The internet rapid growth, stimulate the emergence of start-up companies based on informatio n technology and telecommunication (ICT) in Indonesia and Singapore. As the number of start-ups and its inv estor growth, the network of its relationship become larger and complex, but on the other side feel small. Everyon e in the ICT start- up investment network can be reached in short steps, led to a phenomenon called small worl d phenomenon, a principle that we are all connected by a short chain of relationships. We investigate the pattern off the relationship between start-up with its investor and the small world characteristics using network analysis methodology. The
research is conducted by creating the ICT start-up investment network model of each country and calculat
its
small world network properties to see the characteristic of the networks. Then we compare and analyse the result of each network model. The result of this research is to give knowledge about the current conditi on of ICT start-up investment in Indonesia and Singapore. The research is beneficial for business intelligence pu rpose to support decision making related to ICT start-up investment.
Keywords : Network Analysis, ICT Startups, Startup Investment, Network Property, Small World Phenomenon