When Raymond Lung Ng was participating in a programming competition, he never imagined that one of his main rivals would be his partner. They both competed on different teams, but they were usually one of the few who were still working at two or three in the morning. They decided to join the force by the end of 2023 and now at the age of 21, The young man has deferred admission to university To build a startup with him and try his luck in Silicon Valley.
Raymond was born in Vietnam and he He moved to Singapore at the age of 9. There he began to earn some money by selling toys, sneakers and other products to his classmates, and at the age of 16 he landed an internship at an auditing company where he discovered the possibilities of becoming a technology entrepreneur. As he told Business Insider, he was never particularly good at programming, but AI helped him turn his ideas into real projects.
One of those projects was Neural Drive, a device he developed with his partner during the 2025 Medical Hackathon that allows paralyzed people to communicate with brain waves and eye blinks. The idea attracted the attention of a hospital and Efor Capital and The fund invested $250,000 in his startup. In addition, he offered them to attend a program for entrepreneurs at the Silicon Valley Park in San Francisco for two months.
From competing in hackathons to raising a million dollars for your company
The opportunity came just as Raymond was about to begin studying computer science at the National University of Singapore. However, he decided to postpone his induction and move to the US, when his partner requested a break in his studies. While in San Francisco, they lived in a shared house with other entrepreneurs and worked until four in the morning.
It was there that they created Makeable, a startup that uses artificial intelligence to turn any idea into a physical product. The user only needs to describe what he wants to create and The platform is responsible for generating the 3D design, electronics and necessary codeIn addition to preparing a kit to assemble it. At the end of the program, Afore Capital made a second investment that brought the company’s total funding to one million dollars.
For now, the two young men have returned to Singapore to process their O-1 visas, with which they are waiting Return to San Francisco and continue to grow your business. Raymond admits he will probably have to postpone his studies, although he doesn’t rule out going back to university if the company doesn’t work out. Of course, as he explained to Business Insider, he hopes he doesn’t have to.
Picture | Raymond Lung Ng.
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