COTD: Funding in Singapore peaked to $274m in October

Late-stage rounds accounted for 81.1% of funding during the month.  

Singapore saw $274m of funding in October 2025, a 74.89% increase from the previous month and an 11.62% rise compared to the same month last year, Singapore Business Review and Traxcn data showed.

Late-stage funding accounted for 81.1% in October 2025, compared to 38.3% last September and 61.1% in the same month last year.

Top deals were received by Supabase with $120m, Endowus with $70m, Finture Group with $32m, Qapita with $26.5m, and StraitsX with $10m.

Top investors were Peak XV Partners, Prosus, and Moore Strategic Ventures.

Top investors were venture capital funds and incubators as the three companies under the two categories completed one deal each. In the private equity funds, one deal from one firm was recorded.

In terms of exits, five acquisitions and zero IPO were seen in October 2025, whilst September 2025 recorded one IPO and acquisition each. No unicorns emerged last October.

Regarding funding trends amongst equity rounds and tech companies in the last 12 months, funding peaked at December 2024 and July 2025, seeing $1690m and $1641m, respectively.