is an AI-driven health platform and wearables company focused on enhancing mobility and improving quality of life for individuals with musculoskeletal conditions. It addresses issues of incomplete recovery and patient compliance through its innovative digital therapy solutions, which are both cost-effective and convenient. The company has developed KIMIA, the world's first continuous knee health monitor, combined with an AI-based digital therapist that facilitates access to therapy. Kinexcs collaborates with key opinion leaders and major public hospitals in Singapore on various clinical projects, while also offering its products through orthopedic surgeons and significant implant manufacturers. The integration of continuous monitoring and real-time exercise guidance supports patients in managing their conditions effectively.

Kinexcs is an AI-driven health platform and wearables company focused on enhancing mobility and improving quality of life for individuals with musculoskeletal conditions. It addresses issues of incomplete recovery and patient compliance through its innovative digital therapy solutions, which are both cost-effective and convenient. The company has developed KIMIA, the world's first continuous knee health monitor, combined with an AI-based digital therapist that facilitates access to therapy. Kinexcs collaborates with key opinion leaders and major public hospitals in Singapore on various clinical projects, while also offering its products through orthopedic surgeons and significant implant manufacturers. The integration of continuous monitoring and real-time exercise guidance supports patients in managing their conditions effectively.

SousChef is a Singapore based startup building modular, plug&play devices for automated beverage dispensing. Their technology enables us to provide digital bartending setups that are fast, consistent and customisable.

SensorFlow is a Singapore-based company focused on creating energy-efficient hotel solutions through the development of smart automation and energy management tools. Funded by the Singapore government, SensorFlow offers flexible and easily installable wireless systems that have demonstrated energy savings of up to 30% per room annually. By incorporating energy meters that measure consumption and track data in real-time, the company enables hotels to manage their energy use more effectively. SensorFlow aims to contribute to a greener future by providing innovative and affordable sustainable solutions for the hospitality industry.

Transcelestial Technologies Pte. Ltd., based in Singapore and established in 2016, specializes in developing a high-speed wireless communication network that utilizes laser technology for point-to-point connections. This innovative network is designed to facilitate data transfer for both terrestrial and satellite applications, achieving speeds up to 1000 times faster than conventional methods. The technology is characterized by its resilience against jamming and its independence from spectrum pre-allocation or regulatory constraints. By creating a robust infrastructure for wireless communication, Transcelestial aims to enhance global connectivity and provide reliable network services across various environments, including ground, satellite, and deep-space applications.

FireVisor Systems Pte. Ltd., founded in 2018 and based in Singapore, offers an AI-powered software platform that transforms the manufacturing sector by leveraging previously untapped data. The company focuses on automating manufacturing processes to enhance efficiency and quality control. By utilizing artificial intelligence and machine learning, FireVisor's platform detects, analyzes, and monitors defects in production, thereby minimizing the reliance on human inspectors and process control engineers. This innovative approach aims to create self-aware factories that can autonomously optimize operations, reducing costs associated with poor quality and increasing overall profitability for clients. In a global manufacturing industry valued at $17.2 trillion, FireVisor seeks to harness the vast amounts of data generated by machines to drive significant enhancements in productivity and operational effectiveness.