Village Capital launches Greentech Asia 2025: An Investment-Readiness Accelerator Program

In Southeast Asia, the sustainability crisis has posed many challenges that need to be addressed with urgency. In particular, Vietnam and Malaysia have been deeply affected in three different categories: climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss.

Malaysia ranks 116th in the Global Climate Risk Index among the countries most affected by extreme weather events between 2000 and 2019. By 2030, an estimated 25% of its population could face displacement due to rising sea levels and extreme weather. Meanwhile, Vietnam is ranked 16th in the most biodiverse countries, but over 40% of the country is now classified as barren, unproductive land due to deforestation and degradation, among other factors.

Benefits

• Advice
  • Participate in a virtual investor forum and mock board meetings with representatives from financial institutions, corporates, experienced entrepreneurs, and investors who can help their companies scale.
• 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 significant expansion.
• Financial analysis
  • Access to an investment analyst who will coach them 1:1 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.
• Mentorship
  • Ability to meet with and receive mentorship from prominent investors, potential strategic partners, customers, and other founders.
• Networking
  • Access to a global network of mentors and founders.

Types of Startups they are Recruiting

• Climate Mitigation, Adaptation, and Resilience
  • Startups using technology to effectively mitigate, adapt to, and build resilience to climate change effects, including boosting sustainable agriculture practices.
• Pollution Mitigation
  • Startups using technology to effectively mitigate, adapt to, and build resilience to climate change effects, including boosting sustainable agriculture practices.
• Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem Restoration
  • Startups using technology to address challenges in biodiversity conservation and ecosystem restoration.

Eligibility Criteria

• Eligibility requirements include:
  • Have legal incorporation and operations as a for-profit entity in Southeast Asia, either with operations in Malaysia or Vietnam, or demonstrated intent to enter either of these markets.
  • Have a market-based tech solution that tackles the above-listed challenges.
  • Have at least one full-time founder based in SE 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).

For more information, visit Village Capital.