City Light Investments Grant
In context
This call is open to startups, small and medium-sized businesses and large companies and 1 other, at Series A, Series B and growth stage and scale-up and mature. Funding is an equity investment. Coverage is read from the notice itself: any country.
Series A and beyond equity investments in companies generating at least $1M revenue with exponential growth trajectories and measurable social impact in education, climate, mental health, and care sectors. This is a venture capital fund targeting growth-stage companies, not a grant programme.
About this grant
City Light Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in companies addressing social and environmental challenges. The firm partners with experienced teams to build scalable companies that demonstrate a direct relationship between financial outcomes and measurable social impact. City Light focuses on three primary areas: education, climate/environment, and care (including mental health, addiction treatment, behavioral health, and wellness). The firm believes that private markets can play a meaningful role in addressing complex societal problems where technology can drive cost-effective scaling and data can accelerate adoption. City Light operates two investment programs: City Spark, which invests in seed and pre-seed stage companies, and City Light Investments, which invests in companies with at least $1 million in revenue, exponential growth paths, and measurable social impact.
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Eligibility
City Light Investments targets companies with at least $1 million in annual revenue that demonstrate exponential growth paths and measurable social impact. Companies must operate in the focus areas of education, climate/environment, or care (mental health, addiction treatment, behavioral health, wellness, healthcare, safety, or basic needs). City Spark targets earlier-stage companies at seed and pre-seed stages. The firm works exclusively with companies where the primary impact comes from their core products or solutions, not ancillary activities.
How it's scored
While specific scoring rubrics are not detailed on this page, City Light evaluates companies based on team experience, scalability potential, the direct relationship between how the company makes money and its social impact, and measurable outcomes in their focus areas. The firm prioritizes experienced teams and companies demonstrating exponential growth.
Key requirements
- ✓Minimum $1M in annual revenue
- ✓Exponential growth trajectory demonstrated
- ✓Measurable social impact in education, climate, mental health, or care sectors
- ✓Series A funding stage or beyond
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Frequently asked questions
- How much funding does City Light Capital offer?
- City Light Investments offers $1M.
- Who can apply for City Light Investments?
- Eligibility covers organisations in GLOBAL; startup, sme, large-company, social-enterprise. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
Relevant sectors
About this sector
Climate adaptation funding helps communities, infrastructure and businesses prepare for heat, flooding, drought and sea level rise. Most of it is public and multilateral money, often targeted at vulnerable regions and delivered with local government. Calls usually ask for a climate risk assessment and evidence that local people shaped the plan.
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