SLINGSHOT 2023 - Deep tech startup pitching competition

Calling all startups: Asia’s most exciting deep tech startup pitching competition is back!

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SLINGSHOT 2023 - FINAL RESULTS

After three intense days of LIVE pitching and deliberations in Singapore, SLINGSHOT 2023 successfully concluded on Thursday, 2 November 2023.

The Top 50 Global Startup Finalists were given a chance to pitch their amazing and disruptive ideas to leading industry players and market experts.

After a rigorous selection process, 10 out of 50 startups were chosen to proceed to the next round in the Grand Finals, where the Top 3 winners were selected for this year's edition. Meanwhile, it didn't stop there as several other prizes were awarded to different startups by all the partners of this year's edition of SLINGSHOT.

A massive congratulations to all startups that were part of this incredible event. The level of disruption and ground-breaking projects we witnessed during this competition were outstanding! Here is a recap of our event:

Congratulations to the Runner Ups!

1st Runner Up

Prize:
S$150,000 Startup SG grant prize
12 months’ rent-free space at LaunchPad

2nd Runner Up

Prize:

S$100,000 Startup SG grant prize
6 months’ rent-free space at LaunchPad

TOP 10 Finalists

The Top 2 Global Startups from the 5 SLINGSHOT domains will be awarded:

S$50,000 StartupSG Grant Prize

Transformative Digital Technologies

Bering Lab Inc provides domain-specific AI translation engines and tools for the legal and patent industries. Our engines are 2x better than Google Translate for contracts and patents. We currently serve 60+ law firms, patent firms, and big corporates.

Transformative Digital Technologies

MetaTrust Labs is a trusted name in the world of builder. Our cutting-edge R&D capabilities and a team of over 80 skilled security researchers enable us to provide a comprehensive suite of fully automated AI security solutions for builder.

Health and Biomedical

Kinexcs is an AI-driven digital health and wearables company enabling people for mobility and better lives. We develop tech solutions to address chronic and acute musculoskeletal conditions, backed by top hospitals, leading device companies and VCs.

Health and Biomedical

Founded in the US, in collaboration with leading bioelectronic medicine researchers in Europe, Somnial is looking to create a startup in Singapore to conduct development, commercial manufacturing, and commercialization focused on APAC region.

Consumer Media, Goods and Services

Krosslinker is an innovation driven clean tech startup, focusing on energy efficiency through development of an advanced super-insulation material, aerogel, for challenging insulation application.

Consumer Media, Goods and Services

Bonocle is a braille device that converts digital information into braille. The company's devices foster social inclusion for the blind while improving their educational journeys with affordable braille tech and inclusive gaming.

Manufacturing, Trade and Connectivity

FLITE replaces coatings with clean laser treatments, improving safety and resilience without harming the environment. We succeed when we embed the technology directly into the client's manufacturing or maintenance for long term license and royalty fees.

Manufacturing, Trade and Connectivity

AP Plasma leverages AI to instantly compute 3-Dimensional (3D) shoe models to enhance manufacturing outputs, quality and automatic Quality Control (QC) systems.

Environment, Energy and Green Technologies

Thermalytica, a clean-tech startup, offers cutting-edge solutions based on its patented TIISA® thermal insulation materials for energy-efficient household appliances, sustainable construction practices, and the realization of net-zero energy buildings.

Environment, Energy and Green Technologies

Emrod's technology sends large amounts of power long distance wirelessly with little losses.

SLINGSHOT 2023 PARTNER COMPETITION WINNERS

The following winners will be awarded S$30,000 StartupSG Grant Prize.

Transformative Digital Technologies

Partner Competition: Techblazer Awards 5th Edition - Most Promising Innovation Category

The rise of generative AI is playing a disruptive influence on digital trust which has major implications for society and the business ecosystem. Accredify allows firms to co-exist with AI by using the blockchain to create verifiable documents and trusted information exchange.

Transformative Digital Technologies

Partner Competition: Huawei Cloud Startup Ignite Competition 2023

Bering Lab Inc provides domain-specific AI translation engines and tools for the legal and patent industries. The company’s engines are 2x better than Google Translate for contracts and patents. They currently serve 60+ law firms, patent firms, and big corporates.

Health and Biomedical

Partner Competition: NAMIC Start-up Innovation Forum 2023

Frontier Bio is an operator of engineered human tissues intended to create engineered tissues to replace animal testing and save lives. The company’s bio printing technology is able to print complete cells with no death rate, enabling users to print living tissues.

Health and Biomedical

Partner Competition: MedTech Innovator Asia Pacific

Neurowyzr aims to protect quality of life and optimize personal potential by enabling early detection, diagnosis, therapy, monitoring, and prevention of brain decline using neuroscience-based digital solutions.

Health and Biomedical

Partner Competition: Hello Tomorrow APAC Challenge 2023

Psylo is a small-molecule biotech startup developing next-generation therapeutics, inspired by psychedelic compounds that exist in nature. By removing the hallucinatory effects of such compounds, the company aims to extend the compounds’ healing potential to a broader population.

Health and Biomedical

Partner Competition: 2023 OPPO Inspiration Challenge

Shenzhen Huayi Medical Technologies is a consumer technology company focusing on contactless health monitoring equipment which continuously monitors users’ heartbeats, breathing, sleep and other physical conditions.

Consumer Media, Goods and Services

Partner Competition: Latitude59 Pitch Competition

ÄIO offers more sustainable alternatives to palm oil and animal fats, which are commonly used in food, cosmetics, and household chemicals by upcycling residues through fermentation.

Consumer Media, Goods and Services

Partner Competition: A*STAR Advanced Manufacturing Startup Challenge 2023

Krosslinker is an innovation-driven clean tech startup which focuses on energy efficiency through the development of an advanced super-insulation material – aerogel – for challenging insulation applications.

Manufacturing, Trade and Connectivity

Partner Competition: A*STAR Advanced Manufacturing Startup Challenge 2023

Resync Technologies is an intelligent machine learning and data analytics-driven energy cloud solution for systems with distributed energy resources.

Environment, Energy and Green Technologies

Partner Competition: A*STAR Advanced Manufacturing Startup Challenge 2023

Through their namesake platform, Circular Unite empowers businesses to make data-driven decisions for environmental compliance and decarbonization strategies. The company is committed to foster industrial symbiosis, connecting waste generators with potential off takers, thus turning waste into a resource.

Environment, Energy and Green Technologies

Partner Competition: Innovate 360

Float Foods is a Singapore-based food technology startup which aims to innovate, develop and advance the plant-based foods ecosystem. The company develops food technology and innovations in plant-based eggs and alternative proteins with the aim of contributing to food safety, creating a sustainable environment, and enabling consumers to eat healthy, nutritious foods. The company also launched their first ready-to-eat OnlyEgTM products in Singapore in June 2022.

Environment, Energy and Green Technologies

Partner Competition: Tech Planter in Singapore 2023

Nanomatics is driven to make a positive sustainability impact. Through advanced technology, the company converts plastic waste into products with high market value surpassing alternatives. With their services and products, the company aims to make plastic waste treatment profitable.

Environment, Energy and Green Technologies

Partner Competition: Build the Future with Saint-Gobain – APAC Startup Challenge

Thermalytics / Thermalytica, a clean tech startup, offers cutting-edge solutions based on its patented TIISA® thermal insulation materials for energy-efficient household appliances, sustainable construction practices, and the realization of net-zero energy buildings.

SLINGSHOT CORPORATE MIXER WINNER

Health and Biomedical

Corporate Partner: Haleon Group

QuantActions offers a highly scalable mobile solution for generating mental health indicators.