The Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition (LKYGBPC) is a biennial deep-tech pitch competition founded by Singapore Management University in 2002. It focuses on next-generation founders building urban solutions and sustainability startups.

A major global deep-tech pitch competition offering over S$2.5 million in prizes, mentorship, a peer network across 1,200+ universities, and access to VC funds, family offices, and SMU IIE's Urban SustaInnovator accelerator.

📍 Location: Singapore (Grand Finals Week)

📅 Program Period: 28 September to 1 October 2027 (Grand Finals Week)

⏰ Application Deadline: March 31, 2027 (with an early bird deadline on January 31, 2027)

✅ Eligibility

• Startups with at least one founder who is currently pursuing an undergraduate, graduate, or post-graduate program at any university worldwide, or who has graduated in the past five years.