Startup SG Equity

Startup SG Equity

Offers Singapore founders equity support through Startup SG Equity for growth planning.

Startup SG Equity (SSGE) is Singapore's government-backed equity co-investment scheme, administered by Enterprise Singapore, designed to catalyse private-sector investment into Singapore-based deep-tech startups with global growth potential. The scheme was expanded under Budget 2026 with S$1 billion set aside for both early-stage and growth-stage deep-tech investments, making it one of the largest structured government-equity programmes for startups in Southeast Asia. SSGE operates through three distinct modalities: co-investments alongside qualified third-party investors into early-stage startups at established government-to-private co-investment ratios; direct government investments into growth-stage deep-tech startups exhibiting clear product-market fit and ambitious international expansion plans; and a Fund-of-Funds track in which the government invests in selected VC firms that in turn back companies from early to late growth stages.

Eligible startups must be incorporated in Singapore and must be built on advanced or specialised scientific or engineering fields. They must hold research-based intellectual property — patents, know-how, or trade secrets — that is either differentiated or proprietary and that creates new products, processes, or technologies. The scheme explicitly covers the full deep-tech spectrum with no published restriction by industry vertical.

Co-investments and Fund-of-Funds investments are managed by SG Growth Capital (SGGC, sggc.sg) and SGInnovate (sginnovate.com). Direct investments are managed solely by SGGC. Startups seeking co-investment access should approach SGGC or SGInnovate directly or engage an SSGE-qualified VC investor; SSGE does not operate a public competitive application window.