Deep Tech Central (DTC) Talent Co-Funding

Deep Tech Central (DTC) Talent Co-Funding

Supports SGInnovate Deep Tech Central by sharing costs for talent programmes for companies hiring deep technology professionals.

Deep Tech Central (DTC) is SGInnovate's one-stop talent ecosystem platform connecting Singapore-based companies, students, and working professionals across the deep-tech sector. The platform hosts a talent pool of over 37,000 deep-tech professionals spanning artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, IoT, robotics, quantum computing, and biotech. Companies that hire through DTC's formal talent programmes can receive up to 70% co-funding from SGInnovate on programme costs, making it a subsidised talent acquisition and development mechanism rather than a direct cash grant. Currency is implicitly Singapore dollars based on the SGInnovate operating context.

DTC is organised around four functional pathways: a jobs marketplace for career placements, talent programmes delivering practical experience under mentor guidance, courses offered with training partners, and industry events. Two named talent programme strands exist — Summation (a 3–6 month tech internship for deep-tech startups) and PowerX (a 12-month deep-tech traineeship) — both referenced on the Startup SG programmes index. However, the specific programme pages for Summation and PowerX returned HTTP 404 at the time of research, so granular co-funding amounts per strand, eligibility thresholds, and application timelines are not publicly confirmed at the programme-page level. The 70% co-funding figure is disclosed on the main DTC landing page.

Eligible applicants are companies registered and operating in Singapore that engage the platform to hire or train deep-tech talent; for-profit entities are the primary target, though non-profits are not explicitly excluded. There is no competitive grant round or funding pool announced for DTC co-funding; companies access the benefit by registering on the DTC portal and participating in designated talent programmes. The co-funding is a cost-sharing mechanism designed to reduce barriers to hiring specialist deep-tech talent in a market where such professionals command premium compensation.