Leon Lim is the CEO & Founder of Groundup.ai, a Singapore-based startup helping industrial companies prevent unplanned downtime through industrial Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence. With a decade of experience in the Technology and AI space, Leon has successfully built and exited two ventures and previously managed over 3,000 servers in a Tier III blockchain data centre - one of Singapore's first and largest of its kind, which he scaled globally.

An alumnus of the National University of Singapore (NUS), Leon remains actively involved in the ecosystem as a mentor and early-stage investor in local VC firms. His passion for technology is matched by his commitment to giving back to the next generation of entrepreneurs.
Leon’s journey is anything but conventional. During his student years, he was the principal French Horn performer in the Singapore National Youth Orchestra. That early training in sound and signal interpretation sparked his interest in audio analytics, an experience that now underpins Groundup.ai’s proprietary approach to machine anomaly detection using AI.
Recognized by top media such as The Straits Times, Tech in Asia, The Business Times, and MoneyFM 89.3 - Leon, together with Co-Founder & COO Alex - have been spotlighted as Southeast Asia’s rising voices in deep tech. Under their leadership,

Groundup.ai has gained international visibility, featured in TechNode Global, KrASIA, Zawya, and e27, for redefining how industries approach predictive maintenance and asset performance.