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He will discuss this and more at the SBR Hottest Startups Panel Briefing 2017. Kuldeep Singh is the Founder and CEO of Biofourmis Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based data analytics company working around a singular challenge: to personalise healthcare through actionable insights. An ex-PhD Research Scholar at the National University of Singapore, Singh took a break from his PhD to focus on building bioelectronics medicines which aim to control biological processes and treat diseases by modulating electric impulses. Prior to moving to Singapore, he held a research position at MIT Media Lab’s Camera Culture group, where he worked on various wearable technologies and biosignal analytics for cardiac health monitoring. He believes in pushing out working prototypes and closing the gap between engineering and medicine. He is the part of Google’s Solve for X community and has been invited to speak at various prestigious platforms like TEDx, HiMSS, EMBC etc. on various biomedical technologies. Singh and his team at Biofourmis have begun their journey towards unlocking the potential of biosensors to give deeper and meaningful insights into one’s health, through data. He seeks to connect ideas and people to spark innovation.

And it fits right into your pocket. Gym membership is a thing of the past and trainers are no longer confined within the walls of the gym. Active8me is a digital fitness, health and wellness platform that aims to change how people get fit. "Our aim is a fitter and healthier Asia," says Jeremy Rolleston, Founder, Active8me. "We offer customised workouts, nutrition and mindset programmes for people. We’re like a personal trainer, dietician and life coach in a pocket." Rolleston is proud to say that there is nothing like Active8me in Asia. "We are an integrated, Asian-focused platform across exercise, nutrition, mindset and holistic health," he says. Rolleston, 44, is an Australian who moved to Singapore 18 months ago to focus on Active8me. Outside of Active8me, he is a two-time Olympian and has represented Australia in two sports - rugby (Sevens) and bobsleigh. Following his retirement from bobsleigh, he went on to win two world masters titles in Surf Life-Saving. Alongside his sport he managed a corporate career in investment banking and investment management. While working for one of Australia’s largest early stage VC companies, he was inspired by the success of digital fitness and health companies in Australia, US and Europe. "But there was nothing of that sort in Asia," he says. "And when I looked at Asia I see it changing. There is a growing interest in fitness, health and wellness -- looking at the growth of salad bars, cold-pressed juices, activewear labels, gym subscriptions, fun runs, among other." But Rolleston also says there is also a massive and rising need to address 60% of the world’s diabetics in Asia, an increase in obesity and a ‘skinny fat’ phenomenon that is becoming the focus of governments, insurers and corporations. Rolleston notes that Active8me is unique because of numerous reasons, such as that it's a total, integrated solution. "There are some fitness apps that just track your steps. There are others that provide you workout plans and programmes. There are others like Active8me that gives you a fully integrated programme which includes workouts, nutrition meal plans and recipes, mindset lessons and tracking," he says. If one wants to see real changes that last, Rolleston believes one needs an overall approach that is more than just exercise. That is why Active8me is designed the way it is, he shares. Further, he notes that the expert team who have put Active8me’s programmes together is impressive. They include the likes of four dual-Olympians, fitness experts and accredited dietitians. "In a time of self-proclaimed fitness gurus, the ability to benefit from the experience and expertise of experts like these provides a much-appreciated sense of surety," Rolleston shares. Lastly, the app is developed for Asia. The Asian lifestyle is culturally unique in that the habits and norm are fairly different compared to Western societies, says Rolleston, citing hawker centres, regularly eating out, busy travelling executives and a very low gym membership rate (2%) present a unique challenge when it comes to fitness and health. "This means that a solution like Active8me that offers healthy Asian meals -- we also have western offerings -- eating out tips for Asians, workouts you can go with or without a gym membership, workouts that adjust to where you choose to workout (at home, outdoors, or at the gym), and a programme that suits any level of experience is a very welcome offering," says Rolleston.  

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The company is set on making an impact on 1 billion lives through their offerings. 2359 Media is a software innovation consultancy company founded by Wong Hong Ting. Beginning in 2009 at the dawn of the mobile-first and cloud-first revolution, 2359 has since evolved to work with customers to provide end-to-end innovation consultancy to increase productivity, revenues and client engagement. With the mission of touching 1 billion lives through their innovations, 2359 recently ventured into artificial intelligence with Botbot.AI, a chatbot that seeks to automate processes through conversational exchanges. "Through the effective use of cutting edge technologies like artificial intelligence, big data, the Internet of Things, augmented reality, and virtual reality, 2359 aims to remain a forerunner in software innovation and consultancy regionally," says Wong. From sales and revenues amounting to $350,000 in 2009, the number reached $4.1 million in 2016. In terms of job growth, there were only two people in 2009 (both the company's co-founders), but in 2016, the number reached to around 80 people spread across Vietnam, Indonesia and Singapore, with more than 50 percent of that number located in the city-state. This has been made possible through the efforts of Wong, described as a visionary leader who consistently braves odds to get to the next frontier. Wong graduated from National University of Singapore with B.Sc (Hons) in Quantitative Finance and a minor in technopreneurship in 2010. He deeply believes in harnessing technology to change the way people live and work, and endeavours to be a catalyst in the digital age movement. He is a big proponent of mentorship and learning, which he takes an active role in as Chairman of Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE)’s Mentorship Sub-Committee and member of Entrepreneurs' Organization Singapore. He sees his company as a platform for the team to grow together, investing heavily in learning and ‘tours of duty’ that make each career significant and crafted for the individual’s strengths. “Witnessing the growth that members of my team, past and present, have experienced in their careers, has been the singular most fulfilling thing for me," says Wong. "An aspiration to be Merlin to many King Arthurs became reality through them - which reminds me of how it is absolutely critical for us, as entrepreneurs, to keep learning and sharing deeply with the people around us." Wong also adds: "Given that we base our decisions on the experiences we have, living vicariously through someone else’s experience, whoever that person may be, brings a different depth and dimension to our decision-making and learning." He notes that platforms such as the Entrepreneurs' Organization in Singapore, with the immersive nature of its sharing, has brought profound value in learning to him, and he hopes to transfer that value to others via programmes like ACE Mentorship, which creates an avenue for those who are starting out to tap on his experiences. "As a founder, I see growth as my greatest responsibility – to create progress and remove bottlenecks by being the lighthouse of learning for the team," he says.  

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