SEEDS Capital

For co-investors in strategic industries such as Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering, Health & Biomedical Sciences, and Urban Solutions & Sustainability, and emerging industries such as Agritech, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Quantum Computing, and Space Technologies.

For Singapore-based startups to get early-stage funding for the development of nascent technologies and innovative solutions.

About this investment arm

As the investment arm of Enterprise Singapore, SEEDS Capital seeks to catalyse smart monies in Singapore-based, early-stage technology startups. SEEDS co-invests with institutional investors in innovative startups with strong intellectual content and global market potential.

Currently, there are over 100 deep tech startups in SEEDS Capital’s portfolio, and more than 50 co-investment partners, consisting of institutional investors including venture capital firms and investment arms of corporations.

Please refer to SEEDS Capital’s website here for more information on its partners and startups.

SEEDS Capital co-invests in startups alongside an identified co-investment partner, with the following ratio:

	General tech	Deep tech
Investment cap for each startup¹	S$2 million from SEEDS Capital	S$12 million from SEEDS Capital
Co-investment ratio (SEEDS Capital: co-investor) for first institutional round and before)	7:3 up to the first S$250,000 from SEEDS Capital; 1:1 thereafter, up to S$2 million	2:1 up to the first S$1 million from SEEDS Capital; 1:1 thereafter, up to S$4 million; 1:2 thereafter, up to S$8 million; 1:3 thereafter, up to S$12 million
Co-investment ratio (SEEDS Capital: co-investor) for second institutional round and onwards)	1:1 thereafter, up to S$2 million	1:1 thereafter, up to S$4 million; 1:2 thereafter, up to S$8 million; 1:3 thereafter, up to S$12 million

¹ The investment cap refers to the Startup SG Equity investment cap.

Learn more about SEEDS Capital's co-investment model here.

Eligibility

For co-investors

With the aim to catalyse private sector investments in eligible Singapore-based startups, co-investors will be assessed based on your alignment to the Startup SG Equity co-investment scheme objectives, and the ability to value-add to startups. Learn more on how to co-invest with SEEDS Capital here.

For startups

Through co-investments, SEEDS supports the growth of innovative startups with strong intellectual content and global market potential. Learn more on how to work with SEEDS Capital here.