Frequently asked questions

Head to Discover (the Experience Board) and open a project that fits your interests. Every listing states the commitment level, duration, and what you'll learn or deliver. Tap “Express interest”, add a short note about why you'd be a good fit, and the founder receives your signal. If they want to move forward, they'll message you directly — you'll find that conversation under Dashboard → Messages.

We're rolling out access gradually, so the waitlist lets interested students reserve a spot for early access. It's open to school email addresses only (anything ending in .edu or .edu.sg) — personal email domains like Gmail or Outlook won't be accepted. Once you join, we'll email you as spots open up. You can find the waitlist form linked from the homepage.

Messaging is intentionally scoped to real connections: a conversation can only exist between a startup's founder and someone who has expressed interest in that specific startup. You can't message a founder cold, and founders can't message students who haven't applied. Founders start the conversation from Dashboard → Applications by tapping the message icon on an interest signal they want to follow up on. Once a chat exists, both sides find it under Dashboard → Messages.

Tap the heart icon on any project card in Discover to favourite it for later. If you're signed in, favourites sync to your account and follow you across devices; if you're signed out, they're kept locally in your browser until you sign in.

Use the sun/moon icon at the right end of the navbar on desktop. On mobile, open the menu and look for the “Appearance” row near the bottom. Your choice is saved and persists the next time you visit.

Go to Dashboard → Settings for account-level preferences, or Dashboard → Settings → Profile to edit your bio, skills, LinkedIn, and portfolio links. A complete profile makes your interest signals far more compelling to founders reviewing applicants.

Sign up and choose the founder path, then complete startup verification. Once your application is reviewed and approved, you'll be able to publish your project, define open roles with clear commitments and learning outcomes, and review interest signals from builders in Dashboard → Applications.

Community events — workshops, mixers, and founder sessions — live under Dashboard → Events. If there's an event you'd like to see happen, you can suggest one from the same page and the team will review it.

Visit the Contact page and describe what happened and where — the StartupLink team responds directly. You can also reach us anytime at startuplink25@gmail.com.