Honourable Awards Alumni Recipients
Our young alumni have consistently distinguished themselves with achievements that have earned recognition from platforms like Forbes, Prestige Singapore, and Tatler Gen.T. These awards showcase the innovation, creativity, and leadership of NTU Singapore's graduates. Listed below are alumni who have been honoured with these awards.
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Aggarwal Tushar
(NBS/2013)
Founder, Persistence; Founder, pSTAKE Finance
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2021

Alwyn Rusli
(CEE/2017)
Founding member, Trihill Capital
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2023

Adrian Ang
(EEE/2014 & NTUpreneur/2018)
Co-founder, Aevice Health
Prestige Singapore 40 Under 40 2019
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2019
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2018

Angelina Terlaki
(NTUpreneur/2021)
Co-founder, Red Dot Analytics
Forbes 30 Under 30 2023

Aruna Harsa Njotohardjo
(SPMS/2014)
Co-founder and CTO, Dekoruma
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2019

Brian Marshal
(CCDS/2012)
Founder and CEO, SIRCLO
Fortune Indonesia 40 Under 40 2024
Tatler Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow 2021

Serene Cai
(WKWSCI/2015)
Co-founder, Speedoc
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2021
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2021

Cheah Wenqi
(WKWSCI/2018)
Co-Founder, Our Grandfather Story
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2023

Ted Chen
(EEE/2012 & NTUpreneur/2015)
Co-founder, CEO and Chief Product Architect, Evercomm Singapore
Tatler Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow 2022
Forbes 30 Under 30 2016
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2016

Matthew Chew
(WKWSCI/2018)
Co-founder, Our Grandfather Story
Prestige Singapore 40 Under 40 2024
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2023

Edmund Chew
(CCEB/2018)
Co-founder and Chief Risk Officer, Accredify
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2022

Chew Zi Jie
(SSS/2017)
Founder, Sidekicklabs; Co-founder, Tribe; Director, AngelHack; Co-founder, StackUp
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2020

Kenneth Chia
(WKWSCI/2009)
Founder, CEO and Creative Director, Pencil Sword
Prestige Singapore 40 Under 40 2020

Josephine K Chow
(WKWSCI/2011)
Co-founder, ShopBack
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2018

Benjamin Chua
(RSIS/2013)
CEO, Speco
Tatler Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow 2022

Jonathan Chua
(SSS/2015)
Co-founder and Creative Director, Zendyll Records; Managing Director, Zendyll Productions; Member of Singaporean band, The Sam Willows
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2019

Chuah Joolin
(NBS/2018)
Chief of Staff, Carro
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2019

Cui Huanhuan
(MSE/2005)
Co-founder and Managing Partner, LongHash Ventures
Prestige Singapore 40 Under 40 2020

Edmund Joseph Twohill
(NIE/2016)
Co-founder and Executive Director, ImpactSG
Prestige Singapore 40 Under 40 2025

Dr Feng Lei
(CCDS/2021)
Professor, College of Computer Science, Chongqing University, China
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2022

Dr Guo Shasha
(MSE/2023)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Cornell University
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2025

Han Zhong Liang
(NBS/2019)
Vice President, Senior Investment Strategist, BlackRock
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2025

Sherman Ho
(NBS/2014)
Co-founder, Happiness Initiative
Tatler Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow 2024

Dr Jia Zhunan
(MSE/2014)
Founder and CEO, Breathonix Pte Ltd
Prestige Singapore 40 Under 40 2023

Joanne Denise Paranjothy
(SoH/2014)
Teacher, Catholic High School
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2017

Karan Bhardwaj
(EEE/2013)
VP Operations Product, Atlys
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2022

Dr Kenath Priyanka Prasad
(SCBE/2017)
VP, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Atlatl Research & Consulting
Forbes 30 Under 30 2021
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2021

Kheng Narelle Songyi
(WKWSCI/2016)
Member of Singaporean band, The Sam Willows; actress
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2019

Fannie Kue
(MAE/2008)
Head of Venture Capital Business Development, SEA, Google Cloud, Google
Prestige Singapore 40 Under 40 2022

Annabelle Kwok
(SPMS/2015)
Tech Entrepreneur
Prestige Singapore 40 Under 40 2023
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2019
Tatler Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow 2018

Annette Lee
(ADM/2015)
Filmmaker, actress, musician
Prestige 40 Under 40 2024
Tatler Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow 2023
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2022

Jason Lee
(NTUpreneur/2010)
Founder and CEO, Scent by SIX
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2023
Prestige Singapore 40 Under 40 2020

Lee Ray Sheng
(CCDS/2023)
Co-founder, A Hot Hideout; Co-founder and CEO, SNUM Group
Prestige Singapore 40 Under 40 2025
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2025

Lim Hui Kiat
(NBS/2017)
CEO APAC, Helpling
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2020

Dr Mark Lim
(NIE/2013, 2019)
CEO, Aliena Pte Ltd
Prestige Singapore 40 Under 40 2023
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2020

Vivian Lim
(MAE/2013)
Founder, The Idea Co; Curator, GEN & TEDxSingapore
Tatler Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow 2020
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2020

Rebekah Lin
(NBS/2008)
Director of Business Development, Tembusu Partners; Director, Jia Foundation; Co-founder, The Social Co; Co-founder, Half
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2024

Lin Shiyang
(NBS/2015)
Former CFO, mClinica
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2017

Liu Jiannan
(EEE/2011)
CEO, SCI Ecommerce
Tatler Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow 2021

Liu Xi
(EEE/2015)
Founder and CEO, FOMO Pay
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2018
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2018

Dr Liu Yayuan
(MSE/2014)
Assistant Professor, The Johns Hopkins University
Forbes 30 Under 30 2021

Jean Loo
(WKWSCI/2007)
Director, Rainbow Centre; Co-founder and Advisor, superherome
Prestige Singapore 40 Under 40 2019
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2019

Low Lin Hui
(NBS/2017)
Product Operations, Content Moderation AI, TikTok; Former co-founder, Hypotenuse AI
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2023

Dr Milad Mohammadzadeh
(SPMS/2018)
Co-founder and Director, See-Mode Technologies
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2020

Mohamed Abbas s/o Sheyed Ebramsa
(NBS/2018)
Co-founder, Onelyst and Rely
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2021
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2016

Mohan Rajesh Elara
(EEE/2005 & 2012)
Provost Chair Professor, Singapore University of Technology and Design
Tatler Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow 2025

Nazhath Faheema Seyed
(NBS/2018)
Director of Development & Community Relation, Hope Initiative Alliance
Tatler Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow 2021

Alecia Neo
(ADM/2009)
Co-Artistic Director, Ubah Rumah Residency (Bintan)
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2021
Prestige Singapore 40 Under 40 2020

Ng Kai Yuan
(WKWSCI/2018)
Co-founder, Our Grandfather Story
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2023

Joelle Pang
(MSE/2007)
Southeast Asia Expansion Lead, Acumen Academy
Tatler Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow 2023

Prukalpa Sankar
(CCEB/2013)
Founder and CEO, Altan
Tatler Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow 2025

Quah Zheng Wei
(NBS/2016)
Co-founder and CEO, Accredify
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2024
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2022

Rahul Nambiar
(MAE/2018)
Co-founder and CEO, Botsync
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2023

Rohit Jha
(EEE/2011)
Co-founder and CEO, Transcelestial
Tatler Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow 2023

Sandhya Sriram
(SBS/2013)
CEO, Sprout Agritech; Former founder and CEO, Shiok Meats Pte Ltd
Prestige Singapore 40 Under 40 2022
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2022

Dr Subhrajit Roy
(EEE/2016)
Staff Research Scientist, Google
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2019

Dr Tan Yen Jackie
(SBS/2021)
Co-founder and CEO, BorderDollar
Tatler Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow 2023

Dr Tang Bijun
(MSE/2017)
Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow, NTU Singapore
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2023

Teo Peiru
(MAE/2007)
CEO, Key Reply
Asia Women Tech Leaders Award 2024
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2023

Ting Ding Chen
(NBS/2017)
Founder and CEO, TTRacing
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2022

Trivedi Prashant
(MAE/2018)
Co-founder, Botsync
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2023

Venkatachalam Singaram
(MAE/2018)
Co-founder and COO, Botsync
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2023

Venkatesh Nikhil
(MAE/2018)
Co-founder, Botsync
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2023

Esther Wang
(ADM/2011)
Fund Advisor, ACA Investments; Founder, Joytingle
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2018
Prestige Singapore 40 under 40 2018
Tatler Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow 2019

Jane Wang
(MAE/2009)
Co-founder and CEO, Roceso Technologies
Prestige Singapore 40 under 40 2024
Tatler Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow 2022

Xiong Yifang
(EEE/2012)
Founder and CEO, Pantasy
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2016
Forbes China List of 30 Under 30 Rising Stars of Entrepreneurism 2015

Dr Xiong Zehui
(CCDS/2020)
Professor, Queen’s University Belfast
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2023

Dr Yang Jianfei
(EEE/2021)
Assistant Professor, NTU Singapore
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2024

Zack Yang
(EEE/2016)
Co-founder, FOMO Pay
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2018
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2019

Ye Anran
(CCDS/2023)
Co-founder, SNUM Group
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2025

Edward Yee
(NBS/2019)
Head of Strategic Projects, FAR.AI; Co-founder, Givfunds Social Ventures
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2023
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2021

Yeo Guang Jin
(NBS/2019)
Founder, 1 Up Media; Contributing Writer, Podnews
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2024

Dr Arjun Bhattarai
(MSE/2018)
Co-founder and CTO, V-Flow Tech
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2024
Forbes Asia 100 to Watch 2022

Dr Avishek Kumar
(EEE/2010)
Co-founder, VFlow Tech
Tatler Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow 2023
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2023

Dhruv Khanna
(NTUpreneur/2014)
Co-founder, Triton Foodworks - promotes sustainable farming with water-efficient hydroponics
Forbes India 30 Under 30 2020
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2019
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2019

Louisa May Fung
(ASE/2021)
ESG Associate, Climate Fund Managers

Heng Li Seng
(SPMS/2013)
Founder, Green Nudge

Kwek Zhi Heng
(MAE/2020)
Head of Farming, Grorix

Lau Jia Cai
(NBS/2016)
Co-founder, TreeDots - combats food waste by connecting surplus food suppliers with buyers
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2022
Tatler Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow 2021
Forbes 30 Under 30 2020

Celine Ng
(SBS/2016)
Analyst, Clay Capital - improves food systems through agritech and climate innovation

Ng Lee Kiang
(SBS/2013)
Co-founder, Young Nautilus - promotes marine conservation through education and outreach
Information last updated 7 August 2025.
Esther Wang's photo courtesy of Forbes.