About
Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE) is the national voice for the Singapore startup ecosystem, and a key trade association representing the interests of startups in Singapore.
ACE constantly seeks to build a vibrant and sustainable startup ecosystem in Singapore, and focuses on five key pillars: Startups, Corporations, Institutes of Higher Learning, Risk Capital, and Public Sector. As the driving force behind Singapore as an Innovation Island, ACE is creating a virtual and physical space where ideas, knowledge, and capabilities are transformed into value efficiently.
ACE was established in 2003 by the Singapore Ministry of Trade and Industry, and re-launched as a private sector-led, non-profit organisation in 2014. ACE’s Patron is Dr Tan See Leng, Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Trade and Industry.
Working closely with the Government and startups, ACE aims to promote entrepreneurship, catalyse new growth opportunities, scale startups and build champion enterprises.

Vision
The national voice for the Singapore Startup Ecosystem.
Mission
Advocate on behalf of startups and members on their interests to stakeholders.
Catalyse ideas, innovation, collaborations and opportunities among ecosystem players.
Enable capability and capacity building, and effective use of resources.

Our Leaders

2003
ACE was launched to transform the entrepreneurial landscape in Singapore, with Mr Raymond Lim, Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Ministry of Trade and Industry (2001 – 2004) appointed as Chairman of ACE
2004
Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry (2004 – 2005) took over as the Chairman of ACE


2006
Mr Lee Yi Shyan, Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry (2006 – 2012) took over as Chairman of ACE
2011
Mr Teo Ser Luck, Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry (2011 – 2015) was appointed as Patron of ACE


2014
ACE was re-launched as a private sector led, non-profit organisation
2016
Dr Koh Poh Koon, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry (2016 - 2019) took over as Patron of ACE


2020
Dr Tan See Leng, then the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Manpower, and Second Minister for Trade and Industry took over as Patron of ACE
Our Team
- Patron
- Board of Directors
- Management Team
- Angel Investors Sub-Committee
- Appointments & HR Sub-Committee
- Audit & Compliance Sub-Committee
- Communications & Engagement Sub-Committee
- Corporate Innovation (CI) Sub-Committee
- Finance & Investments (F&I) Sub-Committee
- Post-Secondary Education Institutions (PSEI) Sub-Committee
- Youth Sub-Committee

Dr Tan See Leng
Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Trade and Industry

Raymond Choong
ChairpersonPartner, FocusTech Ventures Pte Ltd

Phey Teck Moh
MemberPartner, AngelCentral

James Tan
Chairperson
ACE Chairman & Managing Partner, Quest Ventures

Edwin Chow
Member
Assistant CEO, Enterprise Singapore

Marcus Tan
Member
Co-founder, Carousell

Mohamed Nasser Ismail
Member
Senior Vice President, Global Head of Equity Capital Markets, SGX

Philip Kwa
Chairperson
Co-founder & Director of Advisory Services, GMC16 Pte Ltd

Chak Kong Soon
Member
Managing Partner, Stream Global Pte Ltd

Prashant Agarwal
Member
Head - Digital, Customer & Ecosystems Marketing, AIA Group

Adrian Heng
Chairperson
Senior Counsel, Merlot Consulting

Dr Chitra Rajaram
Member
Principal Lecturer, Republic Polytechnic

Victor Ng
Member
Editor-In-Chief, Thinklogic, Chief Strategy Officer - Vodoke

Jupe Tan
Chairperson
Managing Partner, Asia Pacific, Plug and Play Tech Center

Mohamed Nasser Ismail
Member
ACE Board Member & Senior Vice President, Global Head of Equity Capital Markets, SGX

Patrick Yeo
Member
Partner & Venture Hub Leader, PwC Singapore

Aylwin Tan
Member
Chief Customer Solutions Officer & Head of Innovation Lab, CapitaLand

Marcus Tan
Chairperson

Wallace Lim
Chairperson
Director, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Temasek Polytechnic

Tan Ching Ching
Member
Director, The Sandbox, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Office, Ngee Ann Polytechnic

Tham Mei Leng
Member
Director, School of Business & Services, ITE College Central

Tan Wee Khiang
Member
Director, School of Business & Services, ITE College East

Yang Tien
Member
Director, Innovation & Enterprise Office, Nanyang Polytechnic

Neo Gim Kian
Member
Director, Office of Entrepreneurship Development, Republic Polytechnic

Yina Chua
Member
Assistant Director, Department of Industry and Partnerships, Singapore Polytechnic

Professor Foo Maw Der
Member
Director, Nanyang Technopreneurship Center (NTC)

Dr Ng Sean Pin
Member
Deputy Director, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, NTU

Rafael Voltaire Alzate
Member
Manager, Institute of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, SMU

Priscilla Koh
Member
Acting Head, Office of Entrepreneurship, SUSS

Benjamin Emmanuel Lee
Chairperson
Co-founder & CEO, Sealed Network

Janson Seah
Member
Co-founder & CEO, StaffAny

Logan Tan
Member
Co-founder & CEO, Eezee

Yap Tun Yong
Member
Undergraduate, National University of Singapore

Daphne Tay
Member
Co-founder & CEO, Bluente

Vipara Rasphone
Member
Associate, Sequoia Capital