SWITCH Halloween Afterparty
SWITCH 2025 | 31 October 2025 🎃
SWITCH returns for its 10th edition from 29 – 31 October 2025 at Marina Bay Sands. To celebrate, join us on 31 October for the SWITCH Afterparty, a Halloween-themed night to let loose, laugh, and wrap up the week in style.
Mix, mingle, and make connections with founders, investors, and ecosystem friends from around the world. Swap stories, share insights, and spark new ideas in a lively, relaxed atmosphere. Expect good music, great company, and a few spooky surprises along the way. 👻
Costumes are optional, but those who dress up will be eligible for prize giveaways.
End SWITCH 2025 with good energy, new connections, and a little spooky fun.
About Plug and Play APAC
Plug and Play is the ultimate innovation platform. Our mission is to build the world's leading innovation platform and make innovation open to anyone, anywhere.
We do this by connecting entrepreneurs, corporations, and investors worldwide. Over the past 15 years, we have brought together 35,000+ startups, 500+ world-leading corporations, and hundreds of venture capital firms, universities, and government agencies across 20+ industries.
We are active in 70+ locations globally, including the U.S., China, France, Germany, South Africa, Singapore, Indonesia, Brazil, and more.
About Aspire
Aspire offers a modern, all-in-one finance platform built for growing businesses. With a suite of tools including a multi‑currency business account, physical & virtual corporate cards, real‑time expense management, international payments, and finance automation features (accounting, bill pay, APIs), Aspire aims to reduce friction in business finances so entrepreneurs can focus on growth.
To date, Aspire has empowered over 50,000 businesses across 30+ countries, handling USD $20B+ in payments.
About Carta
Carta is the leading provider of world-class software purpose-built for everyone in private capital.
We connect founders, investors, and limited partners through software purpose-built for private capital. Trusted by 65,000+ companies in 160+ countries, Carta’s platform of software and services lays the groundwork so you can build, invest, and scale with confidence.
Carta’s Fund Administration platform supports 9,000+ funds and SPVs, representing nearly $185B in assets under management, with tools designed to enhance the strategic impact of fund CFOs. Recognized by Fortune, Forbes, Fast Company, Inc. and Great Places to Work, Carta is shaping the future of private market infrastructure.
Perks: We’re pleased to extend to any startup a 20% discount on the annual subscription fee for the first year, along with a waiver of the onboarding fee. Founders interested may reach out to [email protected].
About Founders Forum
Founders Forum is a global network and events platform uniting the world’s most innovative founders, investors, CEOs, and leaders to tackle era-defining questions in iconic locations worldwide.
Founded nearly 20 years ago, we bring together a curated community of tech founders (over 70% of our attendees), alongside corporate leaders, investors, policymakers, and thought leaders from across sectors — from AI and climate tech to fintech, medtech, and beyond. Our flagship forums in London, Singapore, New York, Dubai, and Berlin, alongside an expanding portfolio of ecosystem events, foster peer-to-peer connection, cross-sector collaboration, and partnerships that accelerate growth.
As part of the wider Founders Forum Group — a collective of over 15 entrepreneurial service businesses spanning legal, branding, recruitment, communications, and more — we support founders throughout their journey, from idea stage to exit. We also co-own London Tech Week and operate Tech Nation, delivering programmes, education, and resources for early-stage companies, as well as the UK’s Global Talent Visa programme.
About Gunderson Dettmer
Gunderson Dettmer is the preeminent international law firm with an exclusive focus on the innovation economy, with over 400 lawyers across 12 offices in key venture markets worldwide.
Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Gunderson’s Singapore office serves as the hub for its India and Southeast Asia practice, and is consistently recognized as the "most active venture capital law firm" in India and Southeast Asia by Pitchbook's Global League Tables, and top-ranked in The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, Chambers Asia-Pacific and the India Business Law Journal
About HubSpot
HubSpot for Startups is a program designed to support and empower early-stage businesses with access to tools and resources and a trove of educational content specifically tailored to startups, including articles, templates, guides, and reports and more. In JAPAC, we have supported a growing number of growth-stage startups on our platform including likes of Sleekflow, Xero, Aspire, flie.ai, advance.ai, Patsnap, Useinsider, Trax, OneChampionship, terrascope, darwinbox and Emeritus.org etc.
Next Play
Next Play is a community for people figuring out their next step. In the Singapore chapter, we bring together early founders, operators hunting under-the-radar roles, investors, and ecosystem partners. You get honest conversations, real help, and warm intros. Join us at the SWITCH afterparty to meet peers, swap ideas, and find your next move.
About Singapore Global Network
Singapore Global Network (SGN) connects builders and friends of Singapore with people, roles, and resources. They help talent land, plug in, and thrive.