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.
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.
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.
ElerGreen Industry (Johor Bahru, Malaysia) utilizes its patented novel continuous solid removal electrochemical reactor to recover valuable polymers, metals, and chemicals from wastes and renewable electricity in an economical and eco-friendly way.
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).
These are solutions leveraging technology to address climate change, reduce environmental damage, or improve the environmental quality of polluted natural resources.
This includes companies using technology to address healthy nutrition, improve efficiency, increase yields, reduce costs, and boost sustainability in agriculture and agricultural practices.
Companies innovating using technology to minimize waste, pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions through sustainable use of natural resources.
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.
These are tech-based companies creating solutions to improve access to clean water, sanitation, hygiene, good health, and well-being.
Ability to meet with and receive mentorship from prominent investors, potential strategic partners, customers, and other founders.
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.
Exposure to Village Capital’s program website and other communications collateral.
Access to a diverse and inclusive network of mentors and founders.
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.
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.
Senior Advisor, AAOIFI
Senior VP, Cradle Fund
VP - External Communications, Moody's Corporation
Heading Risk, Finance and Balance Sheet Management Solution, Central Services, Banking, Moody's Analytics
Associate Managing Director, Moody's Investors Service
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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.
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.
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.