Emerald Sprints Industrial Fund (ESPIF) Grant
In context
This call is open to startups, small and medium-sized businesses and large companies, at prototype and pilot stage, seed stage and Series A. Funding is an equity investment. Coverage is read from the notice itself: the European Union and any country.
Emerald Sprints Industrial Fund invests in sustainable industrial technologies across energy, materials, water, automation, and food sectors, with a focus on packaging innovation and SFDR-compliant sustainable outcomes. The fund targets companies developing decarbonization and resource-efficiency solutions in industrial applications.
About this grant
A climate venture fund based in Switzerland offers growth-stage equity and growth-equity investment in sustainable industrial packaging and related technologies. The fund targets companies developing low-carbon materials, circular-economy solutions and industrial decarbonization innovations with demonstrable environmental benefits. Eligible applicants are startups, small and medium-sized enterprises, and larger companies at Series A, Series B or scale-mature stages. The fund operates globally and requires companies to have a sustainability profile compliant with SFDR disclosure standards or to demonstrate clear environmental advantage through their industrial innovation. Early-stage and idea-phase companies are not eligible.
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Key requirements
- ✓Focus on sustainable industrial technologies in energy, materials, water, automation, or food sectors
- ✓SFDR Article 8 or 9 compliance (sustainable finance disclosure)
- ✓Packaging innovation or industrial decarbonization pathway
Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for Emerald Sprints Industrial Fund (ESPIF)?
- Eligibility covers organisations in EU, GLOBAL; startup, sme, large-company.
Relevant sectors
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Industrial decarbonisation funding helps heavy industry cut emissions through electrification, fuel switching, process change and efficiency. Support is often capital-intensive and tied to a specific site, with feasibility studies leading to larger deployment calls. Applicants need emissions baselines, engineering studies and a plan to keep production running during the change.
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