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Singapore start-up founded by SUTD graduate wins prestigious US$1m Hult Prize
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8 September 2025
Stick ’Em 1 , an education technology start-up co-founded in 2021 by Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) alumnus Adam Huh Dam, 22-year-old Singapore Polytechnic graduate Chong Ing Kai, and 22-year-old National University of Singapore students Tew Jing An and Chong Kai Jie, has been named Global Champion of the 2025 Hult Prize（https://www.hultprize.org/） on 6 September 2025.
(Image credit: Hult Prize Foundation) From left to right: Lori Van Dam, CEO of Hult Prize Foundation, Adam Huh Dam, Chong Ing Kai, Philip Hult, Chairman of EF Education First
The Singapore-based team triumphed at the global finals held at Tate Modern, London, winning US$1 million in seed funding to advance its mission of making Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) education more affordable and accessible to schools worldwide.
Stick ’Em provides intuitive and affordable STEAM kits paired with an online learning platform designed for teachers. Since its founding, the start-up has expanded into 11 markets worldwide, reaching more than 12,000 students, empowering over 1,200 teachers, and working with close to 100 schools and organisations.