Funding Startups
- Finance & Investment
- Innovation & Business Improvement
This module is conducted in-person.
1 Full Day (Weekday)
Who Should Attend
- Professionals interested in achieving funding for their startups
- Entrepreneurs aspiring to have their own startups
PREREQUISITES
There are no prerequisites for this programme. Prior knowledge on any of the topics is not required.
Overview
Raising startup funding is one of the most exciting yet challenging tasks for a company. CEOs search for investors, loans, grants, and other funding options to help their business grow. Success provides the capital needed to build products and add new features for customers; failure could mean closing the doors for good.
Startup funding is currently at an all-time high. Global venture funding reached $437 billion in Q3 2021, up from $284 billion in 2020. Startups worldwide are benefiting from this surge, with the average global deal size hitting $25 million. In total, startups raised $641 billion from investors in 2021.
How do you claim your share of this funding pie? This course covers the essentials of startup funding—explaining the types available, how funding rounds work, and strategies to secure the capital needed to start and grow your business.
Learning Objectives
At the end of the 1-day course, participants will be able to:
Gain an overview of the role and types of funding for a startup
Understand the stakeholders and steps to take and the factors to consider to achieve funding for startups in Singapore
Understand the common reasons for failing to achieve funding for startups and how to mitigate/prevent these pitfalls
Discover funding-related insights from both successful and failed FinTech and Tech startup case studies
Know what metrics are used to measure the success rate for funding
Learn how to manage the funding obtained
Understand the risks of funding and what you can do to overcome them
Assessment
As part of the requirement for SkillsFuture Singapore, there will be an assessment conducted at the end of the course. The mode of assessment, which is up to the trainer’s discretion, may be an online quiz, a presentation or based on classroom exercises.
Participants are required to attain a minimum of 75% attendance and pass the associated assessment in order to receive a digital Certificate of Completion issued by Singapore Management University.
Calculate Programme Fee
Fee Table
| COMPANY-SPONSORED | |||
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PARTICIPANT PROFILE |
SELF-SPONSORED |
SME |
NON-SME |
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Singapore Citizen < 40 years old Permanent Resident LTVP+
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$327 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
$127 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$327 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
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Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old |
$127 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$127 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$127 (After SSG Funding 70% |
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International Participant |
$1,090 (No Funding) |
$1,090 (No Funding) |
$1,090 (No Funding) |
All prices include 9% GST
Please note that the programme fees are subject to change without prior notice.
Post Secondary Education Account (PSEA)
PSEA can be utilised for subsidised programmes eligible for SkillsFuture Credit support. Click here to find out more.
Self Sponsored
SkillsFuture Credit
Singapore Citizens aged 25 and above may use their SkillsFuture Credits to pay for the course fees. The credits may be used on top of existing course fee funding.
This is only applicable to self-sponsored participants. Application to utilise SkillsFuture Credits can be submitted when making payment for the course via the SMU Academy TMS Portal, and can only be made within 60 days of course start date.
Please click here for more information on the SkillsFuture Credit. For help in submitting an SFC claim, you may wish to refer to our step-by-step guide on claiming SkillsFuture Credits (Individual).Workfare Skills Support Scheme
From 1 July 2023, the Workfare Skills Support (WSS) scheme has been enhanced. Please click here for more details.
Company Sponsored
Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS)
- Organisation must be registered or incorporated in Singapore
- Employment size of not more than 200 or with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 million
- Trainees must be hired in accordance with the Employment Act and fully sponsored by their employers for the course
- Trainees must be Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
- Trainees must not be a full-time national serviceman
- Trainees are eligible for ETSS funding only if their company's SME status is approved prior to the course commencement date. To verify your SME's status, please click here.
Please click here for more information on ETSS.
Absentee Payroll
Companies who sponsor their employees for the course may apply for Absentee Payroll here. For more information, please refer to:
AP Guide (Non-SME Companies)
Declaration Guide (SME Companies)
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