Climate tech investments gain momentum in SE Asia, cross $1b mark in first 11 months

Climate tech investments gain momentum in SE Asia, cross $1b mark in first 11 months

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Private funding for climate technology companies in Southeast Asia reached $1.11 billion in the first 11 months of this year, marking a significant uptick in momentum for such businesses, DealStreetAsia’s latest report finds.

This is the first time that climate tech startups – defined as those focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions or addressing the impact of climate change – have raised more than a billion dollars in a year, according to The State of Climate Tech in SE Asia 2022. In comparison, the total funding raised by climate tech startups in the whole of 2021 stood at $607 million.

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