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Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund - Apply for Growth Capital
Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund (philanthropy arm)
Summary
Microsoft's Climate Innovation Fund is actively seeking climate technology companies for equity investment and project financing across direct carbon removal, advanced energy, industrial materials, circular economy, water, and nature-based solutions. Emerging companies with early commercial traction can apply for scaling capital.
Score breakdown
Commercial72/100
Climate72/100
Hidden72/100
Urgency72/100
Maturity72/100
Composite (shown above as the score chip) = max(commercial, climate) × 0.35 + hidden × 0.25 + urgency × 0.20 + maturity × 0.20
Evidence
“Invest in emerging climate technology solutions that have early commercial traction and need capital to scale in the market. Provide project financing to bring existing climate solutions to scale.”
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