🌱 Net Zero Challenge Vietnam 2025
Apply now for Vietnam’s flagship green-tech competition. Win equity-free grants, deploy pilot solutions, and scale climate innovation in Southeast Asia.
🔍 Quick Snapshot
- Organizer: Touchstone Partners & Temasek Foundation
- Opportunity Type: Green-tech Innovation & Pilot Challenge
- Deadline: 1 September 2025 (GMT+7)
- Location: Vietnam (open to international teams)
- Tracks: Renewables, Food Systems, Circular Economy
🌏 About the Challenge
The Net Zero Challenge 2025 is a climate innovation initiative powered by Touchstone Partners and Temasek Foundation, targeting scalable green technologies for deployment in Vietnam. Three thematic tracks allow diverse climate-tech ventures to showcase their MVPs, compete for up to VND 15 billion (~US $570k) in grants, and receive support to pilot their innovations across Vietnam.
âś… Who Can Apply?
- Startups, research teams, or NGOs with MVPs (minimum viable products)
- Open to both Vietnamese and international applicants (e.g. from Malaysia)
- Must demonstrate readiness to pilot in Vietnam
- Solutions should align with at least one focus track
đź’° Awards & Support
- Up to VND 15 billion (~US $570,000) in equity-free grants
- Additional VND 6 billion (~US $230,000) in investment and in-kind support
- Access to regional investors and corporate partners
- Mentorship, pilot implementation assistance, and national visibility
đź“ť How to Apply
- Visit: netzerochallenge.vn (from 15 July 2025)
- Complete the application form, including:
- Background of your team/startup
- Selected track and project overview
- Pilot implementation plan for Vietnam
- Supporting documents: MVP visuals, metrics, etc.
- Submit by 1 September 2025 at 23:59 (GMT+7)
đź“… Program Timeline
- 15 July 2025: Applications open
- 1 September 2025: Submission deadline
- September 2025: Shortlisting
- Late 2025: Finalist pitch sessions
- 2026: Pilot deployment support begins
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Source: netzerochallenge.vn
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