31st January, 2026, 9:30–17:30 (GMT+8)

Nanyang Technological University ∙ Wee Cho Yaw Plaza

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About

150+

Students

10+

Universities/Polys

8hrs

AI building

Vision

Bringing AI down to earth.

To bring students, local businesses, and freelancers together to co-create AI solutions that boosts productivity, sparks creativity, and helps teams compete in a fast-changing world.

Vision

Bringing AI down to earth.

To bring students, local businesses, and freelancers together to co-create AI solutions that boosts productivity, sparks creativity, and helps teams compete in a fast-changing world.

Objectives

Creating shared value for SMBs, freelancers and students.

Empower SMBs and freelancers to adopt AI for greater productivity and adaptability, and enable students to learn by designing and prototyping AI use cases through hands-on practice.

Objectives

Creating shared value for SMBs, freelancers and students.

Empower SMBs and freelancers to adopt AI for greater productivity and adaptability, and enable students to learn by designing and prototyping AI use cases through hands-on practice.

The Challenge

Who we help

Restaurant

Restaurant

Flower shop

Flower shop

Hair salon

Hair salon

Pet shop

Pet shop

Bakery

Bakery

Bar

Bar

Bookstore

Bookstore

Gym

Gym

Career coach

Career coach

Freelancer

Freelancer

Pain points

Revenue decline

Revenue decline

Messy financials

Messy financials

Excessive manual work

Excessive manual work

Lost leads

Lost leads

Clunky CRM

Clunky CRM

Weak branding

Weak branding

Scaling stress

Scaling stress

Hiring headaches

Hiring headaches

Leaky lead funnel

Leaky lead funnel

Slow proposals

Slow proposals

Why join

Build something real, in one day

Work on real challenges from local businesses and ship a working AI solution, not just slides.

Meet your future collaborators

Network with founders, mentors, and driven students from across Singapore.

Hands-on AI, no experience required

Use Manus AI platform to build fast. All disciplines welcome, from engineering to design, comms, and arts.

Prizes

Cash rewards

Top teams win S$10,000 / S$5,000 / S$2,500

Featured in media

A massive spotlight on Manus official

Internship Fast Track

Build the future of AI agents with us

Pilot projects with SMEs & freelancers

Mentorship & incubation opportunities

Supported by

Challenge partners

Freelancers

Debate Coaching: Firoze Ismail

Swimming Coaching: Casper Chan

Podcasting (Front Row): Keith Yap

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Code of Conduct

Code of Conduct