SINGAPORE – A new artificial intelligence park, complete with shared workspace and housing facilities, will be developed at One North to attract promising start-ups to set up in Singapore.
Kampung AI, as the park is called, will accelerate collaboration and serve as a center of gravity for great AI, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong told Parliament on March 2.
“This is a central point where talent, problem-makers, researchers and resources can work together to create synergies and foster a deep ecosystem,” DPM Gan said during a discussion on the Department of Trade and Industry’s budget.
Kampong AI consists of two renovated blocks within LaunchPad @ One-North. One block measures 14,500 square meters and has office units and event space for 70 companies, while the other block has 200 residential units.
The launch is part of a larger updated master plan for JTC’s LaunchPad, the agency announced March 2. It will include new event space, sports facilities, networking areas and food and beverage outlets.
AI Park – along with two other initiatives called
AI mission and AI champions
– Positioning Singapore as a place where AI solutions are built, proven and scaled, DPM Gan said.
Through the AI Mission, the government aims to drive national AI transformation in four areas: advanced manufacturing, connectivity, finance, and healthcare.
Meanwhile, AI Champions provides customized support, including leadership and employee training, to companies that want to use AI to comprehensively transform their businesses.
Over the years, LaunchPad @ One-North has evolved into a thriving community of startups.
Ride-hailing company Grab, gaming company Razer and A*STAR are within walking distance of LaunchPad @ One-North, which has housed more than 2,400 startups since its founding in 2015. These startups include tech unicorns such as e-commerce platform Carousell, data analytics company Patsnap, and cross-border payments company Nium.
The new AI block will be connected to the seven existing blocks by a covered walkway and is expected to be completed by 2028. These new covered links between blocks will allow pedestrians to walk to One North and Kentridge MRT stations within 10 minutes, JTC said.
Kampong AI’s pilot phase will begin in late March, allowing AI companies and startups to use existing workspaces at Air Raja Crescent in Blocks 67, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79 and 81.
Trade and Industry Minister Gan Siow Phan said on March 2 that Kampung AI will be Singapore’s first startup community with work and living spaces under one roof, adding that the park will be completed by 2028.
“It is important for the budding community of AI leaders and practitioners to have a space to share ideas and develop new products,” Gan said, echoing the sentiments of Saktyandi Supaat (Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC).
Speaking at a debate on March 2, Mr Saktyandi said Singapore’s growth must be supported by the uptake of AI across sectors, among other productivity measures.
Companies such as Weston Robot, SoftBank Robotics, National Robotics Programme’s Embodied AI Center and Singapore AI Safety Hub are among the potential tenants who have expressed interest in setting up shop at Kampong AI.
JTC says companies can prototype, test and refine solutions such as robots and autonomous devices before scaling them for commercial use.
The LaunchPad @ One-North refresh comes in the wake of a series of initiatives hosted by JTC where startups, accelerator programs, venture capital firms, and government agencies highlighted AI as an important and disruptive technology that will impact every industry.
“They called on Singapore to foster a vibrant startup community of AI leaders, practitioners and researchers who are innovating with AI at the forefront, and to bring these opportunities to Singapore and Singaporeans,” JTC said.
February, Roron AI
Established a second site at Block 69 Ayer Rajah Crescent;
Located inside LaunchPad @ One-North. The first site in Chinatown opened in 2025 and has served as a hub for AI practitioners across industry, research, and government to network and exchange ideas.
Singapore is home to over 4,500 startups and over 500 global venture capital and angel investors.
“Start-ups based here benefit greatly from the location’s density, which gives them access to capital, talent and opportunities within a vibrant ecosystem,” JTC said.
As part of the agency’s new masterplan, new LaunchPads will also be installed within the Punggol Digital Precinct from the end of 2026.
Tower 88 in Punggol Digital District (PDD) where LaunchPad @ PDD will be installed. The space will house startups looking at smart city solutions, robotics and cybersecurity testbed solutions.
Photo: Provided by JTC
The new space will house startups offering smart city solutions such as robotics and cybersecurity. The estate’s master operating system, called the Open Digital Platform (ODP), allows for the plug-and-play of compatible technologies, allowing different systems to “talk” to each other, from monitoring energy consumption to managing robots.
JTC says: “When the innovation is ready to be piloted in the wild, ODP will link it to the district’s infrastructure (elevators, gantries, doors, etc.) and deploy it district-wide.”
For example, Singapore-based startup dConstruct Robotics aims to pilot applications such as autonomous delivery within districts, where robots move through buildings, pass through security gantries, and ride elevators to deliver packages and food to users.
