​Ready to turn your idea into reality in just 54 hours? 🚀

​Startup54 is where students, lecturers, aspiring founders, and subject matter experts come together for an intense weekend of building, prototyping, and launching actual startups. Whether you're sitting on a brilliant idea or looking to join a team that needs your skills, this is your chance to go from concept to MVP before the weekend's over. No business school theory—just hands-on creation, rapid feedback, and the kind of momentum that only a deadline can create.

​Over three days starting August 21, you'll form teams, validate ideas, build prototypes, and pitch to real people who can help take your startup further. Expect late-night coding sessions, whiteboard brainstorming that actually leads somewhere, and the satisfying chaos of making something from nothing. Bring your laptop, your expertise, and maybe some extra coffee money—we're building real things here.

​Programme Itinerary

​Day 1 (Friday) - Venue: Universiti Putra Malaysia

• ​5:00 PM - 6:30 PM: Check-in

• ​6:30 PM - 7:00 PM: Dinner's served!

• ​7:00 PM - 7.30 PM: Introduction to Facilitator and the Programme

• ​7:30 PM - 8.15 PM: Speaker Session I: Building with Purpose with Irfan Ismail, Engineering Lead

• ​8:15 PM - 9:00 PM: Idea Pitch and Group Formation

• ​9:00 PM onwards: Problem Statement + Brainstorming

​Day 2 (Saturday) - Venue: TEGAS Digital Innovation Hub

• ​8:30 AM - 9:00 AM: Team Check-in and Breakfast

• ​9:00 AM - 9:45 AM: Quest 1: Problem Identification

• ​9:45 AM - 10:30 AM: Problem Statement Refinement

• ​10:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Introduction to Actual Intelligence driven AI tools

• ​12:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Lunch + Group Discussion

• ​2:00 PM - 2:45 PM: Speaker Session II: How passion and participation helped shaped my career with Collin Estera Lee, Community Manager of BorneoAI.org

• ​2:45 PM - 3:30 PM: Diving into Agile Mindset

• ​3:30 PM - 6:30 PM: Quest 2: Let's Validate!

• ​6:30 PM - 7:30 PM: Dinner's Served!

• ​7:30 PM - 8:15 PM: Quest 3: Analysing Feedbacks

• ​8:15 PM - 9:00 PM: Pitch Perfect

• ​9:00 PM onwards: Pitch Presentation Preparation

​Day 3 (Sunday) - Venue: TEGAS Digital Innovation Hub

• ​8:30 AM - 9:00 AM: Team Check-in and Breakfast

• ​9:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Continue working on Presentation

• ​11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Pitch Practice + Tech Check

• ​12:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Lunch + Group Preparation

• ​2:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Final Quest: Pitch and Demo

• ​4:00 PM onwards: Celebration 🎉