# National University of Singapore

> National University of Singapore is a VC fund backing Software. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Singapore
- Total investments: 12
- Last investment: Feb 2025
- Lead investor: 8%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/edu/school?id=17114&trk=edu-up-nav-menu-home
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/NUSingapore
- Website: http://www.nus.edu.sg
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nus.singapore

National University of Singapore is a VC fund in Singapore focused on Software and Sustainability. "The National University of Singapore aspires to be a vital community of academics, researchers, staff, students, and alumni working together in a spirit of innovation and enterprise for a better world. Our singular focus on talent will be the cornerstone of a truly great university that is dedicated to quality education, influentialresearch, and visionary enterprise, in service of country and society. The university was founded in 1905 as the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States Government Medical School, NUS is the oldest higher education institution in Singapore."

## Contacts

5 contacts available for National University of Singapore. Shizune tracks 19 team members at National University of Singapore. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/national-university-of-singapore?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 17% |
| Sustainability | 2 | 17% |
| B2B | 1 | 8% |
| EdTech | 1 | 8% |
| Energy | 1 | 8% |

36 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 42% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 33% |
| Angel | 1 | 8% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 8% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 8% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Singapore | 9 | 75% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 8% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alex Siow | Professor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-siow-b70d |
| Poh Kam Wong | Director, Entrepreneurship Centre | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/poh-kam-wong |
| Akash Kumar | Assistant Professor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akash-kumar |
| Aris Cahyadi Risdianto | Graduate Research Fellow | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aris-cahyadi-risdianto |
| Chua Jian Yong | Instructor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chua-jian-yong |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HYDGEN | HydGen offers clean hydrogen solutions for an environmentally conscious future. | $1.5M | Seed | Feb 13, 2025 |  |
| Armastec | ArmasTec is reimagining the future of human work. Our flagship product, AireLevate, is a lightweight, fabric-powered exosuit that reduces lower back strain and injury risk by up to 50%. Designed for the workforce of tomorrow, AireLevate combines biomechanics, wearable tech, and air-powered support to deliver unmatched comfort and mobility—nomotors, no metal, just smart, scalable innovation. From airports to hospitals to shipyards, ArmasTec is empowering everyday heroes to lift more, move better, and work safer. | $500K | Pre-Seed | Apr 01, 2024 |  |
| Exabloom | Exabloom is a simple and easy to use Auto Follow up & Sales CRM for small & medium enterprises powered by A.I. |  |  | Jan 01, 2024 |  |
| BeeX | BeeX offers Robots-as-a-Service, using hover-capable Autonomous Underwater Vehicles designed in-house. These purpose-built AUVs can be launched and recovered from Autonomous Surface Vessels. | $2M | Convertible Note | Nov 15, 2023 |  |
| Exabloom | Exabloom is a simple and easy to use Auto Follow up & Sales CRM for small & medium enterprises powered by A.I. |  | Seed | Jun 01, 2023 |  |
| Ambient Systems | Ambient Systems is a software company that provides AI solutions for improved financial performance.We provide a suite of professional services along with a product subscription offering, which allows you to access numerous benefits, such as: * Improved forecasting: you can create more accurate revenue and expense forecasts using combination ofdata sources and AI * Reduced risk: you can identify various areas of risk and how to mitigate it, including climate change and net zero reporting * Increased efficiency: you can streamline steps for preparing financial reports and performing analysis, reducing time and costsAmbient Systems is constantly innovating to stay ahead of the curve. Some of the company’s success are highlighted here: + Panasonic Deep Tech Innovation Challenge Winner (2023) + Startup Exhibitor at City.Tech-Tokyo (2023) + Ivan Damnjanović participated in Antler Singapore Cohort 13 (2023) + Patent recognized internationally by World Intellectual Property Organization (2022) + Completed inaugural run of Enrupt NetZero Lab (2022) + Google Cloud Hackathon First Runner-up in Singapore (2022) + Graduated from SMU BIG Incubator (2022) + Graduated from NUS Deep Tech Incubator (2021)Learn more about Ambient Systems at www.ambientsystems.ai. | $72K | Pre-Seed | Jun 10, 2022 |  |
| BeeX | BeeX offers Robots-as-a-Service, using hover-capable Autonomous Underwater Vehicles designed in-house. These purpose-built AUVs can be launched and recovered from Autonomous Surface Vessels. |  | Seed | Nov 01, 2021 |  |
| Lalia | Lalia Private Limited (Lalia) is a B2B/B2C English learning platform targeting English language learners (ELLs) that uses patented cultural AI technology that adapts to the learner's culture and a pedagogy that allows users to acquire English mastery using their interests, with AI-driven activities that carefully review and expand theirknowledge. |  | Pre-Seed | Jul 01, 2021 |  |
| SOLV8 Technology | SOLV8 is a technology for sustainable solvent separation. The company's unique membrane technique efficiently recovers high-purity solvents. It allows for the solvents to be re-used in the process, assisting industry in reducing the carbon footprint of separation operations by reducing energy usage. | $74.1K | Angel | Jul 01, 2021 |  |
| Craft Health | Craft Health is a pharmaceutical drug delivery company.  The company offers solutions and services for drug delivery, nutraceuticals, and pharmaceuticals, offering an approach from research and development to manufacturing. Craft Health uses the paste extrusion method of 3D printing, which is a gentle method that doesn't involve a lot ofheating or curing. | $729K | Seed | Dec 13, 2019 |  |

10 of 12 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Seeds Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seeds-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [CAP Vista](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cap-vista) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cloudberry Pioneer Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cloudberry-pioneer-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Earth Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/earth-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Enterprise Singapore](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enterprise-singapore) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IMC Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/imc-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does National University of Singapore invest in?

National University of Singapore invests primarily in Software, Sustainability and B2B startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact National University of Singapore?

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### Who are the partners at National University of Singapore?

The team at National University of Singapore includes Alex Siow (Professor), Poh Kam Wong (Director, Entrepreneurship Centre) and Akash Kumar (Assistant Professor), among 19 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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