Ho Chi Minh City, Nov. 13 -- Seven startups from Vietnam, Switzerland, India and Thailand have received a total of 770,000 USD in grants and investment awards at Net Zero Challenge 2026 to pilot innovative climate solutions in Vietnam.

The competition was organised by the Executive Board of the Vietnam International Financial Centre in Ho Chi Minh City (VIFC-HCMC), in collaboration with Touchstone Partners, Temasek Foundation, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) initiative, and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI).

In its fourth year, the competition attracted more than 1,100 applications from 80 countries and territories, making it the most competitive edi...