We are excited to share that qiksense, the AI-powered interactive campaign builder platform by Real Nation, has received pre-seed funding from Temasek Launchpad.
For us, this milestone carries an extra layer of meaning. Temasek Launchpad is the incubation programme by Temasek Polytechnic that supports startups founded by TP alumni, and the co-founders of Real Nation are proud Temasek Polytechnic alumni. Receiving pre-seed funding through Temasek Launchpad is, in many ways, a homecoming for the founding team behind qiksense.
This support comes shortly after qiksense was recognised through the Startup SG Founder Grant by Enterprise Singapore, and together it marks another meaningful step in the qiksense journey as a startup backed by Singapore's broader startup ecosystem.
The qiksense team is grateful to Temasek Launchpad and to the mentors, programme leads and the wider Temasek Polytechnic community who have supported qiksense through this stage. This pre-seed backing gives qiksense the runway to keep building, keep learning, and keep helping brands, agencies and partners launch interactive campaigns faster.
About Temasek Launchpad
Temasek Launchpad is the incubation programme run by Temasek Polytechnic that supports startups founded by TP alumni and the wider TP community. The programme provides early-stage founders with pre-seed funding, mentorship, training, facilities and access to a strong network of fellow founders, industry partners and Temasek Polytechnic's innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.
Temasek Launchpad is built around helping young companies validate, build and scale their products, with a focus on real-world traction and long-term sustainability. By backing alumni-led startups, the programme strengthens the bridge between education and entrepreneurship in Singapore, helping former students translate what they learned in school into companies that can serve real markets.
Receiving pre-seed funding from Temasek Launchpad means qiksense has been reviewed and backed by the programme as a startup with the potential to make a measurable impact. It is recognition that the problem qiksense is solving is real, and that the platform we are building has the strength to grow.
A homecoming for the founders of qiksense
The co-founders behind Real Nation, the company that builds qiksense, are Temasek Polytechnic alumni. Being able to bring qiksense back to TP through the Temasek Launchpad programme is something the founding team is deeply grateful for.
It is a reminder that the journey from student to founder is not a straight line, but a network of people, mentors and institutions who shape what comes next. Temasek Polytechnic has long been part of that journey, and being able to continue building qiksense with TP's continued support is a meaningful chapter in the qiksense story.
Why this matters for qiksense
Pre-seed funding is one of the most important stages for any early-stage platform. It is the runway that lets a young team turn an idea into a product, a product into traction, and traction into a real business.
For qiksense, this support directly translates into more focus on what matters most: building a better interactive campaign builder platform for brands, agencies and partners.
This pre-seed backing from Temasek Launchpad allows the qiksense team to:
- Build out more interactive content and campaign modules inside qiksense
- Deepen the AI capabilities that power qiksense campaign creation and optimisation
- Kickstart customer acquisition for qiksense across more brands, agencies and partners
It also enables qiksense to keep partnering with new clients and supporting more interactive campaign launches across events, exhibitions, retail spaces, public engagement programmes and digital channels.
A note from the founder of qiksense
"Receiving pre-seed funding from Temasek Launchpad is a special milestone for the qiksense team. As a Temasek Polytechnic alum, this is more than backing for a startup. It is the place that shaped me as a student now supporting me as a founder. It gives qiksense the confidence and resources to keep pushing forward, and lets us continue investing in the platform, the team and the brands and agencies who choose to build their interactive campaigns with us. We are grateful to be backed by both Temasek Polytechnic and Singapore's wider startup ecosystem at this stage of the qiksense journey."
— Founder & CEO, Real Nation
About qiksense
qiksense is an AI-powered interactive campaign builder platform used by brands and agencies to create, launch and optimise interactive campaigns quickly, with no coding required.
Teams can build campaigns through drag-and-drop modules or natural language prompts, enabling faster deployment, easier experimentation and streamlined execution. qiksense also provides clear, real-time campaign analytics that give partners full visibility into performance and empower smarter, data-driven decisions.
To learn more about how the platform works, you can read our explainer on what qiksense is and how it works.
About the company behind qiksense
qiksense is built by Real Nation, an interactive experience technology company founded by Temasek Polytechnic alumni. Real Nation designs and delivers digital engagement solutions for events, exhibitions, retail environments and public spaces, combining AI, data and experience design to make technology more accessible, intuitive and meaningful.
From this mission, qiksense was created as the platform that now powers interactive deployments across brand activations, exhibitions, retail and public engagement programmes.
You can read more about the story behind qiksense in Who Is Real Nation? and Real Nation Creates qiksense, An Interactive Campaign Platform.
Backed by Singapore's startup ecosystem
This pre-seed funding from Temasek Launchpad arrives on the back of the Startup SG Founder Grant by Enterprise Singapore, and together they form a strong signal that qiksense is being recognised by the broader Singapore startup ecosystem.
For a young platform building in a category that is still being defined, this kind of ecosystem backing matters. It validates the direction qiksense is heading in, helps the qiksense team move faster, and makes it easier to invest in the long-term roadmap that brands, agencies and partners depend on.
What this means for brands, agencies and partners working with qiksense
For brands, agencies and partners using qiksense, this pre-seed backing means:
- Faster delivery of new qiksense features
- More interactive campaign mechanics ready to use out of the box
- Stronger analytics and reporting inside qiksense
- More AI-supported tools to streamline campaign creation
- A more resilient team and platform backing every campaign
qiksense has already powered interactive campaigns including Singtel's Spin the Wheel campaign, SPH's Play and Win gamification campaign and Ngee Ann Polytechnic's interactive open house activity. With this pre-seed support, qiksense has the runway to bring more of these experiences to more partners across more environments.
What's next for qiksense
This funding is not the destination. It is fuel for the next stage of the qiksense journey.
The qiksense team is heads-down on the platform roadmap, working on more interactive campaign modules, deeper AI capabilities and stronger reporting features. We are excited to continue building, continue learning and continue supporting brands and agencies who want to make their campaigns more engaging.
Thank you to Temasek Polytechnic and Temasek Launchpad for the support, to Enterprise Singapore for the earlier recognition through the Startup SG Founder Grant, and to everyone who has been part of the qiksense journey so far.
If you are a brand or agency exploring interactive campaigns, we would love to show you what qiksense can do. Try out qiksense for free or contact the qiksense team to start a conversation.
