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Innovfest Unbound 2017 is back with another exciting edition at Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre from 3-4 May 2017, showcasing Asia’s most innovative developments and disruptive technologies. With over 11,000 registered guests participating in this anchor event for Smart Nation Innovations Week, it is a celebration of digital disruption with one of the largest gathering of entrepreneurs, brands, corporates, investors and tech startups from all around the world. As a strategic partner for Innovfest Unbound 2017, we are honored to be able to showcase innovative solutions from our top two Imagine Cup Singapore Teams: ...

One of our BizSpark startups, Park N Parcel, was recently featured in Channel 8 News feature. Park N Parcel is a Singapore based start-up offering an innovative last mile mailing service solution which provides shoppers with a convenient way to collect their online purchases in a hassle free manner by parking the parcels at various collection points which includes your neighbors, cafes, retail stores,convenience stores, and pharmacies. To find out about Park N Parcel and its product offering, please visit their official website at https://www.parknparcel.com.sg/ Check out Channel 8 News feature at http://www.channel8news.sg/news8/ca/frontline/episodes/20170428-fl-tx3/3702626.html

One of our BizSpark startups, Cafebond, was successfully admitted into the Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC) Global Accelerator Program (GAP) in Malaysia which accelerates global startups to be investment-ready in 4 months. Cafebond offers a web and mobile platform that connects coffee lovers with the best coffee brands in the world, so you can taste and buy unique specialty coffee beans and blends from roaster-owned cafes from London to Melbourne, Singapore to Beijing, in one easy checkout process. To find out about Cafebond and their product offering, please visit their official website at https://www.cafebond.com/

To coincide with the upcoming Smart Nation Innovations, a week-long series of events that showcase Asia’s most innovative developments, we held a special edition of ACE Microsoft Tech Talks where Ujjwal presented a session on Smart Contracts using Microsoft Blockchain as a Service. Despite their busy schedule, the crowd responded warmly to the event, with over 60 sign-ups and a turnout of over 40 participants comprising of startups, developers, and industry professionals. During the session, Ujjwal shared insights into setting up the environment for Blockchain using Azure templates, and adopting industry practices for Smart Contracts with various use cases. At the end of the session, the audience mingled over light refreshments, and connected with Ujjwal to find out more about the latest developments of Blockchain and the applications of Smart Contracts. You can review the presentation at this link: Smart Contracts A big round of applause to our presenter, Ujjwal, and our audience for taking time off from their busy schedule to attend this session. Special thanks to Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE) for being our great event partner for “ACE Microsoft Tech Talks”. Check out our Spiffy Facebook Events to find out our upcoming activities in LaunchPad.

NASA is on a mission to foster innovation through a diversity of perspectives and is encouraging global citizens to come together to solve perplexing problems faced by NASA Scientists on a daily basis. The Space Apps Challenge is one of the largest hackathons in the universe and part of the NASA’s Open Innovation Programme. For 48 hours, passionate innovators and problem solvers from all over the world are welcome to join the Space Apps Challenge, and create solutions that will be part of the next generation of space technology! Take part in the Space Apps Challenge this weekend, Saturday-Sunday, 29-30 April. Prototype your solution, consult with expert mentors, pitch to a panel of judges, and stand to win a chance to represent Singapore! ...

The annual SiTF Awards is the only award that is organised by the ICM industry for the industry in Singapore and is supported by government agencies such as GovTech, SPRING and other industry associations such as Singapore Computer Society (SCS) and IT Management Association (ITMA). The objective of the award is to promote and celebrate local innovations in ICM solutions and products. Recognising the impact of new disruptive technologies and the changing technology landscape, SiTF introduces the new sub-categories for the Best Innovative Infocomm Product or Solution and a new category for the Peregrine Falcon Investor Award. The Awards are open to all Singapore-registered companies, organisations, and educational institutions. The categories for the Awards include: ...

InfoCorp Technologies has established a partnership with Coin Sciences Ltd of UK to incorporate their private blockchain platform Multichain into our solutions. Find out more about the press release at https://lnkd.in/fvj9EKW Coin Sciences Ltd has recently announced a collaboration with Wolfram Research who owns the Mathematica language and Wolfram|Alpha answer engine. Multichain will be integrated into the Wolfram Language and allow Mathematica users to store and retrieve data in a zero-configuration private blockchain deployed in the Wolfram Cloud. It speaks a lot about Multichain’s maturity (no puns intended) as private blockchain platform to be integrated into one of the world’s oldest programming language. Coin Sciences has also partnered with Seal software, the market leading platform for contract discovery and analytics. In a recent survey by ZDNet, Multichain was also named by large corporations as one of the enabling products for faster digital change. To celebrate this joyous occasion, InfoCorp Technologies is organizing a two-days hands-on blockchain programming class to be conducted at Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) on the 20th and 21st of April to widen your blockchain exposure from a practitioner’s perspective. ...

One of the key challenges faced by startups has always been customer acquisition and one of Singapore’s leading EduTech startup, Miao Academy, was glad to share their own experience in acquiring 15,000 users without spending any marketing dollars in an exclusive “Microsoft Business Talk” session at NUS Enterprise Blk 71 on 7th April 2017. Miao Academy is an educational technology company specializing in machine learning and natural language processing. Their vision is to use technology to improve the learning effectiveness and efficiency of students, while at the same time lowering barriers to access. It aims to offer a simple, fast and cost-effective way to help students with specific academic problems. During the session, Betty and Ze Xuan from Miao Academy shared how they started from a simple prototype to 15,000 users for a beta product without spending any marketing dollars. They also shared about their interesting experiences and unique insights in the EduTech industry. Over 120 participants signed up for the event with a turnout of over 70 participants comprising of startups, developers, and industry professionals. The event was a hit with the community, and became one of the most well-attended session in this event series. At the end of the session, the audience connected with our team members and Miao Academy over light refreshments and discussed about potential future collaborations. Special thanks to Betty and Ze Xuan for taking time off from their busy schedules to present in our event. A big thank you to all event attendees and we are looking forward to seeing everyone at our upcoming events. You can review the presentation slides at: How do we achieve 15,000 users without spending marketing dollars.pdf To find out about Miao Academy and its product offering, please visit their official website at http://www.miao.academy/ Special thanks to NUS Enterprise Blk 71 for being our great event partner for “Microsoft Business Talk”. Check out our Spiffy Facebook Events to find out our upcoming activities in LaunchPad.

One of our BizSpark startups, Park N Parcel, was recently featured in The Straits Times feature. Park N Parcel is a Singapore based start-up offering an innovative last mile mailing service solution which provides shoppers with a convenient way to collect their online purchases in a hassle free manner by parking the parcels at various collection points which includes your neighbors, cafes, retail stores,convenience stores, and pharmacies. To find out about Park N Parcel and its product offering, please visit their official website at https://www.parknparcel.com.sg/ Check out The Straits Times feature at http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/firms-deliver-with-self-collection-option

After a long hiatus, “Microsoft Innovation Huddle” returns to BASH on 5th April where we explored advance analytics using the Cortana Intelligence Suite. This session coincides with the first release candidate of Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit version 2.0 available from 3rd April. (For more details, visit https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/machinelearning/2017/04/03/microsoft-updates-its-deep-learning-toolkit/) The community showed great support for our event with over 145 sign-ups and a turnout of over 80 participants comprising of startups, students, developers, and industry professionals. At the end of the session, the audience mingled over light refreshments, and connected with our team to find out more about the Cortana Intelligence Suite and their applications in real life scenarios. Special thanks to Alyssa for taking time off from her busy schedule to present in our event. A big thank you to all event attendees and we are looking forward to seeing everyone at our upcoming events. You can review the presentation slides at: Advanced Analytics Using Cortana Intelligence Suite Check out our Spiffy Facebook Events to find out our upcoming activities in LaunchPad. Special thanks to BASH and TAG.PASS for being our supporting event partners! Check out the latest news and events from BASH via Twitter @BASH_SGInnovate