A practical guide for deep tech founders navigating the climate tech landscape

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This guide is for you if you are

• Deep Tech Founders seeking to scale climate solutions in Southeast Asian markets
• Investors focused on climate technologies in emerging economies
• Corporate Partners looking to identify and engage with climate tech innovators
• Ecosystem Builders supporting climate tech commercialization in Southeast Asia </aside>

Key Definitions

• Deep Tech?

• Climate Tech?

Chapter I: Intro Reading

The climate tech sector in Southeast Asia, while still emerging, is showing promising growth with increasing investment flows. Deep tech founders face unique commercialization challenges that differ significantly from traditional software startups.

This playbook provides a framework for navigating these challenges, offering practical guidance on product-market fit, regulatory strategies, fundraising approaches, IP protection, go-to-market planning, and scaling operations across Southeast Asian markets.

General context

Asia climate landscape

Southeast Asia’s Climate Deep Tech Funding Landscape 2019-2025

Why it’s hard & rewarded?

Appendix

Chapter II: A Step-By-Step Guide for Founders

Unlike traditional market analysis, this guide provides a practical roadmap for navigating the unique commercialization challenges of climate deep tech in Southeast Asia. Each section follows a consistent structure: from problem identification to actionable frameworks, regional context, expert guidance, common pitfalls, and success metrics, designed to support your journey from concept to market.

If you don’t know where to start, check out this navigation before diving deeper:

How to use this guide