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Greentech Asia 2024

An emerging markets initiative to run parallel investment-readiness accelerator programs supporting sustainable innovations.

The Asia program will address and overcome key challenges entrepreneurs encounter due to regional disparities.

  1. ABOUT THE PROGRAM
  2. ELIGIBILITY
  3. BENEFITS
  4. TIMELINE

About the program

Greentech 2024: The Future of Sustainability is an investment-readiness accelerator program that will support startups with innovative solutions to accelerate sustainable development. 

The program will support diverse-led startups focusing on underserved communities across Southeast Asia. Startups should be operating in Malaysia and/or Vietnam or interested in expanding into these markets.

Eligibility

Eligibility requirements include:

  • Must have legal incorporation and operations as a for-profit entity in Southeast Asia and already operational in Malaysia and/or Vietnam, OR have expansion plans into these markets.  

  • Have a market-based solution that tackles sustainability challenges in Southeast Asia.

  • Have at least one full-time founder based in Southeast Asia.

  • Be in compliance with local fiscal and business law.

  • Have a minimum viable product (MVP) and raised less than USD 1M in equity.

  • Have meaningful customer or business validation (not limited to revenue, it can also be successful pilot studies, number of users, and/or strategic partnerships).

Types of startups we are recruiting:

Cleantech and Climate Tech

These are solutions leveraging technology to address climate change, reduce environmental damage, or improve the environmental quality of polluted natural resources.

Agtech and Food Security

This includes companies using technology to address healthy nutrition, improve efficiency, increase yields, reduce costs, and boost sustainability in agriculture and agricultural practices.

Circular and Regenerative Economy

Companies innovating using technology to minimize waste, pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions through sustainable use of natural resources.

Natural Resource Management

Companies leveraging technology for sustainable and responsible management of land, water, air, and wildlife. We’ll also focus on creative solutions addressing challenges around degraded land, deforestation, loss of habitat, loss of biodiversity, displacement, and endangerment of species.

Water, Sanitation, and Health

These are tech-based companies creating solutions to improve access to clean water, sanitation, hygiene, good health, and well-being.

What you’ll get

Mentorship

Ability to meet with and receive mentorship from prominent investors, potential strategic partners, customers, and other founders.

Financial analysis

Access to an investment analyst who will coach you one-on-one on building a financial model, identifying unit economics, and using financial metrics to drive both business and investor diligence.

Media exposure

Exposure to Village Capital’s program website and other communications collateral.

Networking

Access to a diverse and inclusive network of mentors and founders.

Continued learning

Access to live and asynchronous sessions tailored to a virtual learning environment to help their companies identify early milestones and prepare for their next round of capital (if relevant) or big expansion.

Advice

Startups will also be able to participate in a virtual investor forum and mock board meetings with representatives from financial institutions, corporates, experienced entrepreneurs, and relevant  investors with a view to providing support towards scaling.

Advisory Board

Moutaz (Moody-s AB)

Moutaz Abojeib

Senior Advisor, AAOIFI

Ash (Moody-s AB)

Ahmad Kashfi

Senior VP, Cradle Fund

Moutaz (Moody-s AB)

Nupur Acharya

VP - External Communications, Moody's Corporation

Sebastien (Moody-s AB)

Sebastien IIhe

Heading Risk, Finance and Balance Sheet Management Solution, Central Services, Banking, Moody's Analytics

Gene (Moody-s AB)

Gene Fang

Associate Managing Director, Moody's Investors Service

Learn more about mentoring with Village Capital.

Learn more about our Greentech accelerators around the world.

Want to learn more about our Greentech programs in partnership with Moody's around the world? Visit the program pages for Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Program Timeline

March 4, 2024

Applications open

June 5, 2024

Applications close

July 2024

Cohort selection

August 5-9, 2024

Online workshop 1

August 26-30, 2024

Online workshop 2

September 23-27, 2024

Online workshop 3

Latest News

Village Capital Launches Call for Startups in Asia Focused on Greentech

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (March 4, 2024) — Village Capital, with support from Moody’s Foundation, launched Greentech 2024: The Future of Sustainability, an investment-readiness accelerator. The program is designed to advance innovative and sustainable solutions, actively contributing towards building resilience and mitigating the effects of climate change in Asia.

Village Capital Launches Call for Sub-Saharan Africa Startups Focused on Greentech

Nairobi, Kenya (March 4, 2024) – Village Capital, with support from Moody’s Foundation, launched Greentech 2024: The Future of Sustainability, an investment-readiness accelerator. The program is designed to advance innovative and sustainable solutions, actively contributing towards building resilience and mitigating the effects of climate change across sub-Saharan Africa.

Village Capital Puts Out Call for LatAm Startups Focused on Greentech

Mexico City (March 4, 2024) Village Capital, with support from Moody’s Foundation, launched Greentech 2024: The Future of Sustainability, an emerging markets initiative to run parallel investment-readiness accelerator programs supporting sustainable innovations.

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