Local Startup Wins “Student Nobel Prize” Hult Prize Global Championship

Lianhe Zaobao, 本地初创公司获“学生界诺贝尔奖”霍特奖全球冠军

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Stick ’Em, an edtech start-up co-founded in 2021 by Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) alumnus Adam Huh Dam, Singapore Polytechnic graduate Chong Ing Kai, and National University of Singapore students Tew Jing An and Chong Kai Jie, was named Global Champion of the 2025 Hult Prize on 6 September 2025. The Singapore-based team won US$1 million in seed funding at the global finals held at Tate Modern, London, to advance its mission of making STEAM education more affordable and accessible worldwide. Stick ’Em provides intuitive, hands-on STEAM kits paired with an online learning platform for teachers, and has since expanded into 11 markets, reaching over 12,000 students, empowering more than 1,200 teachers, and partnering with nearly 100 schools and organisations, with a goal to impact 860,000 students by 2030.