Vietnam’s climate-tech has a missing middle, and women founders are falling into it

e27 - Nov 3, 2026

In Vietnam’s climate-tech scene, a founder can win a grant and, with luck, eventually land a cheque worth several million dollars. What she is increasingly unlikely to find is anything in between. Recorded climate tech funding in Vietnam fell 52 per cent in 2025 to US$49.86 million across 33 transactions, down from US$104.20 million across […] The post Vietnam’s climate-tech has a missing middle, and women founders are falling into it appeared first on e27.

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