Venture Capital in Singapore: Top VC Firms and Angel Investors (2026)

Say you're raising a seed round, and your customers are in Jakarta, Manila and Ho Chi Minh City. Most of the money for that round sits in Singapore. Its startups took 91% of Southeast Asia's venture funding from January to September 2026 (Founders Forum Group and Dealroom). But many guides to venture capital in Singapore still list firms that stopped investing years ago. So we checked every investor below for a new fund or a deal in 2025–26.

For Series A and later, the top venture capital firms in Singapore include Vertex Ventures, Jungle Ventures and Monk's Hill Ventures. For pre-seed and seed, start with Antler, Iterative and Cocoon Capital. Corporate funds like Singtel Innov8, angel groups like AngelCentral and the state's SEEDS Capital invest too.

Which are the top VC firms in Singapore in 2026?

Iterative and Antler were the most active VCs in Southeast Asia at seed in the first half of 2026, by Tracxn's count. 500 Global came next. At the early stage, Vertex Ventures and SEEDS Capital led. But busy isn't the same as right for you. Match stage, sector and cheque size first.

How we picked: each firm below invests from Singapore and closed a fund or backed a startup in 2025 or 2026. Its profile links the page that shows it. We left out firms with no deal since 2024, including some that still top older lists.

More Singapore investors from Waveup Copilot, our free investor database. Open any card for the fund's full profile.

Which VCs in Singapore back pre-seed and seed rounds?

Antler and Iterative back founders from day one, with set cheques and a programme around them. Accelerating Asia does the same for pre-Series A teams, for a fee. Cocoon Capital, 1982 Ventures, Golden Gate Ventures and Wavemaker Partners also write early-stage cheques. Several lead their own rounds, so they can anchor a seed.

Antler

Antler is a global early-stage investor headquartered in Singapore. It backs founders at inception, then follows on through its Elevate fund at Series A and beyond. Airalo, Reebelo and fileAI are in its Singapore portfolio. Our clients have raised from Antler.

Iterative

Singapore-based Iterative runs a YC-style accelerator for Southeast Asian founders, with two batches a year. Its Summer 2026 batch has ten startups, including Circle Asia and Clouted.

Accelerating Asia

Accelerating Asia is a Singapore accelerator for pre-Series A startups. It invests up to US$250K through a SAFE, and charges a programme fee plus 3% equity on top. It added eight startups in its twelfth cohort in November 2025.

Cocoon Capital

Cocoon Capital backs enterprise software and deep tech startups in Southeast Asia, from seed through Series A. It leads every deal and takes a board seat. Aprisium, Augmentus and BuyMed are in its portfolio.

1982 Ventures

This Singapore fund backs early-stage fintech and enterprise AI companies, and now invests beyond Southeast Asia. In 2025 it led rounds for Truely, an eSIM provider, and Higala, a Philippine payments company.

Golden Gate Ventures

Golden Gate Ventures is based in Singapore and now invests across Asia and the Middle East. Carro, Xendit and Ninja Van are in its portfolio. From its fourth fund, it led I.W.G's pre-Series A in June 2026.

Wavemaker Partners

Wavemaker backs enterprise, deep tech and sustainability startups in Southeast Asia, starting early. Its growth fund adds cheques of US$3M to US$8M at Series B and beyond. It put more money into Eezee, a procurement platform, in February 2026.

Which of Asia's top venture capital firms lead rounds from Singapore?

Vertex Ventures, Jungle Ventures and Granite Asia are among the top venture capital firms in Asia that invest from Singapore. Vertex and Jungle also back startups in India. Monk's Hill, Qualgro and Altara focus on Southeast Asia, mostly from Series A. Few publish cheque sizes, so read their latest deals.

Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India

Vertex calls itself sector-agnostic and backs startups from seed to Series B in Southeast Asia and India. It was an early backer of Grab, and Nium, PatSnap and Licious are in its portfolio. Its newest lead, in September 2026, was Hivebotics' Series A. Hivebotics builds cleaning robots in Singapore.

Jungle Ventures

Jungle calls itself Singapore's largest independent VC. It invests from seed to Series C across Southeast Asia and India, in companies like Kredivo, Livspace and Moglix. In October 2026 it led OneByZero's Series A.

Monk's Hill Ventures

Monk's Hill invests at Series A in Southeast Asian tech founders. It led BeeX's Series A in June 2026, with SEEDS Capital investing alongside. BeeX builds autonomous underwater drones.

Insignia Ventures Partners

Insignia backs founders from seed to growth and has invested in 90+ companies since 2017. GoTo, Carro and Appier are in its portfolio. It joined Konvy's Series B in May 2026 as an existing investor.

Altara Ventures

Altara is a Singapore-based firm backing early-stage companies in Southeast Asia and beyond. Tonik, Buy&Ship and Klinik Pintar are in its portfolio. In April 2026 it led Netbank's Series B. Netbank offers banking-as-a-service in the Philippines.

Qualgro

Qualgro invests mainly at Series A and B in B2B, data, AI and software companies across Southeast Asia. ShopBack and Funding Societies are in its portfolio. In February 2026 it co-led SynaXG's round. For more B2B investors, see our list of B2B SaaS venture capital firms.

Openspace

Openspace now calls itself a multi-strategy asset manager focused on Southeast Asia, investing at early and growth stage. Halodoc and Igloo are in its portfolio. It joined Libeara's round in June 2026, alongside Monk's Hill Ventures.

East Ventures

East Ventures calls itself sector-agnostic and backs founders from seed to growth across Southeast Asia. It started in Indonesia, and Ruangguru and Sirclo are among its companies. In February 2025 it announced the first close of a fund for Korean and Southeast Asian startups.

Granite Asia

Granite Asia calls itself a multi-asset investment platform, with its office in Singapore. It invests through several strategies. In February 2026 it closed an AI-focused IPO fund with DBS.

Which corporate venture capital funds invest in Singapore?

Singapore's most active corporate venture capital funds include Singtel Innov8, UOB Venture Management and SMBC Asia Rising Fund. SBI Ven Capital and Saison Capital are busy too. Each backs companies that fit its parent's business, often in fintech. So pitch the fit with the parent company first, then the returns.

Corporate money can come with a customer. It can also come with strings, like a right to see any offer before you sell. Our guide to corporate venture capital vs venture capital explains the trade-offs.

Where do you find angel investors in Singapore?

Start with angel groups that pool their members' money, like AngelCentral. If a woman sits on your leadership team, try Epic Angels too. Accelerators such as Antler and Iterative also write first cheques. Don't count on a tax break: Singapore's angel tax scheme has lapsed.

Angel groups write smaller cheques than VCs, and most decide at pitch events. For more options, see our list of angel investing platforms and our guide to angel investors vs venture capitalists.

How does Singapore's government invest in startups?

Mostly as a co-investor. SEEDS Capital invests next to private VCs in Singapore-based early-stage startups, and EDBI backs growth companies that set up here. Both now sit under SG Growth Capital. Startup SG Equity adds money for deep tech, and Budget 2026 topped it up with S$1B.

SEEDS shows up in real rounds: it joined BeeX's Series A, which Monk's Hill led. For deep tech founders, our list of deep tech venture capital firms adds global options.

How much venture capital is there in Singapore right now?

Singapore startups raised US$4.6B in 2025, by Startup SG's count, the lowest total in four years. 2026 looks stronger. But one deal, data-centre operator DayOne's round, made up most of Southeast Asia's first-half total. Without it, the half was far quieter.

Rounds are shrinking at Series A. The median Series A in Southeast Asia fell to US$8M in the first half of 2026, The Business Times reports. Seed rounds grew instead, as investors gave fewer startups more runway.

How do you pitch VCs and angel investors in Singapore?

Start with fit: firms that lead at your stage, in your sector and in your markets. Most venture capitalists in Singapore invest across the region, so show traction beyond Singapore. In our work, a raise takes 35–40 investor meetings on average. So build a long list and book first meetings close together.

1. Pick your base — decide where the company sits. The state's co-investment needs a Singapore-based startup.
2. Match stage and cheque — start with the tables above, then filter more funds in Waveup Copilot, our free investor database.
3. Show regional traction — customers or pilots in more than one Southeast Asian market.
4. Find your lead first — co-investors, SEEDS included, follow a lead. Our investor outreach guide covers the order.
5. Run a tight process — book first meetings close together, with your deck, model and data room ready. Our term sheet guide explains what comes next.

Waveup prepared the investor materials for a plant-based energy drink company's $10M Series A. Its first deck got no interest from investors. We rebuilt it in 14 days around a clear investment story and the market opportunity. The new deck booked 40+ investor meetings and won 3 term sheets. Read the case.

Our investor targeting and outreach team builds the target list, researches each investor and sets up the outreach with you. Since 2014, Waveup has built the decks, models, CIMs and valuations behind $3B+ raised for 600+ startups.