What a day! The DOST-SKSU STEP APP TBI International Benchmarking in Singapore and Malaysia has been filled with enthusiasm and promise of a future where technopreneurship leads the way.
From our base at Hotel 81 Orchid, we travelled to the western part of Singapore to Innovate 360 to meet with our first collaborator, CEO John Cheng and Program & Marketing Manager Sri Rathni Mei Ling. We were greeted with fresh cups of coffee while we toured their facility. With around 150 startups, Innovate 360 has carved its niche as the first food accelerator with facility in Singapore. They offer co-working spaces, food application Lab, R&D center, registered kitchen, mentorship, and funding opportunities. As part of their commitment to the government of Singapore, they will be launching the Scape Orchard in the first quarter of 2025. This state-of-the art facility will further promote the culture of technopreneurship, especially to the youth. To finalize this partnership, STEP APP and Innovate signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will enable SKSU to send its student for trainings and apprenticeship, as well as refer STEP APP Incubatees to be on boarded to their incubation and acceleration program.
Our next visit was with BluC 53 at Raffle’s Place. No other than their CTO Michael Abundo, a fellow Mindanaon, and Senior Consultant Andrew Wee, met with us. BluC 53 is an innovation management, strategy planning advisory, and corporate training company based out of Singapore, extending into the Philippines. With their combined expertise, they have been steadily helping their clients in to have a foothold in their respective markets. They have committed to help us streamline our processes in STEP APP as evidenced by the MoU signed between us.
Today’s success is a sign of more great things to come. Stay tuned for our day two!
