# Leon Lim

> Leon Lim is the Singapore-based founder and CEO of Groundup.ai, an industrial AI company helping maintenance teams interpret machine signals and prevent unplanned downtime. A trained French horn player and pianist with earlier entrepreneurial ventures, he connects the company’s origins to equipment failures in his cryptocurrency-mining operation. He leads the business alongside co-founder and COO Alex Wong.

- **Role:** CEO & Founder at Groundup.ai
- **Organizations:** Groundup.ai, Groundup Academy, MRC Ventures, NFTMUSIC.AI, Singapore National Youth Orchestra, National Youth Winds
- **Nationality:** Singaporean
- **Education:** National University of Singapore, Diploma in French Horn Performance (Distinction), University of West London, Grade 8 Piano and Grade 8 Music Theory, ABRSM, AppWorks
- **Known for:** Tatler Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow 2025, Singapore., Led Groundup.ai through its announced US$1.8 million seed round and US$4.25 million Series A., Groundup.ai selected for Phase 2 of K-Startup Grand Challenge 2025.

## Career timeline

- **Before Groundup.ai** — Operated a cryptocurrency-mining business; equipment failures helped inspire the industrial AI venture.
- **2021** — Groundup.ai’s seed announcement dates the company’s founding by Leon Lim and Alex Wong to 2021; earlier public posts document activity under the Groundup.ai name in 2020.
- **2021** — Identified as founder of NFTMUSIC.AI in its October white paper.
- **2023** — Groundup.ai announced a US$1.8 million seed round led by Wavemaker Partners.
- **2025** — Groundup.ai raised a US$4.25 million Series A led by Tin Men Capital; Lim was selected for Tatler Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow in Singapore.
- **2026** — Groundup Academy launched in January; Groundup.ai announced its PUB reliability-system contract in August.

## Achievements

- Tatler Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow 2025, Singapore.
- Led Groundup.ai through its announced US$1.8 million seed round and US$4.25 million Series A.
- Groundup.ai selected for Phase 2 of K-Startup Grand Challenge 2025.
- Former principal horn of the Singapore National Youth Orchestra and principal of National Youth Winds.
- Groundup.ai awarded a S$3,995,473 PUB tender announced in August 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Groundup.ai announced a S$3,995,473 contract to implement and maintain a predictive maintenance and reliability system for PUB’s critical assets.
- **2026-03** — Appeared on Asia Tech Podcast to discuss interpreting machine data and guiding maintenance decisions.
- **2026-01** — Groundup Academy launched free industrial AI education on 30 January.
- **2026-01** — Discussed Korean market preparation and K-Startup Grand Challenge 2025 participation in a KoreaTechDesk interview published 3 January.

## Links

- Website: https://groundup.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://sg.linkedin.com/in/sgleonlim

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Last updated: 2026-10-12