🇸🇬 Startup ecosystem in Singapore
The Open Ecosystem Atlas lists 38 organisations and people supporting startup founders in Singapore: 13 investors, 8 programs, 13 media, 2 corporates and 2 startups & venues. Most are based in Tokyo. 15 of them are free to reach.
Open in the Atlas mapInvestors in Singapore · 13
Golden Gate Ventures
VC · Singapore
Silicon Valley-founded, Singapore-based VC backing Southeast Asian tech and innovation founders.
Offers: investment
Jungle Ventures
VC · Singapore
One of the earliest Southeast Asia-focused VCs, started as an angel fund in 2012 before moving into Series A and B.
Offers: investment
Wavemaker Partners
VC · Singapore
Cross-border VC headquartered in Los Angeles and Singapore, over US$600M raised, 400+ companies backed, focused on enterprise, deep tech and sustainability.
Offers: investment
Monk’s Hill Ventures
VC · Singapore
Leading Southeast Asia early-stage VC, Series Seed to A.
Offers: investment
Vertex Ventures
VC · Singapore
Temasek-linked global VC network with a strong Southeast Asia arm, Series A focus.
Offers: investment
Quest Ventures
VC · Singapore
Pre-seed and seed fund, S$250K to S$1M checks, Southeast Asia focused.
Offers: investment
East Ventures
VC · Singapore
Prolific early-stage investor active across Southeast Asia, Singapore-based arm.
Offers: investment
BANSEA
Angel · Singapore
Business Angel Network of Southeast Asia, founded 2001, Asia’s oldest angel network. 100+ members, 400+ companies backed including 99.co, Carousell and Carro. Ten to twelve curated pitch events a year.
Offers: investment
AngelCentral
Angel · Singapore
Active angel syndicate and education platform helping members invest legally and startups reach angels quickly.
Offers: investment
Eduardo Saverin
Angel · Singapore
Facebook co-founder who relocated to Singapore and became one of the most prominent angel and venture investors in the region, backing tech startups across Southeast Asia.
Offers: investment
Darius Cheung
Angel · Singapore
Founder and CEO of 99.co, and a prolific personal angel investor with 30+ startup investments including Carousell and ShopBack.
Offers: investment, mentoring
Peter Lim
Angel · Singapore
Self-made billionaire investor, former stockbroker known for healthcare holdings and ownership of Valencia CF, with a track record of backing early-stage ventures.
Offers: investment
Programs in Singapore · 8
Startup SG
Program · Singapore
Enterprise Singapore’s umbrella of national startup programs: Founder (up to S$50K matched funding), Tech, Accelerator, and Equity, backed by a further S$1B commitment in Budget 2026.
Offers: funding, info
SGInnovate
Program · Singapore
Government-backed deep tech accelerator and investor, part of the National Research Foundation ecosystem.
Offers: funding, mentoring
BLOCK71
Accelerator · Singapore
NUS Enterprise’s entrepreneurial hub, called one of the world’s most tightly packed startup ecosystems. Startups from BLOCK71 make up nearly a quarter of Singapore’s startup ecosystem value, now with satellite nodes in San Francisco, Jakarta, Bandung and Suzhou.
Offers: space, mentoring, community
Antler Singapore
Accelerator · Singapore
Antler’s most developed program globally, running cohorts of 60 to 100 founders every six months and investing at the pre-idea stage. 100+ Singapore companies backed since 2017.
Offers: funding, community
Tribe Accelerator
Accelerator · Singapore
Blockchain-focused accelerator backed by Enterprise Singapore.
Offers: funding, mentoring
ICE71
Accelerator · Singapore
Cybersecurity-focused accelerator and innovation hub backed by NUS Enterprise and Singtel Innov8.
Offers: funding, mentoring, space
Plug and Play Singapore
Accelerator · Singapore · Free access
Corporate innovation connector linking startups to DBS, OCBC, Standard Chartered, Unilever and other global corporates.
Offers: community, mentoring
JTC LaunchPad @ one-north
Program · Singapore
Government-built physical startup district co-locating accelerators, VCs and founders under the Startup SG Infrastructure banner.
Offers: space
Media in Singapore · 13
Pauline Ng
Media · Singapore · Free access
Co-founder of Rockmantic and an advocate for entrepreneurship education and growth marketing.
Offers: info, community
Alvin Poh
Media · Singapore · Free access
Serial entrepreneur, investor and author of Super Scaling, sharing lessons on scaling startups.
Offers: info, community
Rachel Lim
Media · Singapore · Free access
Co-founder of Love, Bonito, speaking widely on building a homegrown brand.
Offers: info, community
The Woke Salaryman
Media · Singapore · Free access
Singapore illustrated-media brand explaining money, careers and side businesses.
Offers: info, community
Dollars and Sense
Media · Singapore · Free access
Singapore personal-finance media covering money, investing and side income.
Offers: info, community
KrASIA
Media · Singapore · Free access
Tech media covering startups and the digital economy across Southeast and wider Asia.
Offers: info, community
The Business Times
Media · Singapore · Free access
Singapore's business daily, covering local companies, startups and venture capital.
Offers: info, community
Vulcan Post (Singapore)
Media · Singapore · Free access
Singapore edition of Vulcan Post, profiling local founders and small businesses.
Offers: info, community
Willis Wee
Media · Singapore · Free access
Founder of Tech in Asia.
Offers: info, community
Mohan Belani
Media · Singapore · Free access
Co-founder of e27 and the Echelon startup event.
Offers: info, community
Tech in Asia
Media · Singapore · Free access
Asia's tech news platform covering startups, funding and founders across the region, with events and a jobs board.
Offers: info, community
e27
Media · Singapore · Free access
Southeast Asian startup media and community platform with news, contributor posts and Echelon events.
Offers: info, community
Corporates in Singapore · 2
Singtel Innov8
Corporate · Singapore
Singtel Group’s corporate venture capital fund since 2010, a general-purpose evergreen fund plus a dedicated US$250M AI Growth fund, investing $1M to $5M per deal across offices in Singapore, San Francisco, Tel Aviv and Beijing.
Offers: investment, mentoring
Startupbootcamp FinTech Singapore
Corporate · Singapore
A three-month fintech accelerator backed by DBS, Mastercard, PwC, Thomson Reuters and Jungle Ventures, taking up to 10 startups a year for SGD$25,000.
Offers: funding, mentoring
Startups & venues in Singapore · 2
Carousell
Startup · Singapore
Homegrown marketplace unicorn and a flagship BLOCK71 alumnus, active in supporting the next generation through its own alumni network.
Offers: mentoring
Erdinc Ekinci
Tokyo, Singapore · Free access
Founder of Openfor.co and Co-Capital.co, Managing Director of Founder Institute Japan/Korea/Taiwan. Active across the wider Founder Institute Asia mentor network including Singapore.
Offers: mentoring, community