# Gurpreet Singh

> Gurpreet Singh is the Singapore-based founder and CEO of Respiree, an A*STAR spin-off established in 2019. An electrical engineering PhD, MIT postdoctoral fellow and Singapore Management University MBA graduate, he shared Singapore’s 2024 President’s Technology Award with Malini Olivo, Renzhe Bi and Augustine Tee. His company has expanded internationally and announced new Series A investors in September 2026.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Respiree
- **Organizations:** Respiree, A*STAR, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- **Education:** PhD in electrical engineering, completed under an A*STAR scholarship, Postdoctoral fellowship (not a degree), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Master of Business Administration, Singapore Management University
- **Known for:** Joint recipient of Singapore’s President’s Technology Award 2024 with Malini Olivo, Renzhe Bi and Augustine Tee., Founder of the A*STAR spin-off Respiree, established in 2019., Led Respiree during its July 2025 US$11.6 million Series A announcement and subsequent international investor expansion.

## Career timeline

- **2012-2015** — Worked with Chee Wei Lee on plasmonic-laser research at the Data Storage Institute, according to Lee’s public recommendation.
- **2013-2015** — MIT affiliation listed on his LinkedIn education record; independent biographies describe his MIT postdoctoral fellowship.
- **2017** — His research team developed a miniaturised optical wearable, according to A*STAR’s retrospective.
- **2019** — Founded Respiree as an A*STAR spin-off.
- **2020-2023** — Respiree completed three projects with scientists seconded through A*STAR’s T-Up initiative.
- **2022** — Respiree announced a S$4.7 million seed round on 9 March; the release described Singh as the incoming chief executive.
- **2024** — Respiree announced a US incorporation and JLABS South San Francisco residency; Singh shared the President’s Technology Award with three collaborators.
- **2025** — Respiree closed a US$11.6 million Series A, announced on 23 July.
- **2026** — ARKRAY & PARTNERS and Bizedge Capital joined Respiree’s Series A syndicate in September.

## Achievements

- Joint recipient of Singapore’s President’s Technology Award 2024 with Malini Olivo, Renzhe Bi and Augustine Tee.
- Founder of the A*STAR spin-off Respiree, established in 2019.
- Led Respiree during its July 2025 US$11.6 million Series A announcement and subsequent international investor expansion.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Respiree announced ARKRAY & PARTNERS and Bizedge Capital as additions to its Series A syndicate, with plans to grow its global commercial team and US presence.
- **2025-07** — Respiree announced the closing of a US$11.6 million Series A led by We Venture Capital and ClavystBio.
- **2024-09** — Singh was a joint recipient of the President’s Technology Award, presented on 27 September 2024.

## Links

- Website: https://www.respiree.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gurpreet-singh-13784a113/

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Last updated: 2026-10-12