Find non-dilutive funding
TinySet collects Southeast Asian grants for AI startups. TinyResearch says which suit an early team in Singapore.
TinySet
Dataset · 48 rowsGovernment grants for AI startups in Southeast Asia, with country, amount, eligibility and deadline
| Grant name | Country | Grant provider | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia Digital Acceleration Grant – Artificial Intelligence (MDAG-AI) | Malaysia | Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation | up to RM 2 million (up to 70% of eligible project costs) |
| IMDA GenAI Grant | Singapore | Infocomm Media Development Authority | Up to 50% grant support |
| National Science and Technology Programme on AI | Vietnam | Ministry of Science and Technology | VND 500 million to VND 10 billion per project |
| 100 Experiments (100E) Programme | Singapore | AI Singapore | S$75,000 cash + S$126,000 in-kind co-investment |
| AI Pathfinder | Singapore | Monetary Authority of Singapore | up to 50% funding, capped at S$200,000 |
| Institution Project | Singapore | Monetary Authority of Singapore | up to 50% funding support |
| AI Accelerate 2026 | Singapore | Enterprise Singapore | up to SGD 1.2 million |
| AI Sandbox Pilot Programme | Malaysia | Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation | non-monetary support |
TinyResearch
ReportWhich non-dilutive funding options suit an early AI startup in Singapore?
Singapore offers one of the world's most comprehensive stacks of non-dilutive funding for AI startups, spanning direct grants, tax deductions with cash-out options, co-funded AI engineering capacity, and big-tech acceleration benefits. As of November 2026, the landscape has been materially refreshed: the legacy EDG/PSG/MRA triad was unified into the new EDGE Grant from 30 September 2026 [38]; the Enterprise Innovation Scheme (EIS) was extended with a new 400% AI-adoption deduction (YA 2027–2028, up to S$50,000 qualifying spend) [29][39]; MAS FSTI 4.0 committed S$220 million across six tracks for fintech-adjacent AI startups [26][32]; and the NRF Research Translation Grant emerged as the primary bridge between public-research IP and commercial spin-offs [31]. AI Singapore's 100 Experiments (100E) programme provides up to S$150,000 in co-funding plus embedded engineering teams [30]. Layer these with the Double Tax Deduction for Internationalisation (DTDi) (cap rising to S$400,000 from YA 2027) [42], the Qualcomm AI Program for Innovators – APAC [37][41], and Microsoft's AI Accelerate partnership with EnterpriseSG [28], and a well-structured early AI startup can legitimately access S$500,000–S$1 million+ in non-dilutive value across a 12–18-month window.
