Singapore has become an important base for Indian entrepreneurs building companies for Southeast Asia and global markets.
From fintech and payments to healthcare, AI, e-commerce, education and deep technology, Indian-founded businesses in Singapore are working across a wide range of industries.
This is not a ranking. The companies are listed alphabetically and were selected because they have a documented Indian or Indian-origin founder connection and a current operating presence, business activity or corporate base linked to Singapore. Funding information refers to publicly disclosed rounds and investors where available.
Anomaly Bio
- Industry
- Biotech / Synthetic biology
- Founded
- 2025
- Founders
- Armaan Dhanda and Samyak Baid
- Singapore connection
- Singapore-based
Anomaly Bio uses precision fermentation and engineered microorganisms to develop functional ingredients for nutrition, crop protection and personal care. The founders describe the company as an effort to make ingredient supply chains more scalable and resilient.
Who has funded it: Pebblebed Ventures and angel investors participated in its publicly reported US$2.6 million pre-seed round.
Blue Planet Environmental Solutions
- Industry
- Waste management / Circular economy
- Founded
- 2017
- Founders
- Prashant Singh and co-founders
- Singapore connection
- Singapore-headquartered
Blue Planet operates across waste collection, processing, recycling and resource recovery. Its regional story centres on treating waste as a resource and building technology-led circular-economy infrastructure across Asian markets.
Who has funded it: Publicly reported backing includes a US$25 million investment from Nomura.
CrediLinq
- Industry
- Fintech / Embedded finance
- Founded
- 2021
- Founder
- Deep Singh
- Singapore connection
- Singapore-based
CrediLinq provides financing and payment tools for online businesses and e-commerce merchants through its Singapore entity, CrediLinq.Ai Pte. Ltd.
Who has funded it: Publicly disclosed investors include East Ventures and other venture investors.
Circles
- Industry
- Telecommunications / Technology
- Founded
- 2014
- Founders
- Rameez Ansar and Adeel Najam
- Singapore connection
- Singapore-founded and headquartered
Circles began in Singapore with the aim of changing how mobile services are delivered. Its technology now supports digital telecommunications businesses and partnerships in several markets.
Who has funded it: EDBI, Founders Fund, Warburg Pincus and other investors.
Docquity
- Industry
- Healthtech
- Founded
- 2017
- Founders
- Indranil Roychowdhury, Amit Vithal and co-founders
- Singapore connection
- Founded in Singapore
Docquity is a professional platform connecting verified doctors, healthcare organisations and medical-industry partners across Asia.
Who has funded it: Its publicly reported Series C was led by Itochu Corporation, with participation from iGlobe Partners, Alkemi, Global Brain, KDV and Infocom.
FinAccel / Kredivo Group
- Industry
- Fintech / Digital credit
- Founded
- 2015
- Founder
- Akshay Garg
- Singapore connection
- Singapore-based
FinAccel, now known as Kredivo Group, built the Kredivo digital-credit business across Southeast Asia and later expanded into digital banking through Krom Bank Indonesia.
Who has funded it: Investors have included Square Peg, Jungle Ventures, Mirae Asset and Victory Park Capital.
Finmo
- Industry
- Treasury technology / Payments
- Founded
- 2021
- Founders
- David Hanna, Akhil Nigam, Richard Oh, Raj Vimal Chopra and Thomas Kang
- Singapore connection
- Singapore-headquartered
Finmo develops treasury, payments and financial-management infrastructure for companies operating across borders.
Who has funded it: Publicly reported investors include Quona Capital, PayPal Ventures and Citi Ventures.
Graas
- Industry
- E-commerce / AI
- Founded
- 2022
- Founders
- Prem Bhatia and Ashwin Puri
- Singapore connection
- Singapore-headquartered
Graas uses AI and commerce data to help consumer brands and retailers manage online operations, performance and product information.
Who has funded it: Investors include LemmaTree, Integra Partners, Tin Men Capital, The Xander Group, InCred Wealth and Orzon.
HireQuotient
- Industry
- HR technology / AI
- Founded
- 2021
- Founder
- Smarthveer Sidana
- Singapore connection
- Singapore-based
HireQuotient develops AI-assisted assessment, interviewing and recruitment tools, with a focus on business and frontline roles.
Who has funded it: The company has reported backing from early-stage investors connected with the Y Combinator ecosystem and other venture investors.
HitPay
- Industry
- Payments / Fintech
- Founded
- 2016
- Founders
- Aditya Haripurkar and Nitin Muthyala
- Singapore connection
- Singapore-headquartered
HitPay provides online and in-store payment acceptance, payment links and financial tools for small and medium-sized businesses.
Who has funded it: Jungle Ventures, Tiger Global and other investors.
Kolo
- Industry
- Proptech / Home renovation
- Founded
- 2020
- Founders
- Jery Althaf, Vivek Mittal, Aayush Sharda and Pranav Garg
- Singapore connection
- Singapore entity / regional base
Kolo connects homeowners with designers, contractors and other participants in the home-renovation ecosystem across Singapore and India.
Who has funded it: Publicly reported investors include Sequoia Capital India and other venture investors.
Kristal.AI
- Industry
- Wealthtech / Digital wealth management
- Founded
- 2016
- Founders
- Asheesh Chanda and Vineeth Narasimhan
- Singapore connection
- Singapore-headquartered
Kristal.AI is a digital wealth-management platform serving affluent and high-net-worth clients, with teams across several financial centres.
Who has funded it: Publicly reported backers include Chiratae Ventures and other investors.
Livspace
- Industry
- Home interiors / Renovation
- Founded
- 2014
- Founders
- Anuj Srivastava and Ramakant Sharma
- Singapore connection
- Global and regional base
Livspace is an Indian-founded home-interiors and renovation platform that expanded into Singapore in 2019 as part of its international growth.
Who has funded it: KKR, TPG NewQuest, Ingka Investments and other investors.
Moglix
- Industry
- B2B commerce / Industrial procurement
- Founded
- 2015
- Founder
- Rahul Garg
- Singapore connection
- Singapore-headquartered
Moglix serves businesses through industrial supplies, procurement technology and related B2B commerce services across Asia.
Who has funded it: Tiger Global, Sequoia Capital India, Warburg Pincus and other investors.
Multiplier
- Industry
- HR technology / Global employment
- Founded
- 2020
- Founders
- Sagar Khatri, Amritpal Singh and Vamsi Krishna
- Singapore connection
- Singapore-headquartered
Multiplier provides technology for companies hiring, employing and paying people internationally without setting up a local entity in every market.
Who has funded it: Tiger Global, Peak XV Partners and other investors.
Nium
- Industry
- Payments / Fintech
- Founded
- 2014
- Founders
- Prajit Nanu and Michael Bermingham
- Singapore connection
- Singapore co-headquarters
Nium began as Instarem before evolving into a global payments-infrastructure company offering payouts, cards and accounts for businesses.
Who has funded it: Visa, Temasek, BOND, Vertex Ventures, NewView Capital and other investors.
Strive Math
- Industry
- Edtech
- Founded
- 2020
- Founders
- Pulkit Agarwal and Tamir Shklaz
- Singapore connection
- Singapore-based
Strive Math uses coding and interactive online learning to make mathematics more engaging for children.
Who has funded it: Y Combinator and other early-stage investors.
Tazapay
- Industry
- Cross-border payments
- Founded
- 2020
- Founders
- Rahul Shinghal and co-founders
- Singapore connection
- Singapore-based
Tazapay provides cross-border payment infrastructure for businesses, marketplaces and technology platforms.
Who has funded it: Peak XV Partners, Circle, Coinbase, Ripple and other investors.
Tinvio
- Industry
- B2B commerce / Payments
- Founded
- 2019
- Founder
- Ajay Gopal
- Singapore connection
- Founded in Singapore
Tinvio was created as a B2B communication and transaction platform intended to simplify ordering, payments and supplier relationships.
Who has funded it: AppWorks, Sequoia Surge, Rocket Internet and other investors.
Tookitaki
- Industry
- Regtech / Financial-crime technology
- Founded
- 2014
- Founders
- Abhishek Chatterjee and Jeeta Bandopadhyay
- Singapore connection
- Singapore-based
Tookitaki develops anti-money-laundering and financial-crime technology for banks and financial institutions. Thunes acquired a majority stake in the company in 2022.
Who has funded or backed it: Thunes, Viola Fintech, SIG Asia Investment, Nomura, Jungle Ventures and SEEDS Capital.
Transcelestial
- Industry
- Deep tech / Laser communications
- Founded
- 2016
- Founder
- Rohit Jha
- Singapore connection
- Singapore-based
Transcelestial develops wireless communication systems that use laser links to transmit high-speed data. Founder Rohit Jha studied at Nanyang Technological University before building the company in Singapore.
Who has funded it: Airbus Ventures, Wavemaker Partners, EDBI and other investors.
Validus Group
- Industry
- Fintech / SME financing
- Founded
- 2015
- Founders
- Vikas Nahata and co-founders
- Singapore connection
- Singapore-founded
Validus developed an SME financing platform across Southeast Asia. GXS Bank later acquired the group’s Singapore business, while the broader regional operation continued.
Who has funded it: Vertex Ventures, Openspace Ventures, AddVentures and other institutional investors.
Volopay
- Industry
- Fintech / Business spend management
- Founded
- 2019
- Founders
- Rajith Shaji and Rajesh Raikwar
- Singapore connection
- Singapore-based
Volopay provides corporate cards, accounts-payable tools, expense management and financial controls for businesses.
Who has funded it: JAM Fund, Antler, Sequoia Capital India’s Surge programme and other investors.
X0PA AI
- Industry
- AI / HR technology
- Founded
- 2017
- Founder
- Nina Alag Suri
- Singapore connection
- Singapore-based
X0PA AI applies artificial intelligence to recruitment, talent intelligence and workforce decision-making.
Who has funded it: SEEDS Capital, XCEL NEXT and other investors.
Biofourmis — a note on its current status
- Industry
- Healthtech / Digital health
- Founded
- 2015
- Founder
- Kuldeep Singh Rajput
- Singapore connection
- Founded in Singapore
Biofourmis began in Singapore and expanded into a global digital-health business focused on remote patient management and care delivery. Its global business continues from Boston, while the status of its Singapore legal entity has changed.
Who has funded it: Publicly reported investors include General Atlantic, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, CVS Health and MassMutual Ventures.
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