TECH PLANTER Asia Final 2025 Announces 14 Outstanding Finalists

Since its inception in 2014, the TECH PLANTER initiative by Leave a Nest Group has grown into a thriving platform for nurturing deep tech startups across Asia. Through strategic integration of promising new ventures, Leave a Nest has cultivated a vibrant innovation ecosystem spanning Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and Japan. To date, TECH PLANTER has engaged an impressive 4,411 research teams and startups from Southeast Asia and Japan—underscoring our ongoing commitment to empowering science-driven entrepreneurship.

This year, we are proud to announce the 14 finalists selected for the TECH PLANTER Asia Final 2025. These teams have demonstrated exceptional potential in fields ranging from artificial intelligence and biotechnology to clean energy and fintech. For the first time in the competition’s history, two teams from Japan will also be competing at the Asia Final, highlighting the growing cross-border collaboration within our ecosystem.

THE PHILIPPINES

Team Name : CirPro Innovations Corp
Theme : Generating Renewable Energy through Pseudomonas Aeruginosa utilization of microplastics.
Category : Biotech

Team Name : GreenPump
Theme : Liquid pectin derived from calamansi peel waste to reduce the Philippines' dependence on imported food additives.
Category : Biotech

SINGAPORE

Team Name : Pepshield
Theme : Peptide-nanonet coating for medical devices that prevents bacterial colonisation and biofilms by physically trapping and killing bacteria on contact.
Category : Medtech

Team Name : Forte Biotech
Theme : Affordable, portable, and highly sensitive DNA-based pathogen detection for real-time disease management in aquaculture.
Category : Agritech

MALAYSIA

Team Name :NanoSkunkWorkX
Theme :SUSANNE-A graphene nanofabrication platform enabling ultra-efficient AI compute, low-cost green hydrogen, and rapid bio-sensing.
Category : Deeptech

Team Name :Lestagro
Theme :Reversing global warming impact & commercialization of berry plants via temporary immersion bioreactor
Category : Agritech

VIETNAM

Team Name : Seamorny Holdings
Theme : Sustainable AI-powered seafood farming
Category : Agritech

Team Name : NAROMA
Theme : Nano perfume technology
Category : Deeptech

THAILAND

Team Name : InnoPhytoTech
Theme : Revolutionary enzyme technology to convert fruit sugar into prebiotics.
Category : Biotech

Team Name : Enable Earth
Theme : Valorizing agricultural wastes using AI logistics and industrial continuous pyrolysis
Category : Ecotech

INDONESIA

Team Name : BIKI
Theme : End-to-end prevention solution for fruit and vegetable loss and waste
Category : Agritech

Team Name : PT. Kurva Lonceng Khatulistiwa
Theme : Converting coffee skin waste into sustainable leather alternatives. Its product becomes an alternative to current synthetic leather that uses plastic as its main components
Category : Ecotech

JAPAN

Team Name : Teraform Inc.
Theme : Development of tiny natural sponges which retain water for drought regions without irrigation systems.
Category : Agritech

Team Name : SPHinX Inc.
Theme : Development of diagnostic kits for infectious diseases that can be used in developing countries using “smart polymers” as core technology
Category : Medtech

Set to take place in Cyberjaya, Malaysia, the TECH PLANTER Asia Final 2025 will bring together top-tier startups and research teams with leading corporations, government representatives, and investors. Finalists will present their groundbreaking solutions, offering fresh insights and innovative approaches to real-world challenges.

The event will also serve as a unique platform for Japanese companies to explore the immense potential of Southeast Asia’s deep tech landscape. With a distinguished panel of judges and dynamic exchanges of ideas, the Asia Final aims to spark creativity and set new standards for innovation in the region.

Program Overview:

• Date: 23th August 2025 (Saturday),
• Time : 9:00 – 15:00 (MYT) 
• Venue: Aerodyne Campus, Persiaran Cyber Point Selatan, Cyber 8, 63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia
• Language: English 
• Organiser: Leave a Nest

Congratulations to all the teams advancing to the TECH PLANTER Asia Final 2025! Each selected team will receive ongoing mentoring from Leave a Nest members to strengthen their communication and presentation skills in preparation for Demo Day.

This event continues to reflect Leave a Nest’s mission to bridge science and society, fostering the growth of impactful deep tech startups across borders. We look forward to celebrating the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship that defines TECH PLANTER.

For more information about the TECH PLANTER Asia Final 2025, please visit https://techplanter.lne.st/en/asia_final/asia_final2025/