East Ventures and Temasek Foundation return with the third edition of Indonesia’s largest climate tech innovations competition – Climate Impact Innovations Challenge 2025

East Ventures, a pioneering and leading sector-agnostic venture capital firm that has supported over 300 tech companies across Southeast Asia, and Temasek Foundation, a Singapore-based philanthropic organization that supports sustainable development initiatives in Asia, are pleased to announce the third edition of the Climate Impact Innovations Challenge (CIIC) 2025, Indonesia’s largest climate tech innovations competition. 

Following the success of the 2024 edition, CIIC 2025 continues to empower tech innovators to showcase their sustainable solutions. The applicants will compete for a total prize pool of Rp10 billion to pilot their solutions in Indonesia to tackle various ecological challenges and mitigate the impacts of climate change. 

“We are excited to once again present the Climate Impact Innovations Challenge 2025, reinforcing our commitment to driving meaningful change. As the global environmental and climate crisis intensifies, we recognize the importance of creating a platform that fosters local solutions that are both practical and impactful in Indonesia. Creating intentional impact has always been part of East Ventures’ DNA, and we believe CIIC serves as a catalyst to empower innovations and push the boundaries of what is possible for a more sustainable future in Indonesia,” said Avina Sugiarto, Partner at East Ventures.

“Since its launch in 2023, the Climate Impact Innovations Challenge platform has grown tremendously, reflecting a strong and growing global commitment to tackle sustainability challenges in Asia, particularly in Indonesia. Temasek Foundation is honored to collaborate with East Ventures once again on this meaningful initiative. We look forward to seeing the solutions scale, creating lasting positive impact to benefit the People and the Planet, “ said Heng Li Lang, Head, Climate & Liveability, Temasek Foundation.

This year, CIIC 2025 focuses on three tracks, which include:  

• Energy Transition: Innovative ideas and solutions that promote renewable energy adoption, sustainable mobility systems, and efficient resource use, to enable inclusive, cost-effective energy transitions that benefit communities and industries while significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions.  
• Sustainable Agriculture: Innovative ideas and solutions that promote sustainable food systems, resilient agricultural and aquaculture practices, and nature-based solutions, that implement scalable, inclusive strategies that enhance the livelihoods of farmers and fishermen, ensure food security, restore ecological balance, and significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
• Circular Economy: Innovative ideas and solutions aimed at promoting both waste and water circularity and helping adapt to climate-related disasters, thereby preventing and managing pollution, improving community health, enhancing resilience to climate change impacts, and significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Given the emergence of AI as an enabler for innovation, CIIC 2025 is also seeking solutions that leverage AI to address any of three tracks of the competition.

The competition spans from March to September 2025, with the key timeline and activities listed below:

• Application period (March – June 2025)
• Application review (June 2025)
• Announcement of finalists (July 2025)
• Mentorship (August 2025)
• Grand Finale (September 2025)

CIIC was inaugurated in March 2023 and has been a driving force in fostering innovation and accelerating the development of sustainable solutions. Last year, CIIC received over 500 applicants from 50 countries worldwide and concluded with the Grand Finale, which was part of the sideline event of the Indonesia International Sustainability Forum 2024. Last year, the CIIC awarded three winners: SunGreenH2 (Energy Transition), Hydrogen Refinery (Sustainable Agriculture), and AC Biode (Circular Economy). 

For further information and application, interested parties can visit the CIIC website at climateimpactinnovations.com.