The Liveability Challenge (TLC) represents a yearly international program designed to identify innovative, pioneering solutions that tackle urban problems in tropical regions. This initiative harnesses global expertise to discover optimal sustainability approaches while offering essential funding and ecosystem infrastructure needed to transform concepts from research facilities to commercial markets.
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Sponsored by Temasek Foundation and coordinated by Eco-Business, TLC launched in 2018 and has subsequently developed into Asia’s most extensive sustainability solutions network, featuring worldwide presence and recognition for supporting enterprises—whose breakthrough technologies are transforming sectors to generate substantial positive outcomes for communities and the environment—in reaching their objectives.
Following eight completed successful rounds, TLC has received thousands of worldwide submissions, selected and nurtured 54 start-ups, and allocated nearly S$14 million in financial support to assist these enterprises, which have subsequently secured hundreds of millions in additional funding. Participate in TLC’s ninth iteration, where final candidates will be presented at a Grand Finale event taking place in Singapore during Ecosperity Week 2026.
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The Challenge Statement
TLC’s ninth round encompasses two primary themes:
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Decarbonisation
The program seeks disruptive deep-tech solutions that deliver scalable and impactful approaches to decrease carbon emissions across various industries.
Illustrations of such approaches include, but are not limited to: waste-to-resource, renewable energy, and energy efficiency.
The top two solutions from either challenge theme will receive S$1 Million in grant funding.
Two solutions in the Decarbonisation track stand a chance to receive up to S$2 million in development funding from A*STAR.
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Cool Earth
The program also seeks breakthrough innovations that directly tackle challenges created by climate-driven extreme weather phenomena.
Illustrations of such approaches include, but are not limited to: heat mitigation, nature-based solutions.
The top two solutions from either challenge theme will receive S$1 Million in grant funding.
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Submit Your Application
Register your innovation for The Liveability Challenge. Submissions can be saved as drafts with modifications allowed before final submission.
Deadline: Feb 9, 2026. Click HERE to apply.
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