SGInnovate Deep Tech Investments
Invests in Singapore deep technology startups through SGInnovate, providing minority equity alongside private partners at early stage.
SGInnovate is a Singapore government-backed venture investment organisation that takes equity stakes in early-stage deep-tech startups applying emerging technologies to significant global challenges. Wholly owned by the Singapore government, SGInnovate operates three interconnected pillars: venture investing (direct equity co-investment), development support (access to corporate partners and domain experts), and corporate engagement (connecting portfolio companies to industry). Its portfolio spans AI and B2B software, autonomous mobility, biotech and medtech, blockchain, cleantech, fintech, HPC and quantum computing, Industry 4.0, advanced materials, and agrifood technology. Because SGInnovate functions as a venture investor rather than a grant-making body, this instrument is dilutive equity, not non-dilutive funding.
SGInnovate requires startups to have proven technology and market traction, describing its focus as companies that have moved beyond pure research and can demonstrate commercial viability in deep-tech sectors. No specific ticket sizes, funding round preferences, or formal eligibility thresholds are disclosed publicly; the investment team operates through direct outreach and referrals within Singapore's innovation ecosystem. Only for-profit entities registered and operating in Singapore are eligible; non-profits, universities, and research organisations are excluded from equity consideration. Grant-based deep-tech funding in Singapore is primarily the domain of Enterprise Singapore and A*STAR, not SGInnovate.
Founders pursuing SGInnovate investment should engage through the organisation's corporate and ecosystem partner network, as no public application portal for equity investment is maintained. The development support pillar gives portfolio companies structured introductions to SGInnovate's network of corporate partners, which spans multiple industry verticals and international markets. The combination of government backing, deep-tech sector expertise, and corporate engagement infrastructure is the primary differentiation SGInnovate offers relative to independent early-stage VC funds operating in Singapore.
Government-backed equity co-investment in Singapore-based early-stage deep tech startups applying emerging technologies to global challenges across AI, biotech, cleantech, and quantum computing.
Sign up free to see the funding breakdown
Sign up free to see the industries in scope
Sign up free to see the full eligibility