Where passionate like-minded individuals convene

Associates & Fellows

Aminur Rasyid

Artably

Chang Qingyang

ConcreteAI

Chia Hsin-Ee

Learning Vessels

Chong Ing Kai

Stick ‘Em

Chua Rui De

UnaBiz

Heng Li Seng

Green Nudge

David Hoe

YTL PowerSeraya

Kazel Koh

CyberLife AI

Julian Koo

Jaga-Me

Kuik Shiao-Yin

Common Ground Civic Centre & Consultancy

Debra Lim

And Pte Ltd

Lee Jin

Tictag.io

Lee Zi Xin

The Young SEAkers

Fitzkhoon Liang

Keppel Networks

Jan Lim

Participate in Design

Kenneth Lou

Mito Health

Jodie Monteiro

Ferticlay

M. Ibnur Rashad

GUILD

Ritchie Ng

Eastspring Investments

Oon Tian Sern

Acceset

Shahri Samsi

Shogun Fight Gym

Sim Zhi Min

Tsinghua University

Ellwyn Tan

BagoSphere

Kevin Tan

Tri Sector Associates

Shaun Tan

Inclus

Tan Ying Quan

Barramundi Group

Tan Zheng Wee, Sean

Insect Feed Technologhies

Suzanna Farid Tang

Urban Origins

Claire Teo

Methodist Welfare Services

Samantha Thian

Seastainable

Udayagiri Vishnu Saran

Invigilo Technologies

Vairavan Ramanathan

Project Enigma

Esther Wang

Asian Venture Philanthropy Network

Wang Junyong

ISS International Academy

Yeoh Wan Qing

Hatch

Yu Gao Fei

Exabloom

Radiah Zainal

Feeveo

Committee Members

Chee Yeow Meng

Member

Edwin Chow

Head
Selection
Sub-committee

Natasha Foong

Head
Mentoring
Sub-committee

Manohar Khiatani

Member

Koh Lin-Net

Chairman
Steering Committee

Kiren Kumar

Member

Debra Lam

Member

Lim Jui

Head
Events and
Networking
Sub-committee

Lisa Ooi

Member

Sim Zhi Min

Member

Tan Kai Hoe

Deputy Chairman
Steering Committee

Wang Junyong

Member

Mentors

Abel Ang

Group CEO,
Advanced MedTech Holdings

Aw Kah Peng

Chairman,
Shell Companies in Singapore

Lily Chan

Chief Executive & Vice Chancellor,
Wawasan Open University

Chong Siak Ching

CEO,
National Gallery Singapore

Edwin Chow

Vice President,
Industrials & New Ventures,

Accuron Technologies

Natasha Foong

Co-Founder,
Incuvest

Heng Teck Thai

Deputy CEO,
Building and Construction Authority, Singapore

Julian Ho

Partner,
Egon Zehnder

Manohar Khiatani

Senior Executive Director,
Capitaland Group

Khoo Seok Lin

Director,
Phos
Consultancy

Koh Lin-Net

Director,
Centre for Impact Investing and Practices Temasek Trust

Kiren Kumar

Deputy CEO,
Infocomm Media Development Authority

Adrian Lee

Director of Operations,
Asia Lendlease Asia Holdings

Lee Eng Keat

Head,
Group Strategy & Programs Office,

Singapore Post Ltd

Leong Wei Hung

Advisor,
Eezee

David Lim

Lim Jui

CEO,
SGInnovate

Suresh Natarajan

Principal,
ITE College Central

Bruce Poh

CEO,
ITE Education Services

Tan Kai Hoe

CEO & President,
Accuron Technologies

Chairman,
Singapore Red Cross Council

Sidney Yee

Advisor,
A*STAR Innovation and Enterprise

Yeoh Keat Chuan

CEO,
Temus

Elaine Yew

Senior Partner,
Egon Zehnder

Advisors

Aw Kah Peng

Chong Siak Ching

Khoo Seok Lin

Featured Project

Stay tuned for updates.

Middlescence Academy

The Middlescence Academy is a pioneering initiative aimed at elevating the proficiency of housing agents in senior living and housing. It provides agents with comprehensive training on the needs of seniors and the different stages of senior living. Beyond that, it strives to create a harmonious shared living space between homeowners and senior housemates.

Participate in Design

Participate in Design is a non-profit design organisation delivering consultancy and training services to facilitate the integration of community-based participatory processes into urban space design and planning. It promotes socially inclusive, just, and democratic approaches in design and planning practices to ensure local communities can inform and influence decisions that affect them.

http://participateindesign.org

Mito Health

Mito Health brings together medicine and technology to offer advanced health diagnostics with personalised health plans. It helps members identify health issues early and guides them into making the right changes. Its aim is to maximise not just the length, but the quality of one’s life.

https://mitohealth.com

Debra Lam

Debra Lam is an organisational development practitioner who focuses on improving organisational health in various sectors. Designing diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies, she also supports people and organisations in building more inclusive societies through awareness and innovative solutions. She previously co-founded a social enterprise that designs methodologies and platforms to promote the social inclusion of the disabled community.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/debralammunting

GUILD

Through PYI, the Ground-Up Innovation Labs for Development (GUILD) has transformed from an invention studio to a learning consultancy. By empowering young innovators, GUILD has supported diverse projects, including the award-winning Floating Chinampa farming invention with L’Oreal, TECH TARIK scientific research seminars, the Youth Sustainability Champions Programme, the Remaking Paths career discovery programme for youth ex-offenders, and My Digital Bootcamp in partnership with UOB.

https://www.groundupinnovation.org

Barramundi Group

As the Head of Strategy, Corporate Affairs and Singapore Operations of Barramundi Group Ltd, Tan Ying Quan leads the group’s aqua-tech strategy in developing key technology areas such as selection breeding and genetics, vaccines, and aquaculture systems.

https://barramundi.com

Shogun Fight Gym

Prioritising skill development, Shogun Fight Gym is dedicated to unlocking the full potential of its students, on and off the mat, regardless of age or ability. Shahri Samsi is a coach who believes that a person’s character and talent can be moulded and honed through training and guidance.

https://www.shogunfightgym.com

Joytingle

Joytingle is an award-winning health education company founded by Esther Wang, with products used by leading hospitals across 25 countries. Its well-known product is Rabbit Ray, a pioneering educational toy for children. Esther was awarded Forbes 30 under 30 in the category of ‘Healthcare and Technology’ and appeared on the cover (Forbes Asia, April 2018) as one of five featured honorees.

https://www.joytingle.com

SS International Academy

Wang Junyong joined PYI with the goal of creating a positive impact through drumming. He eventually found his way to Cambodia, where he now manages ISS International Academy to provide quality education to middle-income children in the country. 

https://iss.thegrange.edu.sg/

UnaBiz

Chua Rui De developed a portable motorised add-on for wheelchairs. During the early stages of product and business development, his PYI mentor facilitated key connections to kick-start the project and to refine it to achieve product-market fit. Since then, he has continued to use the technology to improve the daily lives of people through his work in UnaBiz, a global massive IoT service provider and integrator.

https://sg.linkedin.com/in/rdchua

Schools for The Future

Schools for The Future co-funded Kuik Shiao Yin’s first 

systems-level intervention, bringing together key stakeholders from three different schools. Over six months, these stakeholders were trained on change leadership, a skill that helped them to introduce grounded changes in their respective schools.

https://ourcommonground.com.sg

Ritchie Ng

n collaboration with local hospitals, Ritchie Ng started off with a project that utilised AI in detecting lung nodules in X-ray scans and cancer in mammograms. An unrelated nationwide data leak affected this project, which was subsequently terminated. Since then, Ritchie has pivoted to harnessing AI in the financial sector, assisting individuals in their financial well-being.

BagoSphere

BagoSphere creates pre-employment and employee onboarding programmes that empower talents to secure frontline entry-level jobs by building up their skills and confidence. Since 2013, it has trained over 7,000 individuals, of which more than 80% became successfully employed, and expanded their reach from the call centre industry to the microfinance sector. 

https://www.bagosphere.com

Artably

Artably’s Pledge-A-Badge project aims to use collectible badges featuring illustrations and characters to raise awareness of important social issues. It has two main goals: creating visuals that highlight important causes and collaborating with local businesses to promote these badges. 

https://artably.co

Learning Vessels

The Early Learning Programme (ELP) developed in 2014, addresses educational challenges faced by disadvantaged and vulnerable children through personalised 1:1 teaching using methods from educational, speech and language, and occupational therapy. Learning Vessels was created in 2018 as a social enterprise that offers ELP learning materials to parents and educators at market rates. It also works with charities and volunteers to provide intervention-based literacy and numeracy programmes to children.

https://www.learningvessels.com

Jaga-Me

Jaga-Me Home Care is an award-winning digital healthcare platform that bridges a patient’s transition from hospital to home. Its mission is to enable access to quality healthcare at home through a global community care network. Its digital platform, available also as a mobile app, matches people requiring care with clinical care resources in the community, facilitating home visits, personalised care, and the delivery of medical goods.

https://www.jaga-me.com/

Acceset

Acceset is an online mental wellness platform that features text-based therapy, enabling users to share problems online and receive emotional support from others. Oon Tian Sern is now transitioning into a management role to address community mental health issues in an institutional setting, while also working on a side project that brings communities and stakeholders online to leverage the advantages of a large network to enhance lives.

https://www.acceset.com

Tri Sector Associates

Tri Sector Associates is a non-profit advisory firm whose mission is to maximise the effectiveness of social spending by deploying a model called Pay for Success. Founded by Kevin Tan in collaboration with Third Sector Capital Partners, the firm unites governments, philanthropies, and private funders across Asia-Pacific to invest in social causes.

https://trisector.org/

Green Nudge

Green Nudge began as Heng Li Seng’s project idea to make large-scale events more sustainable. He later pivoted the company’s focus to tailor sustainability initiatives to meet the specific needs of companies and communities, guiding them in adopting more environmentally responsible practices when planning and hosting events. 

https://greennudge.sg/

Yonah

Yonah was a project that focused on implementing drone robotics in Southeast Asia. Through PYI, Sim Zhi Min has successfully deployed his systems in Malaysia and the Philippines. While the project has ended following Zhi Min’s departure, its contributions to robotics literature and open-source knowledge remained impactful in the rapidly expanding area of using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for payload delivery.

https://discuss.ardupilot.org/t/yonah-ops-ground-control-ogc-part-0/61300 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgUoU5AQGTo&list=PLl-iLTU48Gjskdb6IPQCHDqjlRvOjyxUd&index=2&t=52s

Inclus

Inclus is a social enterprise that helps persons with disabilities (PWDs) achieve gainful employment and independent living. It works closely with tertiary institutions and non-profit organisations to support PWDs as young as 16 years old in society. It aims to expand its life-journey approach by helping both PWDs and their families from cradle to grave.

https://www.inclus.sg/

I Am Talented

“I Am Talented” is a social empowerment programme that offers non-academic experiences to secondary school students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Its courses cover diverse areas such as songwriting, fashion design, and robotics, allowing students to nurture their passions. With PYI funding, the programme has introduced robotics to Primary 6 students in Jalan Kukoh and Kampong Glam. Through a partnership with Catch+, students are guided towards selecting secondary schools that offer robotics as an applied learning programme.

https://www.facebook.com/PhilipYeoInitiative/photos/pcb.2767603140233853/2767601483567352

Claire Teo

Claire Teo, the first visually impaired LASALLE College of the Arts’ Diploma in Performance graduate, achieved a significant milestone as a protagonist and playwright in Singapore’s first inclusive musical, “ART:DIS Singapore’s Welcome to My World 2023: Cha Cham Bo! Taking Flight”. 

 

Honoured with the 2022 Goh Chok Tong Enable Awards (UBS Promise), she passionately serves marginalised communities. She teaches drama at special needs and mainstream schools, including LASALLE College of the Arts, MINDS, Lighthouse School, and works as a programmes’ executive at Methodist Welfare Services.

Website: https://www.facebook.com/PhilipYeoInitiative/photos/pcb.2767603140233853/2767601456900688

Seastainable

Seastainable is a social business focused on marine conservation in Southeast Asia, including the Philippines, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, and Malaysia. Promoting sustainable living and environmental awareness, it directs its profits to support environmental organisations. It also collaborates with Indonesian communities to pay fair wages for collecting plastic waste and advancing environmental education.

https://www.seastainable.co/

Invigilo Technologies

Invigilo Technologies is an AI safety intelligence platform, delivering prescriptive, preventive, and predictive safety solutions in the workplace, particularly for high-risk worksites. It uses historical data and on-site IP cameras, employing advanced computer vision to provide real-time safety breach alerts for swift action. It also offers a comprehensive dashboard with vital site safety statistics.

https://invigilo.ai/

Exabloom

Exabloom is a conversational commerce platform for businesses, with the aim to digitise and enhance the entire customer journey through chat. Since its launch in January 2023, it has processed more than 2,000,000 conversations globally. It is fully customer funded and has achieved profitability. Currently, it serves customers from Singapore, Malaysia and the United States.

www.exabloom.com

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