Founder communities in Singapore: 13 compared (2026)

The right founder community in Singapore is the one you'll go back to: a Saturday run, a Thursday co-working day, a small founder dinner or a hub at one-north. Below are 13 communities, each checked on its own pages on 28 October 2026, with what each costs, how to get in and when it next meets.

A note before you read on: this guide is published by Remote Builders, our own free community for founders who build companies remotely, which you can join online from Singapore. It isn't in the table, because it doesn't meet in Singapore. We've left out any number we couldn't find on a community's own page, and where a page shows a price without naming the currency, we say so.

How to choose a founder community in Singapore

Runs and weekly meetups

• Founders Running Club Singapore runs on Saturday mornings from SQ Collective on Mohamed Sultan Road, at your own pace or with a pacer, then coffee. The next run is on Saturday 31 October 2026 at 8am.
• Nomad Startup Founder Meetup meets every Thursday at 7pm at Customs House on Collyer Quay. Each person introduces themselves and a current challenge, and it's listed as free.
• Singapore Entrepreneurs Network runs drop-in networking nights several times a month; attending is free, but buying a drink or meal is compulsory.

Small dinners and peer sessions

SameKind holds founder dinners every two weeks for founders hand-picked at a similar stage, at S$15 for non-members. Solo Founders Singapore runs small exchange sessions for people building without a co-founder, with no speakers or pitches. The Solo Founders & E-Com Circle holds casual dinners for solo sellers on Shopee, Lazada, TikTok Shop, Amazon or Shopify. Sip & Scale runs dinners and mixers for Gen Z founders and student builders.

Co-working days

• Hackapura: a weekly Thursday co-working day for indie hackers at Chapters @ Maxwell, with intros, lunch, demos and drinks. The venue charges $20 for the day (currency not named).
• SQ Collective: Friday co-working for AI founders and builders on Mohamed Sultan Road, plus Founders' Mondays and female founder mornings.

Hubs and associations

• B71 Singapore (BLOCK71): NUS-run incubation, free accelerators and co-working at one-north, for founders from first idea to Series A. It takes no equity, and early-stage teams need at least one NUS-affiliated founder.
• ACE.SG: the startup association that manages Stage One at LaunchPad @ one-north, with an immersion programme for international startups.
• Superteam Singapore: Solana founders and builders, with a weekly Thursday founder lunch that's invite only through a member.
• Startup Grind Singapore: panels and fireside chats, with recent events listed as free.

Founder communities in Singapore compared

These are 13 communities, all checked on 28 October 2026. Every row was active when we checked: an event, intake or post dated May 2026 or later, or open registration for an upcoming event. "Says" means the figure is the community's own claim.

Notes on the table

• Upcoming events. Hackapura, the Nomad Startup Founder Meetup, SameKind and B71's founder mixer are all on 29 October, SQ Collective and ACE.SG's Singapore x Taiwan evening are on 30 October, and Founders Running Club runs on 31 October.
• Approval. SameKind hand-picks founders by stage, Superteam's lunch is invite only, B71's mixers need approval, and SQ Collective's Founders' Mondays need host approval.
• Prices. Where a page shows a dollar sign without naming the currency, the table says "currency not named".

Communities we checked and left out

We left out groups with no Singapore event dated May 2026 or later, groups that meet only online, sites that blocked us, paid event businesses, communities run to sell courses or services, and a group with only one event so far. We didn't find a standalone women founders group with a dated 2026 Singapore event; if you run one, tell us and we'll check it.

Singapore's founders in numbers

Enterprise Singapore said in May 2025 that Singapore rose to fourth place in StartupBlink's 2025 Global Startup Ecosystem Index, up from fifth in 2024, and cited a 2024 venture deal value of US$4.8 billion. On 28 May 2026, Minister of State Alvin Tan said Singapore stayed fourth in the 2026 index.

How to get value in your first month

1. Pick one weekly thing and one fortnightly thing. A Saturday run or Thursday meetup, plus a small dinner.
2. Go to the same one three times. By the third, people know what you're building.
3. Bring one specific ask. "I need an intro to a founder who has expanded from Singapore into Indonesia" gets you somewhere.
4. Use a co-working day. Hackapura and SQ Collective let you work beside other founders without a desk contract.
5. Add a broader group. Our Southeast Asia guide covers the region, and our comparison of communities for remote founders covers the online options.

Common mistakes

• Saying yes to everything. There's more on than you can attend. Pick two or three and go often.
• Only going to pitch nights. Most of the help comes from other founders, not investors.
• Missing the entry rules. B71's incubation needs an NUS-affiliated founder, and some dinners hand-pick guests. Check before you apply.
• Waiting for the perfect group. If nothing fits your niche, start one. Our guide to starting a founder meetup covers the first three events.