raiSE Social Impact Grant Prize
We welcome social enterprises that leverage technology to address pressing social needs in Singapore. Whether your venture involves AI-driven solutions, or innovative hardware, you should demonstrate a clear path to sustainable, scalable impact. Preference is given to startups already registered as business entities (excluding sole proprietorships) in Singapore, but international ventures committed to generating local social impact are also encouraged to apply, as long as the venture is committed to setting up a Singapore entity.

More about the LKYGBPC
The inaugural edition of the Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition (LKYGBPC) was held in 2002. Named in honour of Singapore’s founding Prime Minister - who can be said to have developed the country’s defining business plan in pitching Singapore into the global spotlight –it was one of the first international business plan competition platforms for the world’s best and brightest next-gen innovators to solve global challenges.

In over two decades since, the competition, which is held every two years, has grown leaps and bounds: From just over 200 submissions from 74 tertiary institutions in 2002, to 1,000 submissions from 1,100 institutions in 2023.

Today, LKYGBPC is a recognised beacon of excellence in global youth innovation. As one of Asia's most globally representative and exciting deep-tech startup challenges, hundreds of next-gen entrepreneurs and leaders in the global innovation ecosystem converge in Singapore for an exciting week of live pitches, networking, mentorship and learning.

Beyond the competition, the platform has become a launchpad for a rising tide of alumni who are continually innovating to make the world a better place.

Who can Apply
• Each team / startup must have at least one founder, who is a current student or recent alumnus / alumna of a university who graduated within the past 5 years.
• A “current student” is an individual who is currently enrolled full-time in a polytechnic, undergraduate, postgraduate, or PhD programme at a tertiary institution as of 30 April 2025. “Alumni of less than 5 years” is defined as any person who graduated from a tertiary institute from 31 March 2020 onwards
• There is no restriction on the number of members in a team or company.

Judging Criteria
Teams will be evaluated based on the following:
• Innovativeness
• Commercial Feasibility
• Impact of Idea
• Capability to Execute

What do you need to submit
The following materials will be required for your application during the Preliminary Round. Failure to submit the materials online by the announced deadline will result in disqualification.
• Executive Summary
◦ Not more than 500 words, in pdf
◦ File should be named in this format: Summary_TeamName.pdf
• Pitch Deck Presentation
◦ Not more than 20 slides, in pdf
◦ File should be named in this format: Presentation_TeamName.pdf
• Video presentation (Optional)
◦ This is encouraged but not required.
◦ Video should be no longer than 5 minutes with preference for mp4.
◦ File should be named in this format: Video_TeamName.mp4

All submitted materials must be the original work of the participating team.
Each team is eligible to submit one idea. In the event of multiple submissions by a team, the last submission made by the team by the deadline will be considered for evaluation.
All submitted executive summary and pitch deck presentation can only be in English.
All timings indicated are in the Singapore time zone (+0800 GMT).