Startup Carnival
Discover products and meet startup teams across the event. Exhibit your startup with a booth: S$25 per person, paid online when you book.
Booth details, opening hours and the booking deadline will be announced soon.
Pick a day.
Saturday 23 January 2027
Keynote, then TigerLaunch.
Keynote. TigerLaunch, co-hosted with Princeton. Networking. Startup Carnival.
- Registration
- Guests seated
- Welcome address by venue representativeTalk
- NES and Guest of Honour openingTalk
- Keynote: Beyond The Breakthrough — Building Ventures That LastTalk
- Lunch
- TigerLaunch opening and judgesPitching
- Pitch round 1Pitching
- Break
- Pitch round 2Pitching
- NetworkingNetworking
- Results and closing · Startup Carnival closesPitching
- Wrap-up
Startup Carnival opening hours and the public departure time are to be confirmed. Singapore time (UTC+8).
Sunday 24 January 2027
Masterclasses, then pitches.
Conversations, masterclasses and the inter-university Singapore Pitch Competition.
- Doors open
- Fireside conversation 1Talk
- Hands-on masterclass 1Masterclass
- Lunch
- Hands-on masterclass 2Masterclass
- Panel discussionTalk
- Break and transition
- Singapore Pitch Competition openingPitching
- Pitch round 1Pitching
- Break
- Pitch round 2Pitching
- Break and transition
- Results and closingPitching
- Break and transition
- Fireside conversation 2Talk
- Closing address · End of event and Startup CarnivalTalk
Session topics, participants and Startup Carnival opening hours are to be confirmed. Singapore time (UTC+8).
Ways to take part.
TigerLaunch
with 
Day 1 · Co-hosted with Princeton. The world’s largest student-run entrepreneurship competition, run by Princeton students.
Pitch on an international stage, gain mentorship from top VCs and compete for the Howard Cox Prize, US$60,000. Apply by 1 November.
Singapore Pitch Competition
Day 2 · A pitch stage for startups from Singapore’s universities. Teams pitch and discuss their ideas through the lens of the Singapore landscape: its market, its policies, its partners and its place in the region.
Two rounds of pitches lead to one winner. Eligibility, application dates, judging criteria and prizes are to be confirmed.
Learn by doing.
Keynote
Beyond The Breakthrough
Building ventures that last.
Workshops and Masterclasses
Try it yourself
Learn by doing, not just listening.
Firesides and panel
Hear different views
Speakers talk about the choices behind growing a company.