About us
Singapore Entrepreneurs Network (SEN) — Singapore's Most Diverse Business Networking Community
Most business networking events in Singapore cater to a specific crowd: tech founders, VC-backed startups, or corporate innovation teams. SEN is different.
Our members include students with their first business idea, freelancers building independent practices, SME owners who've been running businesses for years, corporate professionals making the leap into entrepreneurship, foreign entrepreneurs and expats navigating the Singapore market, and everyone in between. Every industry. Every stage. Every background.
If you are building something or seriously thinking about it, there is a place for you here.
What actually happens at SEN events
SEN runs multiple sessions every month across different parts of Singapore:
- Free & easy networking nights: Our core monthly sessions. No agenda, no formal programme, no speeches. Show up, buy a drink, meet people. These sessions run on the first Thursday, second Wednesday, and third Thursday of each month.
- Talks & panels: Candid conversations with practitioners and entrepreneurs who share what actually happened — not polished keynote versions. Coming later in 2026.
- The Relentless Fellowship: A private quarterly dinner for founders who are actually building. Eight seats. No agenda. No pitching. One rule: every person at the table has the right to speak and the responsibility to listen. By invitation.
Why SEN is different
People come to SEN and find something they don't expect: a room where people genuinely disagree, debate ideas openly, and speak freely about the real challenges of running a business. There is no dominant industry clique, no gatekeeping, and no pressure to be at a certain stage before you belong.
The diversity of the room, in industry, background, age, nationality, and experience level is precisely what makes the conversations worth having.
SEN has never charged a membership fee, an event fee, or accepted sponsorships in its entire existence. That was a deliberate choice; a community that takes money from special interests stops being a community and becomes a product. That principle held for over two decades. It is now evolving as the network grows but the founding conviction behind it never will.
Our community standard
This community runs on one principle: honest conversation between real people doing real work. Claims are welcome. Fabrications are not. If you state credentials, be prepared to substantiate them.
Ground rules
- Buy something at the venue. There is no entrance fee to attend SEN events, but we are guests of the venue. It is compulsory to purchase a drink or meal. If you are not hungry or thirsty, buy something and gift it to someone else — you will get thirsty after an hour of talking anyway.
- No hard selling. You are welcome to network and share what you do, but you may not force other attendees or organisers to sit through a pitch.
- Basic decency. SEN welcomes people with differing views and backgrounds. Disagree openly — but do so respectfully.
Who should join
- Entrepreneurs and business owners at any stage
- Aspiring founders and students exploring entrepreneurship
- Freelancers and independents building their own path
- Corporate professionals considering the leap
- Investors and advisors
- Foreign entrepreneurs and expats building in Singapore
Regional chapters
SEN's network extends beyond Singapore with affiliated chapters in Malaysia, Myanmar, and Taiwan, giving members access to cross-border connections and regional business opportunities.
- Malaysia Entrepreneurs Network (led by Hannis)
- Myanmar Entrepreneurs Network (led by Tian Hao and Thet Zin)
- Taiwan Entrepreneurs Network
Our roots
In 2002, Nicholas Chan was one of eight co-founders of Project:Senso, a pioneer entrepreneur gathering in Singapore at a time when the local scene was dominated by academic programmes, government initiatives, and networking theatre. Nicholas subsequently spun off the Singapore Entrepreneurs Network from Project:Senso in 2005; the networking events were working, people kept coming back, and Nicholas decided they deserved a permanent home and a life of their own.
Two decades on, SEN counts over 20,000 members, 633 events hosted, and chapters in Malaysia, Myanmar, and Taiwan. One of Singapore's longest-running entrepreneur communities, still free to attend, still independent, still run by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs.
Upcoming events
36
Past events
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