Singapore has a strong, high-income economy built by businesses across a wide range sectors, from aerospace and energy to IT and medical technology. The city-state’s thriving startup scene counts numerous homegrown companies that have scaled exponentially over the years, thanks in part to Singapore’s supportive business environment. Learn more about some of the top spearheading their operations from Singapore.
Top Companies Headquartered in Singapore
- Grab
- Sea Limited
- Trafigura
- Aethir
- Homage
Top Companies Headquartered in Singapore
Initially founded as a game development company, Sea Limited is now a major tech conglomerate headquartered in Singapore. The company’s businesses run the gamut from e-commerce to financial services. It serves as a holding company for Garena, a gaming company, as well as SeaMoney and Shopee.
Trafigura is an energy commodities provider specializing in oil and gas. It deploys infrastructure and logistics to make supply chains more efficient, secure and sustainable. The company moves oil and petroleum products, metals, minerals, gas and power from producers to consumers across its global network.
Fintech company Coinhako specializes in cryptocurrency exchange, aiming to provide an accessible platform to help beginners and seasoned traders alike buy and sell crypto. Founded in 2014, the company is headquartered in Singapore, near Chinatown.
Homage is a healthcare company that provides adults of all ages with on-demand, holistic, medical and non-medical services. The company strives to help patients age and recover at home with grace, control and dignity. Its offerings include disability and care assessments, activities of daily living assistance, nursing procedures and rehabilitation services.
Founded in 2018, NewCampus is an edtech company that supports Asian startups across industries by providing training in several areas, with a focus on leadership development and organizational growth. According to the company, some of its most utilized courses include coaching, storytelling and resource planning.
OCBC Bank, formed in 1932 from the merger of three local banks, is now the second-largest financial services group in Southeast Asia, with its subsidiaries offering a range of banking and wealth management services for individuals and businesses. The company has close to 600 branches across 19 countries.
Digital Squad is a digital marketing agency claiming over 9,500 hours of experience in search engine optimization research and testing. According to its website, the company works with clients of all sizes and niches, from e-commerce startups to Fortune 500s. It claims to be the only Singapore-owned agency with four Semrush awards for Best SEO Campaign and Integrated Agency of the Year.
Wego develops travel search websites and mobile apps for the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions. Its platforms compare all options in the marketplace in an effort to allow users to find and book the best deal, whether directly or through a third-party website. According to the company, it sends monthly flight and hotel booking referrals worth $1.5 billion to travel partners worldwide.
Grab serves Southeast Asia with a range of services available through its app. Grab has evolved from its original form as a car-hailing service and now offers food delivery, logistics, digital payments and transportation services.
Aethir develops decentralized cloud infrastructure for game developers and AI companies. Its cloud gaming platform, Atmosphere, works to enable low-latency cross-platform gameplay while its AI product, Earth, helps developers scale their AI applications. Earth leverages enterprise-grade GPUs to accelerate computations and enable real-time processing and analysis.
