2x founder
Benjamin Tee
Giving Machines Tactile Intelligence | Full Professor & VP Innovation, NUS | Physical AI & Electronic Skin Pioneer | 30K+ Citations | 3 Startups (1 Acquired, 1 YC-Backed) | Stanford PhD
Experience
Career
2026National University of Singapore
Full Professor · Singapore · 2026 – Present
2024National University of Singapore
Vice President (Ecosystem Building) · Singapore · 2024 – Present
2022National University of Singapore
Dean's Chair Associate Professor · 2022 – 2026
2023National University of Singapore
Interim Executive Director CyberSG TIG centre · Singapore, Singapore · 2023 – 2024
2022National University of Singapore
Vice Dean (Research and Innovation) · Singapore · 2022 – 2024
2022National University of Singapore
Associate Vice President · Singapore · 2022 – 2024
2017National University of Singapore
President's Assistant Professor · 2017 – 2021
2019Hannah Life
Co-founderCo-Founder · Singapore · 2019 – Present
- 2014
Privi Medical (Acquired)
Co-founderCo-founder · Singapore · 2014 – 2021
2014Stanford University
Biodesign Global Fellow (Singapore-Stanford) · Stanford, CA · 2014
2008Stanford University
Ph.D Candidate · 2008 – 2013
2011Stanford University
Business Management for Scientists and Engineers · Stanford University · 2011
2013Amazon Lab126
Hardware Engineering Intern · Cupertino · 2013
2012Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford
Design Thinking bootcamp graduate · Stanford · 2012
2012Synaptics
Research and Development Intern · San Jose, California · 2012
2011Stanford Graduate School of Business
Creating a Startup (S356) · Stanford, CA · 2011
- 2007
Bao Research Group
Graduate Student · 2007 – 2010
- 2006
Institute of Materials Research and Engineering IMRE
Research assistant · Singapore · 2006 – 2007
Bio
Spent a few good years in StanfordU dreaming up crazy ideas, and decided to make them real by starting companies. Stanford Biodesign Fellow and serial entrepreneur. Also an academic trying to help others dream and achieve things they never thought possible. Current 10 year goal: Make 1M babies with Hannah Life Technologies.