Anthill Ventures

The India Immersion Programme will enable technology startups from specific sectors to explore the Indian market and find out more about the business potential for their technologies.

Virtual programme

As a result of the situation brought about by COVID-19, the Bangalore GIA Acceleration Programme has been revised to the following:

• Stage 1: Three-week virtual programme

This programme comprises knowledge, interaction and intervention sessions led by industry experts and corporate leaders. Focused on sharpening your India strategy, this will arm founders with the network and know-how to scale in India. The first week will consist of the knowledge sessions, followed by two weeks of market-access webinars and business meetings.


• Stage 2: Optional Two Week In-market Immersion to Bangalore*

Follow up on expansion plans and deal-making as well as make further connections to potential customers and investors. Participants will also visit government and corporate entities and participate in in-person meetings with business leaders.

*requires a minimum of seven participants and will be subject to prevailing conditions & travel restrictions

The total programme fees are $1,600 for Stage 1 and $3,000 for Stage 2.

For more programme information, dates and application deadlines, please visit: www.f6s.com/indiaimmersionprogram.

Physical programme

The programme is split into two stages:

• Stage 1: 3-day Pre-Immersion Boot Camp in Singapore

Focused on orienting participants for business expansion into India by providing valuable insights into the country’s demographics, business landscape and culture. The boot camp will be conducted by Indian business leaders, global expatriates with experience in India, as well as diplomats from the Indian diaspora in Singapore.


• Stage 2: 2-week India Immersion Programme in Bangalore

Provides on-the-ground exposure to various aspects of the startup ecosystem in India, including corporate innovation, R&D labs and government agencies through field trips, fireside chats, workshops, lectures and large networking events.

Attend masterclasses that assist in localising business models, creating effective go-to market strategies for India and understanding regulatory framework

The total programme fee is S$1,600 per startup. Applications for the inaugural cohort of the India Immersion Programme are open from 12 September 2019 to 6 October 2019. The cohort start date is 17 November 2019.

Click here for more information on the India Immersion Programme.

12-week curated market access programme

Participants from the India Immersion Programme can go on to apply for a 12-week Curated Market Access Programme. This programme offers Singapore-based technology startups and SMEs a chance to pilot their business in the Indian market, look for product-market fit and opportunities to connect with potential business partners.

The total programme fee is S$7,000 per startup.

Who can apply

Singapore-based technology startups or SMEs.

How to apply

Interested applicants can contact the following key personnel for more information on the programme:

The A-Scale Programme is a 6-month programme that will assist both international and Singapore-based technology startups and SMEs in scaling in Asia through Singapore and India. The programme targets early stage healthtech, mediatech and urbantech startups.

• Access to over 100 global domain and technology experts
• Access to over 50 corporate market channels
• Digital infrastructure support and services up to S$500,000
• Capital raising of up to S$20,000,000 from Anthill’s co-investment syndication platform

In exchange for the services and support offered, Anthill will take equity from the participants of the A-Scale Programme.

Visit www.a-scale.co for more information on the A-Scale Programme.

Who can apply

International and Singapore-based technology startups and SMEs.

How to apply

Interested applicants should contact the key personnel below:

Anthill Ventures can provides tailored support for engaging the Indian ecosystem. To find out more about their tailored service offerings, please reach out to the same key personnel above.

Anthill Venture’s services include:

• Innovation-centric workshops and programmes for corporates
• Access to public sector use cases through government sandboxes
• Funding support
• Supporting marketing of products and targeted public relations
• Sales demo days and investor events
• Co-working spaces at discounted rates in Singapore and India
• Additional value-added services for legal, intellectual property, tax, company structuring and more