Let's make it happen in 54 hours.
Pitch, team up, prototype, present. One weekend, one room, one shot at your first gig. Right here in Startup54.
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It's like a business course, except it's 54 hours straight, there's proper kopi on tap, and by Sunday night you've actually built something. Pitch your idea on Friday, find your team, then build, test and get coached all weekend at TEGAS Digital Village.
No suits, no slides-only theory, no "we'll circle back". Just problem solver building and innovating with mentors who've done it before, and a room full of people as sleep-deprived as you.
Pitch it in 60 seconds
Everyone gets a minute at the mic. Best ideas get voted up, teams form on the spot. Scary? A bit. Worth it? Completely.
Build, test, get roasted
Workshops, mentor coaching and rapid validation. Talk to real customers. Watch your genius idea change three times. That's the point.
Demo to the judges
Final pitches in front of a judging panel. Whatever happens, you walk out with a prototype, a team and a very good story.
One programme. All over Malaysia.
54 hours of chaos, kopi and actual progress.
Pitch Night
One minute, one mic, one idea. The room votes.
Team Up
Hackers, hustlers and designers find each other fast.
Mentoring
Founders and operators who'll tell you the truth, nicely.
Build Sprint
From sticky notes to a working prototype by Sunday.
Final Pitches
Five minutes in front of judges. Bring your A-game.
Celebrate!
Spend the remaining hours to share your gratitude with everyone, over food and kopi 🥘☕️
#Startup54Love
"Walked in with zero ideas, walked out with multiple pivots and about two hours of sleep. 10/10, would not sleep again. Never thought I could do so much in 2.5 days <3"
"The mentors politely demolished our business model on Saturday morning. By Sunday it actually made sense. Magic."
"Came with basic understanding of AI usage, left with an idea on how to actually use the tools not just in university, but to help the people around me."
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Frequently Asked Questions
Nope. Half the room shows up empty-handed and joins someone else's team. If you do have an idea, Friday's pitch night is your moment — 60 seconds to convince the room it's worth a weekend.
One weekend. One room. One shot.
The next Startup54 lands in Bintulu. The idea you keep talking about at kopitiam? This is where it becomes real.
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