Venture Launchpad Grant
In context
This call is open to startups and small and medium-sized businesses, at idea and R&D stage and pre-seed. Coverage is read from the notice itself: any country.
Venture Launchpad is a pre-seed support programme by Carbon13 designed to fund and resource early-stage climate technology ventures building climate solutions. It targets founders at the earliest stages of venture development with mentorship, funding, and ecosystem access.
About this grant
Carbon13 operates a Venture Launchpad programme as part of its mission to build and back ventures addressing climate change. The organisation believes entrepreneurs can change the trajectory of climate change and focuses on supporting ventures with the potential to mitigate at least 10 million tonnes of CO2e per annum once at scale. Carbon13 has invested in over 100 climate-tech startups since 2021 and offers multiple programmes including the Venture Builder (for individuals without startups seeking co-founders) and the Venture Accelerator (for pre-seed startups). The Venture Launchpad specifically supports early-stage climate entrepreneurs in developing viable climate solutions through a combination of mentorship, domain expertise, and investor connections. The organisation operates from Cambridge and Berlin, combining commercial, carbon, and scientific understanding to support determined founders including scientists, engineers, and serial entrepreneurs in building scalable climate technology businesses.
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Eligibility
The page does not provide specific eligibility criteria for the Venture Launchpad programme. It references general programmes for UK and EU-based founders (Venture Builder Cambridge for UK and beyond, Venture Builder Berlin for EU residents), and mentions that the Venture Accelerator is for pre-seed startups, but specific eligibility requirements for the Venture Launchpad are not detailed on this page.
How it's scored
The page does not provide specific evaluation criteria or scoring methodology for the Venture Launchpad programme.
Key requirements
- ✓Early-stage climate technology venture with a climate solution focus
- ✓Founder or founding team ready to participate in launchpad programme
- ✓Project must address climate mitigation or adaptation challenges
Recent past awardees
Knowing who's won the last rounds tells you whether you're in the strike zone.
- Bluemethane
- Future Greens
- Kita
- Materials Nexus
- Nium
- Infyos
- Pure Capture Innovations · 2026 · $663K
- Ki13 · 2026 · $5M
Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for Venture Launchpad?
- Eligibility covers organisations in GLOBAL; startup, sme. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
Relevant sectors
About this sector
Climate software and data funding supports emissions accounting, climate risk analytics, Earth observation, digital MRV and tools for planners. It is offered as innovation grants, public contracts for data services and support from technology programmes. Buyers generally look for data quality, interoperability and evidence that users rely on the tool.
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