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Seed-stage share kept shrinking to 0.7% from 1.8% in Q2.
Early-stage startups’ share of Singapore tech equity funding nearly doubled to 28.8% in the third quarter (Q3) of 2026 from 14.7% in the previous quarter, according to a Tracxn report.
The share was about level with the 28.4% recorded in Q3 2025.
Whilst late-stage funding still dominated with a 70.5% share, that was down 13 percentage points from 83.5% in the second quarter (Q2). It stood at 68.9% in Q3 2025.
Seed-stage share continued to shrink, to 0.7% of Q3 funding from 1.8% in Q2 and 2.7% in Q3 2025.
Vertex Ventures led venture capital funds with three deals. Qiming Venture Partners and Singtel Innov8 followed with one each.
Amongst private equity funds, CPE, HSG, and Charisma Partners had one deal each.
Amongst incubators, ORZON Ventures and Breakthrough Energy also had one each.
Overall, Singapore tech companies raised $5.5b in equity funding in Q3, up 39.26% quarter on quarter and 142.08% year on year. The quarter runs from 1 July to 30 September.
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