Inderjit Singh is an entrepreneur, investor, academic, and former parliamentarian with deep roots in the global semiconductor, consumer electronics, and innovation ecosystems. He began his career as an engineer with Texas Instruments (TI), where he spent 13 years rising through the ranks. From 1996 to 1998, he served as Director of Operations for TI Singapore, becoming the youngest member of its senior management team.
In 1998, at the age of 37, Singh embarked on his entrepreneurial journey. He is the founder and first CEO and President of United Test and Assembly Center (UTAC), a global semiconductor test and assembly company that achieved unicorn status in 2001. He also co-founded Tri Star Electronics in 1997, which has since grown into one of Africa’s largest distributors of consumer electronics. He currently serves as CEO of Solstar, a Singapore-based consumer electronics brand experiencing rapid growth across African markets. In 2002, Singh founded Infiniti Solutions Inc., a semiconductor technology company headquartered in Singapore, with operations in Silicon Valley, manufacturing in the Philippines, and design centers in India. Infiniti Solutions received NASDAQ listing approval in 2004, and Singh exited the company via a trade sale in 2015.
Singh served as a Member of Parliament in Singapore from 1996 to 2015, holding roles including Deputy Government Whip and Chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committees for Finance, and Trade & Industry. He played a pivotal role in shaping Singapore’s innovation and venture ecosystem, serving on the boards of SPRING (now Enterprise Singapore), the Urban Redevelopment Authority, and as Chairman of the Investment Committees of SEEDS and the Growth Enterprise Fund.
He was a Board of Trustees member of Nanyang Technological University (NTU) for 15 years and founding Chairman of NTUitive, NTU’s innovation and enterprise arm. Globally, he served as Co-President of the World Entrepreneurship Forum and currently sits on the board of the World Business Angel Investment Forum.
Singh holds an engineering degree from NTU, an MBA from the University of Strathclyde, is an Honorary Doctorate recipient, an inventor with three patents, and is currently an Adjunct Professor at NTU teaching entrepreneurship.
