The three Impact industries reshaping Asia Pacific in 2025

The Asia Pacific region is witnessing significant growth in three key impact industries: FemTech, Agritech, and the Self-development economy. Each of these sectors is poised to reshape the market landscape by 2025.
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‍Women's health is the biggest gap in the market with huge potential

FemTech is a growing industry that harnesses technology to improve women's health and well-being. By 2027, the global FemTech market is expected to be valued at $60b+.
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‍Key Trends in FemTech
‍📱Personalized healthcare through AI and big data:

Wearable devices like Ava Fertility Tracker is a reliable and FDA-cleared wearable device that can identify your most fertile days with up to 90% accuracy.

🩸Menstrual health for all: 

Brands like Luuna (Hong Kong) and Lily of the Valley (Philippines) are breaking taboos and striving towards the goal of bringing their period products to all, including marginalized communities and anyone who menstruates, including those in the LGBTQ+ community.

💎Flipping the script on menopause and aging: 

With a growing menopausal population, FemTech companies are developing innovative solutions like Hormony's (Singapore) AI-powered saliva tests and Become Clothing's temperature-regulating apparel.
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‍What does this mean for your business?

As women are living for longer, the need for FemTech solutions increases. This is a sector that has a lot of potential, and we see lots of cross-pollination opportunities with industries in fitness, textiles, skincare or even food and beverage.

If you’d like to find out more about the FemTech brands making a big impact in Asia, we highly recommend checking out FemTech Association Asia.

We’re excited to see more groundbreaking innovation in this space to empower women to take control of their health and well-being.

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Agritech is providing solutions to climate change and rising global population

Agritech, the intersection of agriculture and technology, is revolutionizing the way we produce and consume food.

Traditional agricultural practices are struggling to keep pace with our rising global consumption, facing challenges like soil degradation, water scarcity, and pest infestations. Agritech offers innovative solutions to these problems, increasing agricultural productivity and sustainability.

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Key Trends in Agritech

🌾Increasing crop yield:

Science is helping businesses like Qarbotech (Malaysia) discover a 100% natural enhancement technology that helps plants photosynthesis more efficiently and increase yields by 60%. 

By leveraging satellite imagery and big data, Ricult (Thailand)  is on a mission to revitalize abandoned farmland in Thailand caused by climate change and lack of knowledge. Their technology enables farmers to make informed decisions about crop selection and planting times, maximizing crop yield.

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🍏Preventing wastage: 

The food waste created across Asia Pacific currently stands at 931 million tonnes, most of it coming from households.

‍Apeel (backed by Oprah!) is a company that applies an edible, plant-derived coating to fresh produce that helps slow down the ripening process to stay fresh for longer periods.

Determined to give food wastage a second chance, CHOMP (Hong Kong) works with F&B outlets to list their unsold food surplus on their app at a discount.

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What does this mean for your brand?

The amazing thing about Agritech is its very transferrable technology. For example, not only can increasing crop yield and increasing plants’ resilience to climate change be beneficial to fruits and vegetables, but also to medicinal plants. For businesses in health and wellness, and food and beverage, there’s untapped potential to optimizing these resources to contribute to a more sustainable future together.

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The self development economy thrives in community

The self-development industry has experienced exponential growth in recent years, fueled by a collective desire for personal growth, fulfillment, and improved well-being. This emerging trend, often referred to as the self-development economy, is often built on a thriving community.

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Key trends

💰Financial Literacy and Wealth Management: Financial literacy has become a crucial skill, and people are seeking guidance on budgeting, investing, and retirement planning.

Exciting things are happening with powerful AI integrations for Peek (Singapore), an intelligent net worth tracker designed to help you track, manage, and grow your net worth all in one place.

‍Girls that invest (New Zealand)’s social media boasts more than half a million followers and their book recently sold 100,000 copies worldwide. Their success skyrocketed by building a community for women to learn about finance and investment in an easily digestible way.

📚Community-based Education: 

Hex (Australia) is on a mission to transform innovation education for the gap year generation and those going through a career transition. While Uplifters (Hong Kong) provides online programmes for domestic helpers in financial literacy, micro-entrepreneurship, peer leadership and well-being. 

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What this means for your business

The self development industry is democratising access to education and breaking through the status quo of women and finance, as well as challenging the conventional career path. This industry’s success is largely from how well they have nurtured their communities.

We see exciting opportunities for businesses to give back to their communities by tapping into self development businesses and organisations in their region. It is a chance to build brand awareness, as well as grow a potential talent and client pool. Think career mentorship, trainings and courses with a unique angle only you as an expert can provide.

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What lies ahead for Impact businesses in Asia Pacific in 2025?

The rising impact industries in the Asia Pacific region: FemTech, Agritech, and Self-development are not only addressing critical societal needs but also providing immense growth potential for businesses. 

As these sectors evolve, they present opportunities for innovation, collaboration, and community engagement, making them vital for future economic development in the region.

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