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Updates, deep-dives, and how-tos on sustainability funding for early-stage builders.
Founders and funding teams in 12+ countries, watching 9,000+ organisations and 130+ funding sources.
Getting consultancy and advisory work while you scale a climate startup
Consulting income lengthens your runway, sharpens your domain authority, and gets you into the rooms where funders, partners, and customers actually are. Here's the playbook for getting it without losing focus on the main thing.
Read more →Who raised in climate and sustainability: fortnight to 8 October 2026
Read more →New climate funds raised in September 2026
The climate and sustainability funds that closed or launched in September: who manages them, how much they raised, and what they back.
Read more →Regenerative Agriculture tenders to watch, September 2026
Live government and multilateral procurement opportunities in regenerative agriculture, buyer, scope, and closing date.
Read more →Understanding the Nature Restoration Fund: how to apply
Guidance document explaining how the Nature Restoration Fund operates and what developers need to know to participate.
Read more →Where climate software and data grant money went in 2025
An anatomised look at climate software and data grant awards in 2025, who got funded, by whom, and for how much.
Read more →Electric Mobility grants closing November 2026
Open electric mobility funding programmes with deadlines in the next six weeks, eligibility, amounts, and apply links.
Read more →The Ocean Cleanup Partnership: how to apply
This grant funds a technology-driven proof-of-concept deployment of The Ocean Cleanup's Interceptor system in Mumbai, India to stop plastic waste from entering rivers and oceans.…
Read more →Environment Fund: how to apply
UNEP's core funding mechanism that supports the organization's mandated work across climate action, nature conservation, and pollution control. This is a multi-year programme fram…
Read more →Cold outreach to funders on LinkedIn: a practical playbook
LinkedIn is the highest-leverage way to surface a programme officer's attention before an application lands in the queue. Here's a tested cold outreach playbook for climate founders approaching grant funders.
Read more →UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: a complete funding guide for 2026
Everything a climate founder needs to know about UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: programmes offered, typical cheque size, who they fund, and how to get on their radar.
Read more →What's new on Raise Lens, August 2026
New grants, contracts, and offtake programmes added to Raise Lens in August. Sector breakdown, biggest opportunities, and what's worth a closer look.
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