SINGAPORE - A Singapore-based start-up is the winner of the annual Liveability Challenge, a global platform which calls for companies to come up with innovative solutions for sustainability in tropical cities.
Local biotech start-up TurtleTree Labs was named the winner on Wednesday at a virtual live stream of the event, and was awarded a $1 million fund. On top of the $1 million fund, TurtleTree Labs also won a $100,000 investment, introductions to at least 10 impact investors with mentoring, and a spot on an accelerator programme with Planet Rise, a Singapore-based impact investment firm.
One of the judges at the event, Mr Lim Hock Chuan, chief executive officer of Temasek Foundation Ecosperity, the organisation's sustainability programme, said:"This is a win for both sustainable use of our resources and for our food security in the long term.
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