The programmes Singapore startups most often use for AI work, and the realistic routes to co-funding and compute.
dgm is an independent osFoundry integration partner — not affiliated with osFoundry’s maker (OS LLC), and dgm has no completed client integrations yet.
Singapore startups have specific routes to AI support — including a co-funded build by AI Singapore and cloud-credit programmes.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Co-funded build | AI Singapore 100E (up to S$150k, AISG-delivered) |
| Cloud + tools | Enterprise Compute Initiative (Budget 2025) |
| Bespoke project | EDG (if eligible) |
| Talent | AI Apprenticeship Programme pipeline |
Where startups should look
Startups with a real AI problem and data can apply to AI Singapore’s 100E for a co-funded MVP (up to S$150,000, built by AISG’s engineers). The Enterprise Compute Initiative offers cloud credits, tools and consultancy via a major cloud provider. Eligible startups can also use EDG for bespoke projects, and tap the AIAP talent pipeline.
Honest expectations
100E is delivered by AISG (not external integrators) and requires co-investment and a clear problem statement; the Enterprise Compute Initiative is cohort-based. Plan around the rules of each. Important: these are programmes a business applies for directly with the relevant Singapore agency. dgm is an independent AI-integration agency — not a registered or approved grant deliverer, and not a PSG pre-approved vendor or on any IMDA or Enterprise Singapore pre-approved solution list. dgm can help scope and build the AI project; eligibility, approval and any claim rest with you and the agency. Support levels, caps, eligibility and round status change frequently — confirm the current details on the official programme page before relying on them.
How to start
Begin with the AISG 100E page and the DISG Enterprise Compute Initiative page. The official starting point for most enterprise grants is the Business Grants Portal on GoBusiness, Singapore’s single channel for applying for and managing government grants.
Where dgm fits
dgm is an independent integration partner that helps Singapore businesses adopt osFoundry — scoping a first use case, handling the build, and connecting AI to the systems you already run. dgm can help you scope the AI project that a programme would fund — but you apply to the programme directly, and dgm is not a PSG pre-approved vendor or registered grant deliverer. dgm is independent of osFoundry’s maker (OS LLC) and has no completed client integrations yet, so everything described here is a service offered, not a past result. If you want to scope a practical first project, dgm can help you map it out.