Investors increasingly view Singapore as a launchpad for regional AI and cloud growth, the report said.

Singapore emerged as a regional digital infrastructure heavyweight in 2024, drawing in billions from private equity and tech giants betting big on the future of cloud and data.

According to the Global Private Capital Association’s latest 2025 Trends in Global Tech report, the city-state attracted standout investments, including US$1.3b into STT GDC from KKR and Singtel, and a US$1.8b raise for regional data center firm DayOne.

In addition, Amazon Web Services (AWS) pledged US$8.9b in May 2024 to scale cloud infrastructure in Singapore — one of the largest hyperscale deployments in Southeast Asia to date.

These investments mark a shift in strategy among major players and investors, who increasingly view Singapore as a launchpad for regional AI and cloud growth. “Digital infrastructure will become the growth engine that drives economies,” the report cited, with Singapore positioned at the forefront of this transformation.

The report also noted that Southeast Asia as a whole hit a record US$4.4b in digital infrastructure investment in 2024 — up nearly 3x from 2017–2020 — with Singapore accounting for a substantial share.

Alongside AWS, companies like Microsoft, Google, and Oracle are scaling their data center footprints across the region, often anchoring their strategies in Singapore.

As demand for cloud, AI, and data capacity surges, Singapore’s role as a digital gateway to Asia is only deepening — and investors are taking notice.