What Startup Boost does

Startup Boost (legally STARTUP BOOST LLP) is a Singapore-based venture studio founded in 2018 that builds, funds, and operates a portfolio of independently-functioning ventures rather than a single unified platform. The current portfolio includes six active companies: a web development studio positioned as one of Singapore's highest-rated firms with a low-cost SME arm; a professional education service for entrepreneurship and innovation leaders; a global degree marketplace matching learners to accredited online programs; a Local LLM Platform that runs open-source large language models on user CPU/GPU; a Construction AI Platform providing LLM-powered risk management; and a D2C men's skincare subscription e-commerce brand. Two earlier portfolio companies — a no-code dApp builder ($1.2M raised) and a fiat-crypto onramp ($300k raised) — were acquired within 18 months of founding, serving as the studio's documented exits.

Revenue mechanics span multiple models: professional services for web development, subscription/recurring revenue for the education service, LLM platform, construction AI, and D2C skincare, plus marketplace commissions for the degree marketplace. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; outreach and partnership inquiries are routed exclusively through Telegram (t.me/sb3vc). Customers are distributed across SMEs (web development), entrepreneurs and innovation leaders (education), learners globally (degree marketplace), tech-forward businesses (LLM and construction AI), and male consumers (skincare).

The studio has limited disclosed scale: 1-10 employees headquartered in Singapore, no named institutional investors, no patents, no management bios, and no published revenue figures beyond a vague 'millions in revenue since 2018' claim. CSR and sustainability programs have reportedly engaged 5,500 Singaporeans across 6 initiatives. As a private limited liability partnership with no external cap table disclosures, ownership is implied to remain with founders across all portfolio entities.

Name

Startup Boost

Legal name

STARTUP BOOST LLP

Website

https://startupboost.sg

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Startup Boost is a Singapore-based venture studio founded in 2018 that builds and operates a portfolio of ventures spanning web development, professional education, AI/LLM platforms, construction risk management, degree marketplaces, and D2C e-commerce.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Studio Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Accelerators & Incubators (Investor-Operated) (FSANAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Entrepreneurship Foundations & Startup Basics (EDAMAHAA), Foundation Model Developers (LLM/Multimodal Model Labs) (HDAAACAA)

Keywords

• Venture studio services
• Web development agency
• LLM software platform
• Construction risk AI
• Online degree marketplace

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Web Development Studio Services: Operates one of Singapore's highest-rated firms in website and web application development, along with a low-cost arm tailored for SMEs
2. Professional Education Services: Professional education service focused on empowering leaders in entrepreneurship and innovation
3. Degree Marketplace Platform: Platform that matches learners to accredited online degree programs worldwide, generating marketplace-style revenue
4. Local LLM Platform: Platform allowing local running of open-source LLMs using CPU & GPU
5. Construction AI Platform: Construction risk management platform powered by LLMs, raised pre-seed capital in 2025
6. D2C Men Skincare E-commerce: E-commerce brand of men skincare products delivered via a D2C subscription model

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Startup Boost is a Singapore-based venture studio (STARTUP BOOST LLP) that builds, funds, and operates a portfolio of tech startups and service enterprises. Its active portfolio spans a web development studio with a low-cost SME arm, a professional education service for entrepreneurship leaders, a marketplace that matches learners to accredited online degree programs worldwide, a platform for running open-source LLMs locally on CPU/GPU, an LLM-powered construction risk management platform that raised pre-seed capital in 2025, and a D2C men's skincare subscription brand.

Product overview

Startup Boost is a venture studio that operates a portfolio of distinct, independently-functioning ventures rather than a unified platform. The portfolio includes Web Development Studio (offering website/app development services for enterprises and SMEs), Professional Education Provider (leadership education in entrepreneurship), Degree Marketplace Platform (accredited online degree matching), Local LLM Platform (on-premise open-source LLM execution), Construction AI Platform (LLM-powered construction risk management), D2C Men Skincare (subscription e-commerce), and two exited ventures (dApp Builder Platform and Fiat-Crypto Platform). These operate as separate enterprises unified under the venture studio structure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Web Development Studio: One of Singapore's highest-rated firms in website and web application development, with a low-cost arm tailored for SMEs.
• Professional Education Provider
• Degree Marketplace Platform
• Local LLM Platform
• Construction AI Platform
• D2C Men Skincare

Products and services

• Web Development Studio

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple successful exits within 18 months for portfolio companies
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature2 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hatcher+: Singapore-headquartered venture builder and early-stage investor using data and AI to identify and back founders. Direct peer given shared geography, multi-vertical thesis and studio-style company building.
• Entrepreneur First: Talent-first venture builder that recruits founders, helps form startups from scratch and provides pre-seed capital in cohorts. Comparable to Startup Boost in operating model (idea-to-company, investor-operated acceleration).
• Iterative: Singapore-based venture studio that builds and funds startups in SEA across fintech, SaaS and AI. Comparable in studio structure, regional focus and pre-seed + operational support model.
• Antler: Global venture studio with a major Singapore hub that funds and builds early-stage startups across multiple verticals. Directly comparable to Startup Boost as an investor-operated studio launching cohorts and providing pre-seed capital plus operational support.
• MiraclePlus: Operator-led venture studio (formerly Y Combinator Continuity team) that builds companies from ideation through seed. Comparable as an investor-operated studio providing pre-seed capital and hands-on company creation across verticals.
• Founders, Inc. Venture studio that builds software companies end-to-end and provides operational support to founders. Comparable given shared studio model of building and scaling multiple ventures under one roof.

Emerging players

• Ollama: Open-source platform that lets users run large language models locally on their own hardware. Overlaps with Startup Boost's Local LLM Platform on core functionality and target use case (on-device LLM inference).
• LM Studio: Desktop application for running open-source LLMs locally on consumer CPUs/GPUs. Direct functional competitor to Startup Boost's Local LLM Platform, targeting the same developer and privacy-conscious user base.
• Sora Ventures: Asia-focused venture builder backing early-stage founders across blockchain, AI and fintech. Comparable to Startup Boost's portfolio thesis spanning AI, fintech-adjacent ventures and education.

Regional players

• Block71 (NUS Enterprise): Singapore-based incubator/accelerator program supporting early-stage tech startups with mentorship and ecosystem access. Comparable as a Singapore-rooted startup accelerator — though more ecosystem/incubator than full venture studio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/startupboost.sg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/startup-boost-singapore

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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