Our Co-Investment Model
Enabling the growth of deep tech startups through co-investments
Deep-tech startups possess unique and innovative solutions with the potential to transform industries and solve the most challenging problems we face today.
However, these technologies tend to be underinvested. Investments into deep-tech startups are generally perceived as risky as these frontier technologies have longer gestation period.
Our co-investment scheme is designed to address these risks by providing support to our co-investors, thereby encouraging more private sector investments into these nascent areas, and enabling the growth of deep tech in Singapore.
Fund Manager of Startup SG Equity
SEEDS Capital is one of the appointed fund managers for the Startup SG Equity (SSGE) scheme.
Our investment parameters are:
| General tech | Deep tech* | |
|---|---|---|
| Investment cap for each startup | S$2 million from SEEDS Capital | S$12 million from SEEDS Capital |
| Co-investment ratio (SEEDS Capital: co-investor) | 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 (for 1st institutional round of financing, otherwise 1:1) 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$12m |
*General traits exhibited by a deep technology start up include, but are not limited to:
a. Product is built around differentiated, and often protected technological or scientific advances;
b. High barrier to entry;
c. Long commercialisation period (typically more than 3 years)