Entrepreneur First

Entrepreneur First Operations Limited is an accelerator focused on seed funding for technology startups, founded in 2011 and headquartered in London, with additional offices in Singapore, Berlin, Paris, Bangalore, and Hong Kong. The firm specifically invests in individuals at the "pre-team, pre-idea" stage, selecting participants based solely on their technical talent. Its intensive six-month program aims to provide comprehensive support during the critical early stages of startup development. Entrepreneur First offers stipends to participants during the program, with varying amounts based on location. The firm typically invests in startups in London, Singapore, Bangalore, Berlin, Paris, and Hong Kong, taking a 10 percent equity stake. Over the years, it has successfully launched more than 100 startups, collectively valued at over $1 billion, and is backed by notable investors such as Y Combinator, Index Ventures, and Octopus Ventures.

Alex Crompton

Managing Director

Tim Davey

Venture Partner

Allister Furey

Managing Director

Joe White

Chief Financial Officer and General Partner

Madison Wright

Advisor

Past deals in Singapore

PixCap

Seed Round in 2023
PixCap is a cloud-based, collaborative platform for 3D animation.

Ailiverse

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Ailiverse Text2AI AutoDL platform automates deep learning model development with only 1% of the data for training, in a 10X faster speed, and requires zero technical AI expertise from users.

Green Li-ion

Series A in 2022
Green Li-ion is a deep clean technology that solves the existential risk to the precious metals industry and the environment. Its patented deep technology is Cleaner, Faster, and 4x more profitable than current Lithium-Ion Battery recycling and the only technology to fully Rejuvenate the battery cathode. It was founded in 2020 and is based in Singapore.

Drip.ai

Seed Round in 2021
Drip.ai is on a mission to develop a revolutionary technology capable of producing water out of thin air at utility scales, 100% sustainably, and affordably. By taping into our planet's atmosphere, we can safely and sustainably harvest the humidity naturally present in the air, allowing us to produce unlimited quantities of water completely sustainably, and thanks to our technology, without emitting any grams of C02 in the atmosphere.

DiviGas

Seed Round in 2021
DiviGas Pte. Ltd., founded in 2019 and based in Singapore, specializes in the development of advanced industrial membranes for various sectors, including refineries, chemical processing, and industrial applications. The company's flagship product, the DIVI-H Membrane, is a hydrogen separation nano-molecular membrane designed to efficiently purify hydrogen from diverse feedstock compositions. This technology finds utility in a wide range of processes, such as hot caprolactam recovery, coal gasification, and ammonia off-gas systems. DiviGas serves multiple industries, including petrochemicals, ammonia and methanol production, metallurgical processes, and power-to-gas systems, offering innovative solutions to enhance operational efficiency and sustainability in these fields.

Waste Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Waste Labs is a Singapore-based Artificial Intelligence company that helps to optimise waste collection and enable recycling and circular supply chains. Waste Labs’ AI platform provides cities and waste managers with data-driven insights and prescriptive recommendations to map out waste flows and to design and operate efficient, sustainable and scalable waste collection systems anywhere in the world. Waste Labs serves leading waste management companies and sustainable producers in Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, and the UK.

Haystack

Seed Round in 2021
Our mission is to bring the competitive advantage data-driven engineering teams like Google have to everyone. We help teams track their delivery process and optimization opportunities instead of relying solely on gut feelings - resulting in 40% faster delivery on average.

Atomionics

Seed Round in 2021
Atomionics is building atomic sensors for navigation and resource exploration. Sensing technology is severely inadequate for a lot of applications navigation and positioning, pinpointing oil and gas reserves, tunnel detection etc. Atomionics builds atomic sensors harnessing quantum mechanical properties of the atoms. This enables measurement of parameters like gravity, acceleration and rotation with 1000x higher precision and accuracy than the current state of the art, leading to a completely new way of global positioning, and resource exploration.

Green Li-ion

Seed Round in 2021
Green Li-ion is a deep clean technology that solves the existential risk to the precious metals industry and the environment. Its patented deep technology is Cleaner, Faster, and 4x more profitable than current Lithium-Ion Battery recycling and the only technology to fully Rejuvenate the battery cathode. It was founded in 2020 and is based in Singapore.

Nanofy

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Nanofy Technologies is an innovative company focused on developing self-disinfection solutions using nanotechnology. Its flagship product, the Nanofy™ self-disinfection coating, is designed to activate under visible light, effectively eliminating 99.9% of pathogens on various surfaces within 30 minutes of exposure. This advanced coating remains effective on frequently touched surfaces for up to 30 days, significantly reducing the risk of pathogen transmission in environments with high human traffic. By harnessing microbe-killing photocatalytic reactions triggered by indoor light, Nanofy aims to provide a safe and continuous disinfection solution, particularly in settings where the risk of infection is elevated.

See-Mode Technologies

Series A in 2020
See-Mode empowers doctors to predict strokes and save lives. With no additional test, See-Mode provides the critical information required for stroke prediction that is missing from current clinical tools. This is achieved by combining medical image analysis, artificial intelligence, and computational fluid dynamics. Strokes are the 2nd cause of death and 1st cause of disability on earth, and See-Mode is determined to fundamentally change this.

inPact Technologies

Pre Seed Round in 2020
inPact is a business intelligence enterprise software solution leveraging AI-powered contract analytics to unlock unprecedented insights that help companies make better management decisions, from finance and operations to sales.
Transcelestial Technologies Pte. Ltd., established in 2016 and based in Singapore, focuses on developing a cutting-edge wireless communication network utilizing laser technology. This innovative system aims to deliver high-speed, long-distance point-to-point data transfer for both terrestrial and satellite applications. The proposed network is designed to operate at speeds up to 1000 times faster than existing solutions, offering enhanced performance and reliability. Additionally, the system is expected to be resilient against jamming and does not require spectrum pre-allocation or regulation, distinguishing it from traditional communication methods.

Ackcio

Seed Round in 2020
Ackcio Pte. Ltd., established in 2016 and based in Singapore, specializes in developing wireless monitoring systems tailored for construction sites and other industrial applications. The company offers real-time, reliable solutions that integrate with various industrial sensors to wirelessly transmit critical data. This data is then stored and analyzed, enabling clients to make informed decisions regarding their projects. By providing timely information, Ackcio's technology helps industries reduce time and costs while enhancing safety by preventing potential disasters.

Waste Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Waste Labs is a Singapore-based Artificial Intelligence company that helps to optimise waste collection and enable recycling and circular supply chains. Waste Labs’ AI platform provides cities and waste managers with data-driven insights and prescriptive recommendations to map out waste flows and to design and operate efficient, sustainable and scalable waste collection systems anywhere in the world. Waste Labs serves leading waste management companies and sustainable producers in Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, and the UK.

Entropica Labs

Seed Round in 2020
Entropica Labs is a Singapore-based company from Singapore’s Centre for Quantum Technologies (NUS). We create algorithms, software tools, methods and models to make quantum computers useful. The current focus of Entropica is quantum optimisation and machine learning, supporting enterprise customers to understand and integrate quantum computing.

Synchronous

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Synchronous Technologies is a software company based in Singapore that focuses on developing simulation-based artificial intelligence solutions to address scheduling challenges in manufacturing, construction, and transportation sectors. By leveraging advanced algorithms and a novel data paradigm, Synchronous enables manufacturers to make informed production decisions in real time. The company's technology generates and continuously updates near-optimal production plans and schedules, allowing factories to respond effectively to changing conditions and improve operational efficiency.

Right-Hand Cybersecurity

Seed Round in 2020
Right-hand Cyber Security Pte. Ltd. develops a cyber security platform. The company offers a software as a service (SaaS) based platform for monitoring and analyzing employee-behavior to mitigate cyber risks in real-time through interactions with customized simulations and gamified trainings. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Singapore.

QuantShip

Pre Seed Round in 2020
QuantShip helps shipping companies make superior commercial decisions through proprietary machine learning algorithms. The company provides Predictive analytics solutions leveraging Machine Learning and AI for stakeholders of the maritime industry. QuantShip also provides AI-powered predictive analytics for shipping companies to deliver actionable and tailored intelligence, so important decisions are data-driven rather than sentiment driven. Quantship's vision is to transform the fundamental decision-making process in the maritime industry from slow sentiment-driven to efficient data-driven decision making. QuantShip was founded in 2019 and is based in Singapore.

TeOra

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Crude oil derived products have infiltrated every industry – synthetic colors, flavors, fragrances in food, dyes in textiles, fertilizers and packaging material that harm humans and the planet. TeOra’s mission is to replace synthetics with naturals that are manufactured in a sustainable and predictable manner. A microorganism is the best factory, optimized over billions of years of evolution and TeOra designs it to produce desired products. Using microfluidics and AI, TeOra offers 100 times faster and cheaper design of smart micro-organisms in weeks to months instead of years.

PixCap

Pre Seed Round in 2019
PixCap is a cloud-based, collaborative platform for 3D animation.

DiviGas

Pre Seed Round in 2019
DiviGas Pte. Ltd., founded in 2019 and based in Singapore, specializes in the development of advanced industrial membranes for various sectors, including refineries, chemical processing, and industrial applications. The company's flagship product, the DIVI-H Membrane, is a hydrogen separation nano-molecular membrane designed to efficiently purify hydrogen from diverse feedstock compositions. This technology finds utility in a wide range of processes, such as hot caprolactam recovery, coal gasification, and ammonia off-gas systems. DiviGas serves multiple industries, including petrochemicals, ammonia and methanol production, metallurgical processes, and power-to-gas systems, offering innovative solutions to enhance operational efficiency and sustainability in these fields.

Sepsitron

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Sepsitron offers 50X faster and 10X cheaper point-of-care rapid diagnostic device for early detection of blood infections. Sepsitron's technology is powered by our unique biomarkers, microfluidics, and state-of-the-art electronics to precisely identify multiple pathogens from a single test. Our tests do not require any sample pre-processing and can work with whole blood samples. Sepsitron is funded by the world's best startup accelerators - Entrepreneur First, SOSV Investments, and HAX.

SixSense

Seed Round in 2019
SixSense is an AI-powered industrial visual inspection platform for smarter manufacturing. SixSense uses cutting-edge technologies in the field of AI such as deep learning and computer vision to automatically identify defects on the manufacturing floor. They are building the future of self-intelligent factories by enabling automation for image-based industrial applications.

SEPPURE

Seed Round in 2019
Up to 15% of the world’s total energy is spent on industrial-scale chemical separations. This is economically and environmentally inefficient. SEPPURE is disrupting the energy-intensive chemical separation processes, such as distillation and evaporation, through the introduction of novel chemical-resistant nanofiltration membranes. SEPPURE’s sustainable process does not use heat, thus lowering global energy use, emissions, and pollution substantially.

Ai Palette

Seed Round in 2019
Ai Palette is world’s first Artificial Intelligence platform for FMCG Product Innovation. Ai Palette creates winning product concepts in line with a brand’s personality & its existing product portfolio. It does this by garnering insights from millions of digital conversations and coupling them with the company data to create product concepts which addresses the unmet needs of consumers.

Interviewer.AI

Seed Round in 2019
Interviewer.AI Pte. Ltd. develops a video interviewing platform that assesses candidates for soft skills, personality traits, and culture fit before an in-person interview. It provides services, including assessing candidates soft skills, design questionnaire, and screening applicants. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Singapore.

MatchCasts

Pre Seed Round in 2019
MatchCasts is Asia's most comprehensive audio and podcast advertising platform for the world. As an end-to-end platform for audio advertising, our suite of discovery, insights, analytics and campaign tools empower brands and agencies to run their advertising with ease to create audio campaigns that resonate with any audience in any language.

Merkle Science

Seed Round in 2019
They are a group of passionate individuals from Paypal, Luno, Bank of America, Instamojo who believe in the promise of decentralized and trustless commerce.

FireVisor

Seed Round in 2019
FireVisor Systems Pte. Ltd., founded in 2018 and based in Singapore, offers an AI-powered software platform designed to harness manufacturing data to enhance operational efficiency. The company aims to transform traditional manufacturing processes by creating self-aware factories that utilize the vast amounts of data generated during production. Currently, many manufacturing facilities rely heavily on human inspectors and process control engineers to monitor and adjust machinery, often overlooking valuable data that could improve performance. FireVisor seeks to address this issue by enabling manufacturers to analyze and leverage their data effectively, thereby optimizing production processes and reducing reliance on manual oversight. Through its innovative approach, FireVisor contributes to the modernization of the manufacturing sector, which plays a crucial role in the global economy.

SensorFlow

Series A in 2019
SensorFlow is a Singapore government-funded company who make smart energy-efficient hotels a reality. Their wireless room automation & energy management solutions are flexible, easy to install and have provided proven energy savings of up to 30% per room per year. Their goal is to make the world a greener place and develop new innovative, affordable sustainable solutions.

BlockPunk

Seed Round in 2019
BlockPunk is an entertainment startup that uses blockchain to give creators more control over their digital rights. BlockPunk enables any creator to easily sell digital merchandise. We use Blockchain so creators and fans can claim true digital ownership. We launched the world’s first sale of anime crypto goods and have partnerships with leading producers from Japan. BlockPunk is leading the decentralization of the film/tv industry with anime as its beachhead.

Konigle

Seed Round in 2019
Konigle PTE LTD is a Singapore-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in developing software for small and medium-sized businesses. The company's solutions leverage automation and artificial intelligence to assist goods sellers in maximizing their profitability. By enhancing pricing strategies, optimizing promotions, and identifying the most valuable customers, Konigle aims to unlock the growth potential of its clients' products. Through its innovative approach, the company seeks to empower businesses to make data-driven decisions that enhance their overall performance in a competitive market.

SEPPURE

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Up to 15% of the world’s total energy is spent on industrial-scale chemical separations. This is economically and environmentally inefficient. SEPPURE is disrupting the energy-intensive chemical separation processes, such as distillation and evaporation, through the introduction of novel chemical-resistant nanofiltration membranes. SEPPURE’s sustainable process does not use heat, thus lowering global energy use, emissions, and pollution substantially.

Propine

Seed Round in 2018
Propine is a Singapore-based company established in 2018 that specializes in providing digital asset custody solutions for institutional clients. The firm develops internet infrastructure that incorporates blockchain technology to ensure a secure and reliable custody experience. Its services include segregated customer accounts, tailored withdrawal options, and regular reporting, all designed to meet the needs of institutions handling multiple types of digital assets. Propine aims to deliver a fiduciary-level custody solution, enhancing the safety and accessibility of digital assets for its clients.

Interviewer.AI

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Interviewer.AI Pte. Ltd. develops a video interviewing platform that assesses candidates for soft skills, personality traits, and culture fit before an in-person interview. It provides services, including assessing candidates soft skills, design questionnaire, and screening applicants. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Singapore.

Staple

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Staple AI Pte. Ltd. is a Singapore-based company that specializes in artificial intelligence software aimed at automating accounting, finance, and paperwork. Founded in 2018, the company employs advanced technologies such as natural language processing, computer vision, machine learning, and optical character recognition to read and interpret contracts, orders, and agreements, transforming unstructured data into structured formats. Its platform enhances data extraction efficiency, enabling processing speeds that are significantly faster and more cost-effective than traditional manual methods. The software features a user dashboard that provides real-time insights into financial position, performance, and risk exposure, while also facilitating robotic process automation to manage tasks related to delivery and job completion. Staple primarily serves data-intensive industries, including banking, financial services, professional services, healthcare, and industrial sectors, helping businesses streamline workflows and reduce the burden of repetitive tasks.

DOCLE

Pre Seed Round in 2018
DOCLE Pte. Ltd., founded in 2018 and based in Singapore, specializes in developing artificial intelligence solutions aimed at enhancing workflow management for healthcare professionals. The company offers a platform that utilizes voice AI technology to assist organizations in capturing, summarizing, and analyzing voice conversations, including meetings and calls. By providing rich and interactive transcripts, DOCLE enables users to manage their daily interactions more effectively, streamlining communication processes within the healthcare sector and beyond.

Synchronous

Convertible Note in 2018
Synchronous Technologies is a software company based in Singapore that focuses on developing simulation-based artificial intelligence solutions to address scheduling challenges in manufacturing, construction, and transportation sectors. By leveraging advanced algorithms and a novel data paradigm, Synchronous enables manufacturers to make informed production decisions in real time. The company's technology generates and continuously updates near-optimal production plans and schedules, allowing factories to respond effectively to changing conditions and improve operational efficiency.

Ai Palette

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Ai Palette is world’s first Artificial Intelligence platform for FMCG Product Innovation. Ai Palette creates winning product concepts in line with a brand’s personality & its existing product portfolio. It does this by garnering insights from millions of digital conversations and coupling them with the company data to create product concepts which addresses the unmet needs of consumers.

Archanan

Seed Round in 2018
Archanan PTE. LTD. is a Singapore-based company founded in 2018 that provides a cloud-based development environment aimed at enhancing high-performance computing (HPC) software. The company focuses on revolutionizing supercomputing by offering tools that simplify the development of scientific applications, allowing developers to create robust, scalable, and portable code more efficiently. Archanan's solutions facilitate significant cost savings and boost productivity for supercomputing centers, enabling scientists to harness advanced computing capabilities with ease. The company's technology supports various cutting-edge fields, including personalized medicine, self-driving cars, commercial space travel, and quantum computing, ultimately streamlining workflows and accelerating time to results in large-scale code development.

Pencil

Seed Round in 2018
Pencil Technologies Pte. Ltd. is a Singapore-based company that specializes in artificial intelligence solutions for digital content creation and advertising. Established in 2018, Pencil has developed the world's first creative AI platform tailored for digital advertising teams in brands and agencies. This innovative platform generates culturally inspired ad copy and visuals for various products and audiences, while also optimizing for creativity, conversion rates, and brand relevance. By serving e-commerce brands and advertising agencies, Pencil aims to enhance the effectiveness of digital marketing through advanced AI technology.

Atomionics

Seed Round in 2018
Atomionics is building atomic sensors for navigation and resource exploration. Sensing technology is severely inadequate for a lot of applications navigation and positioning, pinpointing oil and gas reserves, tunnel detection etc. Atomionics builds atomic sensors harnessing quantum mechanical properties of the atoms. This enables measurement of parameters like gravity, acceleration and rotation with 1000x higher precision and accuracy than the current state of the art, leading to a completely new way of global positioning, and resource exploration.

Entropica Labs

Seed Round in 2018
Entropica Labs is a Singapore-based company from Singapore’s Centre for Quantum Technologies (NUS). We create algorithms, software tools, methods and models to make quantum computers useful. The current focus of Entropica is quantum optimisation and machine learning, supporting enterprise customers to understand and integrate quantum computing.

Articulink

Seed Round in 2018
Articulink is developing the next Generation User Interface – Silent Speech. Articulink wearable works on the basis of subvocalization. When we speak words to ourselves, we generate minute electrical signals around our facial nerves and articulatory muscles. Articulink is building a wearable Silent Speech Interface which records these signals and can identify the word. Our wearable has endless applications - as an assistive communication device, as a mixed reality controller, in tactical communication and in the mass consumer electronics market.

Split

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Split Pte Ltd, founded in 2018 and based in Singapore, is a fintech startup that specializes in providing installment payment solutions. The company enables retailers and businesses to offer a buy now, pay later (BNPL) service, allowing customers to make purchases in three equal monthly payments. This service is available for online transactions, in-store purchases, and through various chat applications. Split's platform seamlessly integrates with e-commerce websites and applications, giving consumers the flexibility to finance their purchases through interest-free installments. By offering this payment option, Split aims to enhance the shopping experience for customers across various sectors including retail and social commerce.

Konigle

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Konigle PTE LTD is a Singapore-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in developing software for small and medium-sized businesses. The company's solutions leverage automation and artificial intelligence to assist goods sellers in maximizing their profitability. By enhancing pricing strategies, optimizing promotions, and identifying the most valuable customers, Konigle aims to unlock the growth potential of its clients' products. Through its innovative approach, the company seeks to empower businesses to make data-driven decisions that enhance their overall performance in a competitive market.

Musiio

Seed Round in 2018
Musiio Pte. Ltd. designs and develops artificial intelligence based digital music software, which discovers music by comprehending and identifying the characteristics and patterns of a track. The platform also streams music. It serves the music industry. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Singapore.

Propine

Seed Round in 2018
Propine is a Singapore-based company established in 2018 that specializes in providing digital asset custody solutions for institutional clients. The firm develops internet infrastructure that incorporates blockchain technology to ensure a secure and reliable custody experience. Its services include segregated customer accounts, tailored withdrawal options, and regular reporting, all designed to meet the needs of institutions handling multiple types of digital assets. Propine aims to deliver a fiduciary-level custody solution, enhancing the safety and accessibility of digital assets for its clients.

Neurobit

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Neurobit Technologies Pte. Ltd., established in 2018 and based in Singapore, specializes in wearable sleep technology that utilizes machine learning and acoustic neurofeedback. The company aims to improve the quality of sleep for individuals suffering from sleep disorders by offering clinical-grade sleep analysis and interventions in a consumer-friendly format. By focusing on accessibility and cost-effectiveness, Neurobit seeks to address the needs of the over one billion people worldwide affected by sleep-related issues, many of whom are unaware of their conditions. Their innovative solutions are the result of more than six years of research and development and are utilized by over 50 universities globally, targeting sleep clinics, medical professionals, enterprises, and researchers.

Vflow Tech

Seed Round in 2018
VFlow Tech uses its unique IP to build safe, long-lasting, high performing low-cost flow batteries for large scale energy storage application. Our modular design allows our batteries to be highly scalable which fits in perfectly from households, micro-grids to grid level storage applications. We use a unique approach of industry focused research to deliver a long lasting and reliable storage solution based on user feedback and industry trends. In addition, our in-house expertise in renewable energy technologies means that we provide you with a complete “energy + storage” solution.

Privyr

Seed Round in 2018
Privyr is a lightweight CRM and content sharing tool for sales professionals that use WhatsApp, SMS, or other chat apps to talk with clients. It helps you send messages & files, track interest, and follow up in a more personalised, fast, and convenient manner. Plus, it connects with your Facebook Lead Ads and website for instant alerts and one-touch follow ups with new leads.
It’s Next Technologies is an international and ambitious deep-tech start-up that is bringing Artificial intelligence to the world of animation and Visual Effects. Through technologies, aim to provide seamless and much-needed solutions to the Animation and VFX industry. It’s Next will make the animation and VFX content-development process more automated, efficient and effortless to help artists and businesses save time and cost by bringing down days of manual work into hours, without compromising on the quality of their work.

Adaface

Seed Round in 2018
Adaface Pte. Ltd. designs and develops artificial intelligence platform which analyze the candidate’s thought process, give timely hints and ask follow-up questions to accurately gauge skills. The platform confirms salary expectations, relocation preferences, and industry experience to align with the company expectations. Adaface Pte. Ltd. was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Singapore.

Onkolyze

Seed Round in 2018
Onkolyze helps doctors personalise chemotherapy treatment. Using data already captured as part of the clinical workflow, Onkolyze allows doctors to simulate patient specific outcomes for different chemotherapy treatments. This is achieved by unique combination of computer vision, artificial intelligence, and computer simulations. Optimising cancer treatment for individuals improves patient outcomes and saves the healthcare ecosystem money.

Untangle AI

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Untangle AI Pte. Ltd., founded in 2018 and based in Singapore, operates a platform aimed at enhancing the understanding and transparency of deep learning models for engineers, decision makers, and domain experts. The company develops comprehensive tools that enable organizations to modify, compress, and explain their AI models, addressing critical issues that hinder the broader adoption and trust of artificial intelligence solutions. Untangle AI's software facilitates model auditing, which is becoming increasingly essential as AI systems are deployed in life-impacting scenarios. By focusing on automation in data collection and improving model interpretability, the platform helps clients identify limitations, explain decisions to end-users, and achieve greater process transparency while reducing bias and data dependency.

BlockPunk

Pre Seed Round in 2018
BlockPunk is an entertainment startup that uses blockchain to give creators more control over their digital rights. BlockPunk enables any creator to easily sell digital merchandise. We use Blockchain so creators and fans can claim true digital ownership. We launched the world’s first sale of anime crypto goods and have partnerships with leading producers from Japan. BlockPunk is leading the decentralization of the film/tv industry with anime as its beachhead.

AIMLedge

Seed Round in 2018
AIMLedge is developing a software platform that automate development and deployment of customized deep learning software for edge devices of any brand and computing ability. We specialize on optimized solutions low-end commodity cameras. Our platform reduces the development time of these solutions by 80%, and enables plug-and-play deployment. Our vision is to democratize cutting-edge AI and IoT for businesses across industries and sizes.

Qandela

Seed Round in 2018
Qandela is developing high resolution automotive grade solid-state LiDAR. Current high-end LiDAR is bulky and expensive. It can easily cost more than a car itself. It is one of the biggest reasons why you still do not see a self-driving car on your driveway. We are developing high-resolution solid-state LiDAR with no mechanical moving parts and we reduce the price by 40 times compared to current high-end LiDAR.

Affable

Seed Round in 2018
Affable is building an end-to-end platform that brings intelligence and automation to influencer marketing. They derive insights about micro influencers and their audience by using cutting edge computer vision algorithms on social media posts. Affable is building the technology that enables one-click influencer marketing at scale, doing to social what Google Adwords did to search.

FireVisor

Pre Seed Round in 2018
FireVisor Systems Pte. Ltd., founded in 2018 and based in Singapore, offers an AI-powered software platform designed to harness manufacturing data to enhance operational efficiency. The company aims to transform traditional manufacturing processes by creating self-aware factories that utilize the vast amounts of data generated during production. Currently, many manufacturing facilities rely heavily on human inspectors and process control engineers to monitor and adjust machinery, often overlooking valuable data that could improve performance. FireVisor seeks to address this issue by enabling manufacturers to analyze and leverage their data effectively, thereby optimizing production processes and reducing reliance on manual oversight. Through its innovative approach, FireVisor contributes to the modernization of the manufacturing sector, which plays a crucial role in the global economy.

Vebits AI

Seed Round in 2018
VEBITS is a company founded in 2017 by a group of scientists and engineers with the lofty goal of eradicating traffic fatalities—starting with public transportation. Partnering with fleet companies, VEBITS offers products ranging from mobile situational awareness with real time video feed, to driver behavior monitoring and traffic surveillance. VEBITS also provides geo-spatial big data techniques to analyse past data that determines location-based patterns, such as where drivers are likely to accelerate, slow down, or pick up a passenger.

Qritive

Seed Round in 2018
During our lifetime, 1 in 3 of us will get cancer. But cancer diagnosis is slow and expensive because doctors are not equipped with modern automated tools. Qritive provides an AI-powered solution to help doctors analyse both microscopy images and text from patient data. As a result, hospitals will be more efficient in making cancer diagnoses, allowing them to save costs.

TransferFi

Seed Round in 2018
TransferFi Pte. Ltd. is a Singapore-based company that specializes in developing a Wireless Power Network (WPN) designed for long-range and efficient power transfer. Established in 2017, TransferFi manufactures both large and small receivers and transmitters, utilizing patented signal optimization and beamforming algorithms to extend the range of wireless power transfer safely beyond 100 meters. The technology is particularly beneficial for powering Industrial IoT sensors, thereby reducing wiring complexity and facilitating high-power applications. This innovative approach provides convenient access to primary sources of energy, including remote and offshore renewable resources, transforming traditional methods of power access and delivery.

INVOLT

Seed Round in 2018
INVOLT is developing the next-generation energy storage, using the inherent advantages of supercapacitor technology. This will pave the way for an accelerated adoption of renewables as primary energy sources in the future power grid. Existing battery technologies are not a durable and cost-effective solution.

Resync

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Resync Technologies Pte. Ltd, founded in 2017 and based in Singapore, specializes in developing energy management solutions that focus on optimizing distributed energy resources. The company offers an intelligent energy cloud platform, employing artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze and optimize energy generation, distribution, and consumption. Resync's portfolio includes a microgrid system for real-time monitoring and control, smart building solutions that enhance HVAC system efficiency and implement peak shaving and load shifting, and a battery management system for integrating energy storage. Through its advanced analytics and optimization capabilities, Resync enables clients to effectively manage energy resources, leading to significant savings and improved energy efficiency in smart buildings and renewable energy systems.

BetaSight

Seed Round in 2018
BetaSight Technologies uses VR and Eye-Tracking to understand a user's health. Our mission is to make diagnostics intuitive, engaging and ubiquitous by understanding what your eyes are doing. By focusing on the problem of Glaucoma first, our growing platform will grow to be able to diagnose neurological as well as physiological conditions. Eye-tracking will be the new blood test, enabled by the coming wave of mixed reality technology.

See-Mode Technologies

Seed Round in 2018
See-Mode empowers doctors to predict strokes and save lives. With no additional test, See-Mode provides the critical information required for stroke prediction that is missing from current clinical tools. This is achieved by combining medical image analysis, artificial intelligence, and computational fluid dynamics. Strokes are the 2nd cause of death and 1st cause of disability on earth, and See-Mode is determined to fundamentally change this.

42Lab

Seed Round in 2018
42LAB is the first modular, portable and affordable biotech laboratory for students. With Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education becoming required in OECD countries, most schools struggle to introduce biotechnology to their students due to high equipment cost and troublesome experiment preparation. 42LAB solves this problem by providing a portable modular biotech equipment for students to conduct experiments as well as a companion app which serves as an electronic manual for students and a management tool for teachers. Our vision is to bring biotech experience to every student like what Raspberry pi does for computer science.

Medios Technologies

Seed Round in 2018
Medios Technologies Pte. Ltd. is a Singapore-based company that develops deep learning software aimed at enhancing the diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy. Founded in 2017, the company's artificial intelligence assistant enables doctors to assess fundus images and detect this condition without needing a specialist's input. By streamlining the diagnostic process, Medios Technologies empowers diabetes care providers to improve patient outcomes and prevent blindness during routine check-ups.

Affable

Seed Round in 2018
Affable is building an end-to-end platform that brings intelligence and automation to influencer marketing. They derive insights about micro influencers and their audience by using cutting edge computer vision algorithms on social media posts. Affable is building the technology that enables one-click influencer marketing at scale, doing to social what Google Adwords did to search.

Portcast

Seed Round in 2018
Portcast makes logistics profitable with accurate demand forecasts. Our proprietary data analytics engine is custom-designed for the logistics industry. The engine ingests combines historical data with real-world uncertainties, continuously identifies patterns in the supply chain that disrupt demand and applies comprehensive machine learning models to dramatically improve prediction results. Portcast is a route-based SaaS platform which provides the customers with both a web interface and an API for easy integration. In short, we turn market volatility into competitive advantage for logistics companies.

Kinexcs

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Kinexcs Pte Ltd. is a Singapore-based med-tech startup that specializes in developing wearable devices designed for remote monitoring and analysis of patients undergoing rehabilitation. The company's technology focuses on individuals recovering from lower limb surgeries, such as knee replacements, by enabling clinicians to track patients' range of motion, rehabilitation progress, and exercise compliance in real-time. Kinexcs' solutions facilitate enhanced interaction between clinicians and patients, thereby improving the recovery process. Additionally, the wearable devices can be utilized by patients with sports-related injuries or other knee disorders, offering a comprehensive approach to musculoskeletal health management. By integrating artificial intelligence, Kinexcs aims to provide continuous monitoring and digital assessments that empower patients and support their mobility and rehabilitation journey.

SensorFlow

Seed Round in 2017
SensorFlow is a Singapore government-funded company who make smart energy-efficient hotels a reality. Their wireless room automation & energy management solutions are flexible, easy to install and have provided proven energy savings of up to 30% per room per year. Their goal is to make the world a greener place and develop new innovative, affordable sustainable solutions.

VRCollab

Seed Round in 2017
VRCollab Pte. Ltd. is a Singapore-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in developing VRcollab, a collaborative multiuser virtual reality platform designed for architects and engineers. The platform facilitates internal meetings and client interactions, enhancing the design review process. VRcollab LITE enables the conversion of Building Information Modeling (BIM) into a format suitable for design reviews, construction coordination, and building requirement approvals. Its "Merge" function allows for the integration of BIM models created in different software, streamlining workflows for consultants. The platform supports multi-user VR functionality, promoting effective communication among teams, whether they are in the same physical space or collaborating remotely. Additionally, VRcollab STUDIO is tailored for the CAVE system, allowing architecture and construction professionals to view and interact with BIM models through 3D glasses, further enriched by Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) features and automated document generation.

SousChef

Seed Round in 2017
souschef pte. ltd. develops a modular plug and play automation technology for the beverage industry. The company’s technology allows beverage retailers to automate the process of making complex beverages. It provides customized configuration for beverage retail outlets and brands; and self-serve system configuration for office pantries and concept bars. The company also provides leasing of plug and play automated bar counters for music festivals and corporate events. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Singapore.

UIlicious

Seed Round in 2017
Uilicious Private Limited, founded in 2016 and based in Singapore, offers an innovative test automation solution aimed at enhancing the user interface testing of web applications. The company's platform allows online businesses to continuously monitor user journeys and detect errors with minimal effort. Unlike traditional UI testing tools, which often struggle to keep pace with rapid changes, Uilicious employs a patented ambiguity resolution test engine. This technology enables users to write tests using simple instructions that can be understood and created by non-engineers, making it accessible to a wider audience. The platform supports multiple browsers and resolutions, facilitating the accurate identification of elements within web applications through dynamic code analysis. With Uilicious, organizations can efficiently express, simulate, and validate user journeys, significantly reducing the time required for continuous testing.

Lemnis Technologies

Pre Seed Round in 2017
We are a team of passionate scientists and engineers on a mission to make Mixed Reality viable as the next computing platform. With technology proven by science, backed by research publications and pending patents, we aim to set a new standard for visual fidelity in head-mounted displays. We introduced the pioneering Verifocal™ platform at SIGGRAPH 2018, received a CES 2019 Innovation Award for our Verifocal™ VR Kit, and will be showcasing Verifocal™ Mixed Reality headsets with a new generation eye tracker at SIGGRAPH 2019. Lemnis is a technology company incorporated in Singapore since 2017, and backed by global investors. Our team counts 9 full-time employees, including 4 PhDs from the top global institutions (MIT, Brown, ETH Zurich, Inria, NUS, NTU, KAIST) who have written close to 40 international publications.

Transcelestial Technologies

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Transcelestial Technologies Pte. Ltd., established in 2016 and based in Singapore, focuses on developing a cutting-edge wireless communication network utilizing laser technology. This innovative system aims to deliver high-speed, long-distance point-to-point data transfer for both terrestrial and satellite applications. The proposed network is designed to operate at speeds up to 1000 times faster than existing solutions, offering enhanced performance and reliability. Additionally, the system is expected to be resilient against jamming and does not require spectrum pre-allocation or regulation, distinguishing it from traditional communication methods.

Ackcio

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Ackcio Pte. Ltd., established in 2016 and based in Singapore, specializes in developing wireless monitoring systems tailored for construction sites and other industrial applications. The company offers real-time, reliable solutions that integrate with various industrial sensors to wirelessly transmit critical data. This data is then stored and analyzed, enabling clients to make informed decisions regarding their projects. By providing timely information, Ackcio's technology helps industries reduce time and costs while enhancing safety by preventing potential disasters.

FireVisor

Convertible Note in 2013
FireVisor Systems Pte. Ltd., founded in 2018 and based in Singapore, offers an AI-powered software platform designed to harness manufacturing data to enhance operational efficiency. The company aims to transform traditional manufacturing processes by creating self-aware factories that utilize the vast amounts of data generated during production. Currently, many manufacturing facilities rely heavily on human inspectors and process control engineers to monitor and adjust machinery, often overlooking valuable data that could improve performance. FireVisor seeks to address this issue by enabling manufacturers to analyze and leverage their data effectively, thereby optimizing production processes and reducing reliance on manual oversight. Through its innovative approach, FireVisor contributes to the modernization of the manufacturing sector, which plays a crucial role in the global economy.