COMPANY UPDATE
Silicon Box was recognized by leading multi-asset manager and venture capital leader Granite Asia – formerly GGV Capital Asia – as a 2025 NextGen Tech 30 Honouree. NextGen Tech 30 honors the most promising growth-stage companies driving the future of Asia’s economy and is in its second annual year. The NextGen Tech 30 program convenes sovereign funds, institutional investors, government agencies, and industry leaders to elevate companies with the potential to scale globally from Asia.
Unveiled 16 September 2025 at SGX’s IPO Arena at the start of the trading day, this year’s NextGen Tech 30 honourees were selected through a rigorous evaluation process involving strategic partners and a judging board. Enhancements to this year’s program include the introduction of an expanded nominating partner base, and a refined evaluation framework. Silicon Box’s Head of Business, Mike Han, received the award on behalf of the company at the ceremony, surrounded by leaders from other honouree companies.
“Thank you [to] colleagues, partners and friends of Silicon Box. We hope you will continue to expect great things from us as we revolutionize the semiconductor industry and drive innovation in the digital age,” said Mr. Han, as he accepted the honour. “On behalf of our three co-founders – BJ Han, Sehat Sutardja, and Weili Dai – as well as everyone at Silicon Box, I would like to express my appreciation to Granite Asia for this recognition, and SGX for hosting the ceremony. It is a pleasure to be at the event and to accept this award.”
“Fellow honorees & momentum award winners: congratulations!” he added.
The prestigious event was hosted by the leaders of Granite Asia and SGX Group with remarks delivered by Mr Lee Chuan Teck, Chairman of Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG). Chairman Lee congratulated the 30 selected companies, including Silicon Box, and reflected on Singapore's transformation over the past years from having no startup ecosystem to becoming Asia's premier innovation hub – ranking 4th globally in the 2024 WIPO Global Innovation Index and home to over 4,500 tech startups today. He emphasized priorities for the next phase of enterprise development journey: deepening the market for growth capital and developing more bridges to help local companies access global markets, partners, and investors.
“I look forward to having [Granite Asia] and the 30 companies present today, journey with us as we continue to grow Singapore’s startup ecosystem,” Mr. Lee said in his closing remarks before thanking the audience and attendees. Mr. Lee’s full remarks can be found here.
In addition to the award ceremony, members of Silicon Box’s sales team presented a company showcase and Chief Financial Officer, Hong Zhou Wong, was in attendance at the event. “To stand alongside peers driving breakthroughs in AI, robotics, sustainable energy, fintech, and beyond is both humbling and inspiring. This award reinforces Silicon Box’s conviction that advanced semiconductor packaging is not only a cornerstone of today’s digital economy, but also a critical enabler of tomorrow’s AI-driven, interconnected world,” Mr. Wong shared.
About Granite Asia Investment Platform
Granite Asia stands as Asia’s premier multi-asset investment platform. The firm was formerly known as GGV Capital Asia. It is strategically headquartered in Singapore. With $5 billion in assets under management (AUM), the firm has significantly impacted the APAC region. This encompasses Southeast Asia, Japan, China, India, and Australia. Granite Asia’s impressive portfolio includes 48 companies valued over $1 billion. Additionally, it features 29 successful IPOs. Its investment focus revolves around five key themes. These include Consumer Growth & Transformation and Enterprise Workflow & Supply Chain. Furthermore, it covers Food Systems & Sustainability, Health Innovation & Wellness, and Energy Transition & Automation. These themes drive transformative growth across diverse industries. Read more about Granite Asia.
About Silicon box
Silicon Box is an advanced semiconductor packaging company, specializing in cutting-edge integration technology and manufacturing processes. We offer solutions that enable chiplet architecture, as well as high performance, affordable alternatives to traditional packaging schemes. Leveraging our proprietary technology, 30 years of multi-sectoral expertise, and relationships with best-in-class partners, we strive to solve the unique challenges of chiplet adoption to build the emergent technologies shaping the world around us today. Silicon Box was founded in 2021 by Dr. Byung Joon (BJ) Han, Dr. Sehat Sutardja, and Weili Dai. Dr. Han was previously the Chairman, CEO and CTO of the world’s 3rd largest outsourced assembly and test provider, STATS ChipPAC (SSE: 600584) for two decades, taking the company to $4B in revenue during his tenure. Dr. Han is the inventor of many of the most advanced packaging solutions in today’s market, and his team at Silicon Box holds standing records for yield in advanced packaging technology at wafer-level production. Dr. Sutardja introduced the concept of chiplets at the International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) in 2015. He and Weili Dai founded Marvell Technology Group (NASDAQ: MRVL) in 1995 and ran the company for twenty years from a start-up to an over $50B market value company. To learn more about Silicon Box go to: silicon-box.com/newsroom and silicon-box.com/timeline.
