5 things you need to know about Block 71 in San Francisco

If you haven’t heard about Block 71 San Francisco (Block71SF), here’s the scoop – Block 71 San Francisco is a US-based coworking space located in the South of Market area in San Francisco, just north of Silicon Valley, the tech capital of the world.

Block 71 San Francisco is located in the SoMa area. (Image Credit: btrax)

Block 71 San Francisco is located in the SoMa area.

Block71SF serves as a launchpad for Singapore startups into the US ecosystem (and vice versa, for US startups to break into the Southeast Asia scene).  It is a joint partnership between NUS Enterprise, Infocomm Investments, and Singtel Innov8.

Singapore tech companies exploring business opportunities in the US can leverage Block71SF to better understand the US market, set up shop, and expand their networks into the tech community, while US-based entrepreneurs, companies and investors can find out more about Singapore and Southeast Asian markets through our events and activities.

Thinking about checking out Block71SF? Here are 5 things you probably didn’t know, and should know, about the space.

1. We host both Singaporean AND US Startups

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While we do have exclusive workspace dedicated as launchpad for Singaporean startups looking to break into the SF tech ecosystem, we also have a non-exclusive hotdesking space for Singaporean, ASEAN, and US startups that are looking to learn more about the Singapore and Southeast Asian (SEA) tech scene.

We welcome all startups with a Singapore or SEA angle to hang out in our space and be part of our community.

Why, you asked? The reason is simple. We are building a community of US and SEA venture capitalists, advisors, and startup founders. A lot of organic interactions between US and Singaporean entrepreneurs happens at Block 71 thanks to this arrangement.

Alongside with pitching events and panels, we are seeing that startup founders are getting the information and startup advice that they need from other community members. With the open hotdesking space, we are seeing Singaporean startups becoming more proactive in reaching out to individuals within the community who have knowledge about the space that they are looking to disrupt.

Find out more about how this non-exclusive hotdesking arrangement works.

2. Our hotdesking space works on a first-come-first-serve basis

3. Our meeting rooms are named after landmarks in Singapore

4.We don’t discriminate against non-ICT focused startups

5. We are not just a coworking space