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What drives Gen Z start-up founders in Singapore?

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The Edge Singapore • 2 min read
What drives Gen Z start-up founders in Singapore?
They are more focused on the foundations of a functioning society and believe it takes more than just passion to succeed.
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More members of the Generation Z (Gen Z) are taking an interest in entrepreneurship.

As of the end of June, 20% of the more than 680 people who participated in Enterprise Singapore’s venture building programme were fresh graduates. The programme – which was introduced last August – trains aspiring entrepreneurs with no business experience to launch their start-ups.

To help us better understand these emerging and aspiring founders, Entrepreneur First published a report revealing Gen Z founders’ motivations and their perspectives on the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Singapore.

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