Singapore EntrePass Eligibility & Renewal Checker

Step 1 — Company & shareholding

Registered company status
Not yet incorporatedIncorporated, 12 months old or lessIncorporated, more than 12 months ago

A company more than 12 months old is assessed under MOM’s renewal criteria, not the new-pass criteria — switch to the Renewal tab.

I hold (or will hold) at least 30% of the registered company’s shares

My business is not a coffee shop / hawker centre / food court, bar / night club / karaoke lounge, foot reflexology / massage parlour, acupuncture / TCM / herbal dispensing business, employment agency, or geomancy business

Excluded business types are never eligible for EntrePass regardless of funding or IP. If your business is a general tech or innovative venture with no mass-market consumer-service element, this normally clears easily.

Step 2 — Venture-backed or innovative, and at least one qualifying criterion

Both a “venture-backed or owns innovative technologies” company profile and at least one qualifying criterion below are required. Select the single criterion that best fits — you only need to meet one.

Funding — raised at least S$100,000 from a single funding round from a recognised investor (VC, corporate VC, business angel, SEEDS Capital, Startup SG Equity partner, etc.) for this or a past business

Incubator / accelerator — backed by a government-recognised or internationally renowned incubator or accelerator (Startup SG Accelerator / Startup SG Founder partners, Y Combinator, MassChallenge, Alchemist Accelerator, etc.)

Founded and sold a venture-backed / innovative-technology business — you founded it, it was venture-backed or owned innovative technologies, and it was sold under your management

Intellectual property — the business holds IP registered with an approved national IP institution that gives a significant, hard-to-replicate competitive advantage

Research collaboration — an ongoing research collaboration in Singapore with an Institute of Higher Learning or Research Institution, involving you, related to the business, and verifiable by a contact at the institution

Renewal cycle & required thresholds

Your renewal cycle is based on your EntrePass issuance date (or your company’s incorporation date, if your original pass lapsed). All renewals also require: at least 30% shareholding retained, an individual profile created and company profile claimed on Startup SG Network, ACRA private-limited registration maintained, continued venture-backed / innovative-technology status, demonstrated ongoing business activity, and the latest financial statements submitted.

Which renewal are you applying for?
1st renewal2nd renewal3rd renewal4th renewal5th renewal6th renewal7th renewal8th renewal9th renewal10th renewal11th renewal or later

Your numbers

Actual annual Total Business Spending (S$)

Total Operating Expenses, minus overseas royalty / franchise / technical-know-how fees, minus overseas-outsourced work, minus total remuneration paid to EntrePass holders. Excludes Cost of Goods Sold, personal expenses and residential rental.

Number of qualifying local PMEs (Singaporean/PR, direct payroll, salary at or above the cycle’s PME floor, 3+ months of CPF)

Number of qualifying Local Qualifying Salary (LQS) employees (max 12 counted)

Local Workforce (LWF) = PMEs + (LQS employees ÷ 3). Up to 12 LQS employees may be counted.