Enterprise@APU Startup Weekend

Start-Up Weekend (18-20 Mar 2022)

Our Enterprise@APU team organized a Startup Weekend from 18 March 2022 to 20 March 2022 (Friday-Sunday).

The Startup Weekend is a great platform for our students to learn through a structured 3-day ideation bootcamp aimed to identify a need or a problem and to test the viability of their ideas by pitching their business model at the end of the programme. It is also a good opportunity to connect and network with passionate people driven to develop and build business ideas. We were impressed by the performance of our team of students!

There were 37 registrants and a total of 9 teams managed to get into the final pitching session and the result is as follows:

Winner – Foodport

1st runner-up – Styled

2nd runner-up – 3R

Previous Events

APU HOSTS THE FIRST EVER ONLINE TECHSTARS STARTUP WEEKEND!!!

Our Enterprise@APU team organized a 54-hour online Techstars Startup Weekend from 2^nd July 2021-4^th July 2021 (Friday-Saturday).  The event was designed to provide experiential knowledge where aspiring entrepreneurs can experience startup life. Jointly organised by Techstars and Enterprise@APU, students who participate in this event will be evaluated on brainstorming skills, creating a prototype, and followed through with a series of presentations. Techstars Startup Weekend features deep experiential learning with many opportunities to engage and connect with like-minded individuals.

A Startup Weekend is a great platform to learn what it really takes to innovate, disrupt and start a company from people who have experienced it themselves. Techstar Startup Weekend features deep experiential learning guided by an experienced hand. It is also a good place to connect with passionate people driven to build something new. There is no better place to meet new friends, colleagues, mentors, cofounders, and inventors.  We were mesmerized by the performance of our team of students!

There were 81 registrants and a total of 6 teams managed to get into the final pitching session.  The results announced by the judges on Sunday can be seen as follows: –

Results

1st Place – Raccoonia

2nd Place – Entr.Key

3rd Place – All Sport, All Insight

Honourable Mention – Seni, LearniFY, FoodRandol, Security Patrol

The organizing committee of the event consisted of the lecturing team from Enterprise@APU, Dr. Janitha Kularajasingam, Dr. Tan Chye Cheah, Ms Haslina Hashim, Ms Meera Eeswaran, Mr Tan Kok Kiang, Ms Jenny Low (Alumni) and students Ryan Yap Mun Fai, Natelie Kang Zhi Le, Chong Hao Yi, Chua Qin Peng and Lai Wai Yin.

The details of the Academic and Industrial Mentors, Trainers and Judges can be seen as follows: –

Mentors

Trainer

Judges

The event was successful, and we are awaiting for an even more exciting one in the upcoming months! For more info check out our page Startup Weekend KL at APU | Facebook