On November 22, 2024, Touchstone Partners and Temasek Foundation proudly announced the winners, awarding a total of VND 15 billion (USD 590,000) in grant funding at the Grand Finale. These teams were among the nine finalists selected from close to 500 applications, representing 55 countries, demonstrating exceptional potential to address Vietnam’s climate challenges through cutting-edge solutions.

Touchstone Partners and Temasek Foundation have unveiled the winners of the inaugural Net Zero Challenge 2023, Vietnam’s leading platform to support early-stage climate innovations with the potential to solve environmental challenges at scale.

This year marked the inaugural launch of the Net Zero Challenge, co-organized by Touchstone Partners and Temasek Foundation. It has been an amazing journey so far with over 300 applications from 45 countries flooding in.

Touchstone Partners announced today that it has led investments in two startups: Credify and Prep

To address the funding gap in climate solutions and foster collaboration in Vietnam, Touchstone Partners (a Vietnam-based early-stage venture capital firm) and Temasek Foundation (a Singapore-based, non-profit philanthropic organization) today co-launched Net Zero Challenge 2023 (N0C 2023), a global climate innovations competition, in partnership with the Ho Chi Minh City Institute for Development Studies (HIDS).

We are Touchstone Partners, a Vietnam-based early-stage venture capital fund founded and led by Khanh Tran and Tu Ngo. We have been actively investing in the Vietnamese startup ecosystem since April 2021. Not only do we invest, but we also partner with dedicated founders to help them develop their strategies & boost their business development. We aim to foster a vibrant startup ecosystem in Vietnam by building the next generation of business leaders with a strong commitment to integrity and social responsibility.

The investment capital will accelerate Stride’s capacity to provide low-cost, clean energy solutions for residential and small business consumers in Vietnam.

Touchstone Partners Quarterly Update: Q1 2023! We’re proud that Touchstone was recognized as one of the most active investors in Vietnam in the first quarter of 2023, and our momentum has continued into the second quarter.

Vietnam, 4 April 2023 - Prep, the Vietnam-based online learning platform that specializes in standardized language test preparation, today announced that it has raised US$ 1 million co-led by East Ventures and Cercano Management.

Medigo has successfully raised 2 million USD in a series A funding round led by East Ventures, with the participation of Pavilion Capital and Touchstone Partners

Ho Chi Minh City, December 20, 2022 — Touchstone Partners today announced that it is investing USD 1 million in a seed round in Quqo, an asset-light B2B distribution platform that connects buyers, suppliers, and end-consumers in the FMCG sector. The investment will enable Quqo to grow its team together with its customer base and expand its distribution network across Vietnam.

Touchstone Partners today announced that it is leading a consortium that has committed to investing USD1 million in Oda, a food procurement system for restaurants and suppliers that streamlines ordering, saves money, and reduces food waste.

Touchstone Partners today announced that it participated in Eureka Robotics’ recently closed pre-Series A round of funding, which raised US$4.25 million from a handful of investors. In this fundraising round, Touchstone joins lead investor The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners (UTEC) and existing investor ATEQ.