
Shell StartUp Engine
The Shell StartUp Engine is a global innovation programme, with a Singapore chapter, catered to early to growth stage energy start-ups looking to develop their capabilities and power business growth within the smart, clean energy landscape.
Our aim is to deliver more and cleaner energy solutions to help meet Singapore and Asia’s growing needs. Leading this transition to a low carbon future, Shell Startup Engine’s objective is to help grow and stimulate the smart, clean energy startup ecosystem in Singapore, creating value for both entrepreneurs and the society.
What can Shell StartUp Engine Singapore offer you?
A six-month programme that can help you to build the expertise you need and connect you to a wider community, in order to better position your startup for success:

Gain insights about the energy sector through curated sessions, and access a global network of opportunities

Build up your start-up capacity via tailored workshops and access to exclusive programme curriculum.

Engage directly with representatives from Shell, external industry experts that can help you to frame your start-up’s value proposition

Connect to a wider community of mentors, subject matter experts, community of energy start-ups, industry network of corporates, investors, academia and government agencies etc.

Showcase your start-up at highly relevant platforms and build up your credibility needed to build trust with customers, partners and investors globally

Seize opportunities to meet and pitch to potential investors and industry audience, with potential chance to secure post-programme funding from programme partner, Energy Market Authority (EMA)
Watch the highlights of Demo Day 2023
Title: Shell StartUp Engine
Duration: 01:46 seconds
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We believe great ideas as are everywhere, and we want to play a role in making them happen.
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Aw Kah Peng
Chairman Shell Companies in Singapore
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The Demo Day is part of the Shell StartUp Engine programme, to find, support, and nurture start-ups. And each year we find that we learn a lot from the start-ups. They will share what they are doing. And likewise, we have a group of mentors who support them on their journey.
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Accelerating smart energy start-ups
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As we work with them, support them. We also learn from them over the past six months and see how they have developed. And they are a very key part of the innovation ecosystem.
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I think a platform like Demo Day provides start-ups with a very good platform. You have investors, government agencies. You have industry players and also potential partners where they can showcase their innovative solutions. And also it allows them to go and reach beyond the markets in Singapore.
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Chang Qing Yong
CEO & Co-Founder Concrete AI.
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I think this programme really provides a lot of support and advice for the start-ups to grow. We are a really young team. So, we sometimes lack a lot of knowledge on business and operational development. They really help us to develop the business into the next step.
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Genevieve Toh
CMO & Co-Founder FlyORO
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It’s very important because it bridges the gap between start-ups that have innovative ideas and corporate. And by having this kind of programme it helps to expedite who to speak to.
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Andrei Veksha
Co-Founder & Director Nanomatics
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Starts-ups usually have limited resources, and this programme is an opportunity for us to tap into this kind of knowledge and expertise. And I hope that we will find ways how to work together.
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We hope that more will come along on the journey to a net-zero world. And I think they encourage us just as we encourage them. So, I will simply say, focus on what you want to achieve and don’t forget that the journey will be a long one. But with partnership, I think we can get there together.
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Experience Demo Day 2023
Meet seven innovative Singapore start-ups with solutions for a cleaner energy future.
Meet the start-ups who graduated from our programme
Clean energy start-ups which benefitted from the expertise of Shell StartUp Engine

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