BLOCK71 SINGAPORE
Summer Cohort 2025 - Special Track
Deep SAGE
Scale your startup globally with
expert strategy, C-suite support, and funding
What's
Deep SAGE?
In collaboration with NUS Enterprise, BLOCK71, and TIS Inc., Deep SAGE is a 12-month growth journey designed for Seed to Pre-Series A tech startups.
We'll fast-track your success by helping you build a solid foundation for long-term growth, combining C-suite expertise , hands-on mentorship , and funding opportunities.
We Help You Scale Smarter

Achieving Milestones
with Precision

C-Suite
Expertise
to Fuel Your Growth
Whatever your business needs, the right expert will be by your side to help you grow.

The Right Resources,
at the Right Time
We break down every hurdle, so you can focus on what matters: growth.
Why choose Deep SAGE?
Seasoned leaders at
your
fingertips.
Our
Fractional
C-Suites

Fractional
Chief Revenue Officer
Over the past
12 years, Mark has
built and scaled new ventures—from founding his own consultancy to launching
Singapore’s largest
loyalty coalition. Now, as Chief Revenue Officer at Heymax.ai, he leverages
his diverse expertise
to help startups foster customer and employee loyalty, forge strategic
partnerships, and expand
into new markets.

Chris Laxton
Fractional
Chief Finance Officer
Chris Laxton
Fractional
Chief Finance Officer
With extensive Big 4 audit experience and hands-on financial leadership, Chris is the Founder of Foundational, serving as a fractional CFO to startups. Having successfully led multiple equity and debt raises, he specialises in optimising financial operations and guiding startups through key financial milestones.

Fractional
Chief Marketing Officer
With over 30
years of
experience, Sandeep is the Founder of FlexxCMO, where he serves as a
fractional CMO to companies
looking to scale or modernise their marketing functions. He specialises in
growth-driven ‘Brand to
Demand’ strategies, focusing on revenue impact, cost optimisation, and
execution to help companies
align marketing with business goals and scale globally.
They've built it. Now
they're here for you.
Our Mentors

Bryan Chua
Co-Founder and ex-CTO of ShopBack, CTO of Digital China Group
A 3x startup entrepreneur and engineering leader, Bryan brings deep expertise in AI, DevOps, and security, helping startups navigate tech challenges and scale their products.

Lucas Ngoo
Co-Founder and ex-CTO of Carousell, now building in AI Healthcare
With deep expertise in engineering, AI, and scaling operations, Lucas helps startups refine their tech, grow their teams, and bring innovative products to market.
Your Journey to Success
31 May 2025
Last Day of Applications
Are you the one for us?
To qualify for Deep SAGE, your startup must:
- Focus on one or more of the following areas:
- Enterprise Software Solutions
- Emerging Tech
- Robotics
- High Performance Computing, including Quantum Computing
- Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Generative AI
- Data Mining
- Disruptive solutions
- HealthTech
- FMCG
- EduTech
- Manufacturing
- BFSI
- Logistics & Mobility
- Smart Cities
- Possess a developed solution or concept that has gained market traction or exhibits clear potential, whether in prototype form or as a finished product.
- Demonstrate strong potential for global market expansion and commercialisation.
- Not have gone through a Series A or later funding round.
- Have a legal entity in any country, and be prepared to incorporate in Singapore within six months if selected.
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