Pursue game-changing ideas in new growth areas from Singapore
#1
Business hub in Asia1
#1
Innovation ecosystem in Asia with strong support for corporate and start-up innovation2
Close to 80
Number of corporate ventures launched in Singapore, a majority of which were established since 20183
#1
Business hub in Asia1
#1
Innovation ecosystem in Asia with strong support for corporate and start-up innovation2
Close to 80
Number of corporate ventures launched in Singapore, a majority of which were established since 20183
is essential for every company’s innovation and new growth strategy.
Never before have companies seen this pace of disruption and missed opportunities globally. To keep ahead, companies need to grow venturing capabilities and actively leverage core advantages to build new businesses.
Ventures Made Possible is a video series spotlighting profiles from within the corporate venturing community in Singapore who share about their corporate venturing journeys.
Watch to hear from Kerry Mok, President and CEO of SATS Ltd, Kim Rosenkilde, Group Chief Investment Officer, Singlife with Aviva, and Vikash Dhanuka, CEO of Sing Fuels, on why corporate venturing is and should be a C-Suite's priority.
Sources: (i) Innosight; (ii) CrunchBase; (iii) Startup Genome; (iv) Bain & Company; (v) McKinsey
Learn how these corporates have launched their new businesses from Singapore, and are now taking their ventures regional and/or global.
Check back regularly as we add more stories!
DayaTani is a tech-enabled agriculture firm that focuses on crops' yield improvement for smallholder farmers across SEA via technology, financing and farming practices.
We are passionate about building meaningful connections to grow the venturing community in Singapore! This is a community of executives, venture builders, venture founders and investors that come together to exchange learnings, discover new approaches and explore collaboration opportunities through virtual and in-person events.
#venturingSG community's annual get-together: fueling collective venture-building ambitions through knowledge exchange and opportunity exploration.
Watch what went down at our inaugural CVL Community Exchange and hear from our #venturingSG community.
Hear from key corporate executives from Bayer, Mandai and SATS on tips for a successful venture sprint.
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Chief Executive Officer Mandai X
At Mandai X, we firmly believe that both individuals and businesses possess the power to actively contribute to a world where humanity, nature, and all living beings flourish together.
With over 50 years of experience in fostering a deep appreciation and protection of nature within the Mandai Wildlife Group, we are poised to ignite and accelerate innovative ventures to influence changes in attitudes, decisions and behaviours.
We are thrilled to embark on this ambitious journey to build purpose led ventures in investible spaces with scalable impact that unleash humanity's collective power to make the world a better place.
Venture Incubation Lead SC Ventures
SC Ventures is the innovation, ventures, and fintech investments arm of Standard Chartered. We believe that banking and finance have a really important role to play in society, and SC Ventures aims to rewire the DNA in banking by promoting innovation, investing in disruptive financial technology, and creating alternative business models in financial services.
Through our 5 years of journey, we have already launched a total of 30+ new ventures. This is only the beginning, and SC Ventures looks forward to continuing to drive FinTech innovation from Singapore!
Managing Director Engie Factory Asia-Pacific
ENGIE Factory, the startup studio of ENGIE Group, collaborates closely with founders to propel the energy transition through innovative energy-efficient and environmentally friendly solutions. Ventures supported by ENGIE will gain access to the Group's extensive industry expertise and global business networks, empowering them to develop and launch impactful solutions that are making a positive difference in the fight against climate change.
Over the past years, we have successfully launched 10 ClimateTech ventures and are eager to continue working with partners like EDB New Ventures to build more globally successful ventures from Singapore.
With Singapore's business-friendly environment and innovation ecosystem, you have a strong base to kickstart and succeed in your corporate venturing efforts.
Wide network of partners & expertise
Diverse community of global businesses, experienced venture studios, incubators, accelerators, and some 55,000 start-ups.
Access to talent
Access to a breadth of entrepreneurial talent in Singapore to lead your ventures, complementing your pool of intrapreneurs.
Strong funding ecosystem
>200 venture capital funds, in addition to a deep base of corporates and family offices as potential co-investors for your ventures.
Reference market
Ventures can easily pilot and test new products, services and business models in Singapore, before scaling to other markets.
Regional and global connectivity
Our connectivity to and understanding of key regional and global markets will enable your new businesses to scale.
Trusted partner
EDB provides external validation, networks and support to your venturing efforts across venture building, venture co-investment and value creation to our portfolio ventures.
EDB’s corporate venture building arm is your go-to guide for corporate venturing. We assist in capability building, validation of venture ideas, financial risk-sharing across the early stages of a venture's growth, and value creation for our portfolio of ventures.
For companies that are new to building ventures in Singapore
Insights into Corporate Venturing in Singapore
