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.
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
Flower shop
Hair salon
Pet shop
Bakery
Bar
Bookstore
Gym
Career coach
Freelancer
Pain points
Revenue decline
Messy financials
Excessive manual work
Lost leads
Clunky CRM
Weak branding
Scaling stress
Hiring headaches
Leaky lead funnel
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
Special thanks
