Foundational Pillars of River
Uniting the global industry 5.0 community
Mapping women and minorities in the ecosystem
Building a rich database for future endeavours
A bi-phasic, year-long flagship program and multiple short sprint programmes.
Salient features include:
- Masterclasses + Mentoring
- Corporate unmet need matching + proof-of-concept testing
- Proof-of-value testing + piloting
- Global expansion
- Fundraising
- Marketing and branding
Nurture startups with end-to-end support.
A full-stack and multi-country startup studio that supports women and minorities-led industry 5.0 ventures
A makerspace / studio to help ideas become innovative startups with the support of our high-profile, Entrepreneurs-in-Residence.
World's first industry 5.0-focused venture studio that supports startups in robotics, automation, digitalization, AI/ML and more, with sustainability, human-centricity and resilience at the core. We are sector-agnostic.
World’s first inclusive venture studio that supports women and other representational minorities led industry 5.0 ventures.
Every startup does proof-of-concept and proof-of-value testing within our corporate partners, solving unmet needs, with the potential to earn a purchase order.
Every startup is groomed towards global expansion from day 1 of becoming a part of us.
Testimonials
What people say about our founder Dr. Viveka
"Thanks Dr. Viveka. It was a pleasure to share our journey."
“It is a great partnership with you, Dr Viveka. From the day we start to associate with you, we get good things."
“Thank you so much for your valuable strategies, Dr. Viveka. You are such a passionate person and knows in and out of Singapore startup culture. Soon we will travel together to achieve our dreams and to provide exceptional service to society.”
"Wow Viveka, we have secured a PO from UCT, thanks for all the support earlier to help us secure our first revenue."
Agmon David Porat
I am pleased to recommend Dr Viveka for her exceptional leadership skills and expertise in building and leading teams in the field of internal and open innovation.
I can attest to her remarkable abilities in developing and maintaining strong relationships with academia and local startups, as well as implementing high-impact pilots that solve unmet needs in the semiconductor industry 4.0 space.
Dr Viveka's contributions were invaluable to the success of Let-Lab in Singapore. She built the physical space as well as the structure for the program and assembled a talented team, all while navigating the complexities of a large international corporation. Her strong presentation, networking, and negotiation skills, combined with her passion for creating sustainable innovations, made her a valuable asset to the company.
Additionally, I am impressed by Dr Viveka's dedication to empowering others through education and mentorship. She is a mentor to startups, venture creation programs, and aspiring talents, and co-founded The Edify Project to empower deserving talents across the globe through innovative mentorship strategies.
Overall, Dr Viveka is an outstanding leader with a passion for impactful technologies that empower lives. I highly recommend her for any leadership position in the field of innovation.
Sirwan Najmadin
Viveka is an extraordinary entrepreneur, mentor, and leader. Her competence is unmatched as she successfully built Let-Lab in Singapore from scratch, even while pregnant. As my mentor at Let-Lab, she taught me invaluable lessons in outside-the-box thinking. I couldn't have asked for a better mentor. Viveka's flexibility and understanding allowed me to be highly productive and fostered a positive work environment. I recommend her for any professional endeavor or leadership role. She has made a lasting impact on my personal and professional growth, and I will never forget it.
Programs and Events
Programs that unite the global community of industry trailblazers, igniting exploration at the forefront of technology and entrepreneurship.
“ Withholding half the world population from access to information and resources; denying them a platform to share their perspectives and ideas; denying them an opportunity to create deep tech ventures, will be detrimental to an inclusive society that is empowered by technology. Industry 5.0, is the future of the world Someone should have realised the lack of representation of women in education and technology; someone should have realised the impact of climate change. Those ‘someones’ should have decided to act on these problems by building an ecosystem of like-minded stakeholders It just took someone and a community to lead us to where we are today as a modern society. I’m one of those many ‘someones’ who could envision that women and other representational minorities and industry 5.0 will lead us into the future.”
- Dr. Viveka Kalidasan, PhD
Founder-CEO, River Venture Studio
Within the next 3 years
2 Million +
Girls, women and minorities reached and impacted globally to bring them into Industry 5.0, to create real impact.
Women and minorities led Industry 5.0 ventures supported.
Women and minorities led disruptive Industry 5.0 ventures that will bring about a change.
Intellectual properties in Industry 5.0, invented by women and minorities.
Partners
