THE GLOBAL EVENT

Young Founders Summit Global 2023/2024 kicks off with 80 participants convening in Singapore for a 5-day YFS Bootcamp, followed by up to 6 months of mentorship.

You do not have to have an idea or a team when you apply to join YFS, because we want you to meet your future co-founders at the Bootcamp, debate global or local issues, brainstorm solutions, form teams, and jointly ideate a product or service you want to develop.

On Day 5 of the Bootcamp, all the newly formed founding teams will pitch your startup idea, and be matched with 2 mentors for the next six months.

In these 6 months, you’ll meet with your mentors twice a month for guidance and coaching.

We’ll convene again in 2024 at the Demo Day, where you will pitch to a panel of funders and investors for a S$50,000 startup grant (and maybe more!)

Please refer to the FAQs for commonly asked questions.

LOCAL COUNTRY EVENTS

YOUNG FOUNDERS @PHNOM PENH

If you’re a youth aged 15 - 20 in Phnom Penh, join us for this introductory session to Startup Entrepreneurship. Featuring a fireside chat with inspiring Khmer founders, followed by a design thinking workshop where participants will rapidly ideate potential solutions to build.

Outstanding participants may be selected to receive a fast-track pass to Young Founders Summit Global 2023/2024.

DATE: 23 September 2023, Saturday

TIME: 2:00pm - 5:00pm

VENUE: TRIBE Phnom Penh Post Office Square

YOUNG FOUNDERS @MANILA

Jointly organized by IGNITE by Techshake and Young Founders Summit, this event is a rare opportunity for 15 - 20 year old students to:

  • ​Get up close and intimate with tech founders (we have two exciting panel discussions)

  • ​Have fun in an ideathon to come up with solutions that are desirable, viable, and feasible; and

  • ​Network with entrepreneurial youth and other founders!

Outstanding participants may be selected to receive a fast-track pass to Young Founders Summit Global 2023/2024.

DATE: 13 October 2023, Friday

TIME: 1:30pm - 6:00pm

VENUE: Fairmont Makati Hotel, Makati Manila

YOUNG FOUNDERS @TOKYO

What’s up Japan? Join us for this exciting entrepreneurship day -

  • Fireside chat with two inspiring entrepreneurs

  • Breakout workshops (Pick between a Pitching workshop, Design thinking and ideation workshop, Product and rapid experimentation workshop, or Ideal Customer Profile workshop)

  • Startup pitches by the students of American School in Japan

Outstanding participants may be selected to receive a fast-track pass to Young Founders Summit Global 2023/2024.

DATE: 22 October 2023, Sunday

TIME: 11:00am - 3:00pm

VENUE: American School in Japan Early Learning Center, 6-16-5 Roppongi Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032