- Three teams emerged as winners of the inaugural Singapore edition of the Boeing University Innovation Leadership Development (BUILD) program.
- Winning teams received USD10,000 each and three months of idea incubation support from NUS Enterprise, the entrepreneurial heart of the National University of Singapore (NUS).
SINGAPORE, May 22, 2026 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced winners of the Boeing University Innovation Leadership Development (BUILD) program in Singapore.
The winning teams are Team Coolah, Team Maleo, and Team Urbanflow. The winners were selected from ten finalists who attended a week-long NUS Enterprise-led bootcamp, culminating in a demonstration day. The winning teams will be further supported by Boeing and NUS Enterprise over the next three months to develop their ideas into market-ready solutions.
“I want to congratulate the winners of the Singapore BUILD edition. This milestone highlights the exceptional talent from Singapore and demonstrates the power of industry-academic partnerships to accelerate aviation solutions from concept to impact,” said Penny Burtt, President, Boeing Southeast Asia. “Through our collaboration with NUS Enterprise, we’re committed to supporting these innovators as they scale their ideas.”
“Congratulations to the winning teams from Singapore’s first BUILD program. Their ideas reflect what we set out to achieve, helping students and start-ups test boldly, iterate faster, and to turn innovations into aerospace and defense solutions. Together with Boeing, we are proud to support these teams as they stress-test their ideas and scale them into solutions that can transform industries and change lives,” said Dr Tan Sian Wee, NUS Senior Vice President (Innovation and Enterprise).
BUILD Singapore 2026 is part of Boeing’s broader efforts to support talent development and innovation across Southeast Asia, reinforcing its longstanding partnership with Singapore’s aerospace sector and education institutions. NUS is Boeing’s first university partner in Southeast Asia for BUILD Singapore.
