Impact Investing Grant
In context
This call is open to startups, small and medium-sized businesses and social enterprises and 1 other, at idea and R&D stage, prototype and pilot stage and pre-seed. Funding is an equity investment. Coverage is read from the notice itself: any country.
The 11th Hour Project invests in companies and social enterprises developing solutions to urgent social and environmental challenges. This is a broad impact-investing vehicle open to early-stage and growth-stage ventures across multiple sustainability sectors.
About this grant
The Impact Investing program of the 11th Hour Project (a program of the Schmidt Family Foundation) invests in companies and social enterprises tackling the most pressing social and environmental problems of our time. The program focuses on mission-driven businesses and organizations that align with the foundation's broader commitment to resilient systems for food, energy, water, human health, and climate. It complements the foundation's grantmaking by deploying capital into market-based solutions alongside philanthropy. The program is part of a wider portfolio that includes initiatives in agriculture technology, energy transition, food systems, human rights, indigenous communities, and minerals and materials.
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Eligibility
Eligible applicants are companies and social enterprises working on significant social and environmental challenges. Given the foundation's programmatic focus, priority is likely given to organizations operating in areas such as clean energy, sustainable food and agriculture, human rights, indigenous communities, and responsible materials and minerals. No further specific eligibility criteria are disclosed on the page.
Key requirements
- ✓Company or social enterprise with a mission addressing pressing social and/or environmental problems
- ✓Demonstrated traction or credible pathway to impact at scale
- ✓Alignment with 11th Hour Project's investment thesis (climate, biodiversity, ocean, food systems, or related domains)
Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for Impact Investing?
- Eligibility covers organisations in GLOBAL; startup, sme, social-enterprise, nonprofit. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
Relevant sectors
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Renewable energy funding covers solar, wind, hydropower, geothermal and bioenergy, from early research to grid-scale deployment. Public money tends to back demonstration, grid connection and access to energy in emerging markets, while procurement notices buy installation, operation and maintenance. Calls often ask for proof of resource assessment, permitting progress and local partners.
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