Budit at 2026 Launchpad Singapore 『Meetings with About 30 Investors and Partners, and a Preschool PoC Ahead』

Budit at the 2026 Launchpad Singapore Program

Budit took part in the Singapore program of the 2026 Content Startup Global Accelerating Program (Launchpad), hosted by the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA). The local program was run by Plug and Play, and over the program we met about 30 investors and partners. After discussing a PoC with a Singapore company, we agreed to run a PoC in local childcare centers and kindergartens.

Key facts

Item	Details
Host	Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA)
Operator	Plug and Play
When and where	Last week of October 2026, Singapore
Meetings	About 30 investors and partners
Outcomes	Agreement on a PoC in Singapore childcare centers and kindergartens, talks on entering the Indian market

Demo Day pitch

At Demo Day on October 28, we pitched under the theme 『Education that adapts to every child』, introducing 『NoryBook』, English picture books where the child is the hero, and 『NoryCard』, illustrated word cards.

On the Launchpad Singapore Demo Day stage, the Budit CEO pitches in front of a screen reading Education that adapts to every child while the audience listens

Photo: Demo Day pitch (October 28, 2026, Singapore)

After the pitch, we moved to a table with attendees who were interested and continued the conversation over the live product.

At a window table, the Budit team shows the product on a laptop while talking with attendees

Photo: follow up conversations after the Demo Day pitch

Talks with an investor from India

At the Demo Day networking session, we met an investor from India and discussed entering the Indian market.

At the Demo Day networking session, the Budit team talks with investors from India

Photo: meeting investors from India (October 28, 2026)

Twenty one on one meetings in a day

At the one on one business matching on October 29, we met 20 companies in a single day. There we discussed a PoC with a Singapore company and agreed to run it in local childcare centers and kindergartens.

At a table with a Budit name card, the Budit team talks one on one with a representative of a local company

Photo: one on one business matching (October 29, 2026)

In front of the KOCCA Launchpad banner, a representative of the Singapore company that discussed the PoC stands with the Budit team, giving a thumbs up

Photo: with the Singapore company we discussed the PoC with

Visit to ByteDance headquarters

We visited ByteDance headquarters, where we heard about the startup program of BytePlus, its enterprise technology service, and discussed ways to work together, followed by dinner.

Next steps

Prepare the PoC in Singapore childcare centers and kindergartens.
Continue talks with the investor from India on entering the Indian market.
Follow up with the investors and partners we met.

In front of the KOCCA Launchpad banner, startups from the Singapore program pose for a group photo with raised fists

Photo: the startups of 2026 Launchpad Singapore

Program details follow the host organization's official notice.