Climate Software and Data grants — page 10
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Climate software is the hardest sustainability category to fund non-dilutively, most public-money programmes require capex deployment or hardware, and software-only plays compete in narrower calls. The strongest options are EU Horizon Cluster 4 (Digital), Innovate UK Smart Grants, EIT Climate-KIC, EU Pathfinder, ARPA-E SCALEUP, and Breakthrough Energy Catalyst Software. ARIA UK is opening to software-led decarbonisation in 2026. Listed below are the open climate software and data grant calls in that landscape, taken from each funder's own notice and re-checked on every refresh.
Funding for the enabling layers, data, software, finance infrastructure and community-facing work, comes from innovation agencies such as Innovate UK, the European Innovation Council and Horizon Cluster 4, environmental protection agencies, and a significant amount of foundation money on the justice and equity side. Software-only proposals are eligible far more often than teams assume, though several programmes still require a hardware or deployment partner.
This page lists open climate software and data grants currently tracked by Raise Lens — 573 of them right now, sorted with the soonest deadline first. Every listing has been classified against the sustainability taxonomy rather than matched on keywords, so what appears here is climate software and data work rather than anything whose description happens to mention it.
The funders publishing climate software and data grants here include MacArthur Foundation (Climate Solutions), South Pole, Bid Lab, among 2 others. Who is funding matters as much as what: eligibility, reporting burden and the realistic timeline to a decision vary far more between funders than between individual calls.
Geographic coverage on this page spans GLOBAL, LATAM, Caribbean, GCC, ASIA. Eligibility is usually tied to where the work happens or where the applying organisation is registered, and the two are not always the same — worth checking before investing time in an application.
AI Opportunity: A Big Bet programme exploring and addressing the opportunities and challenges posed by artificial intelligence
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MacArthur Foundation's Big Bet programme funds exploratory and applied work on artificial intelligence's opportunities and challenges as they relate to public interest outcomes. The grant targets organizations, researchers, and innovators working at the intersection of AI governance, policy, and societal impact.
Sustainability Reporting
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The funder offers sustainability reporting and climate disclosure services to help companies meet audit, regulatory, and board requirements. This is a service offering (not a traditional grant) for organizations seeking to build compliant climate disclosures.
Technical Assistance Grants
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Non-reimbursable technical assistance grants from the funder supporting innovative entrepreneurs building solutions in fintech, agtech, govtech, AI, climate, and impact sectors across Latin America and the Caribbean. Grants fund ecosystem development and early-stage venture support rather than direct project implementation.
Additional Programs
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The funder offers mentorship and industry-focused programs for startups across multiple sectors including healthcare, climate, sustainable food systems, security, and fintech. The program provides access to expert mentors, operators, and corporate partners to support startup growth.
Amplified Intelligence
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The funder invests in companies using AI and advanced intelligence technologies to solve problems in sustainability, health, and industrial innovation. The fund targets startups and scale-ups leveraging deep-tech AI solutions across these three impact areas.
Youth Ambassadors Programme
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A programme that convenes international youth ambassadors, researchers, and practitioners to develop and scale sustainable innovation approaches, with participation in flagship events like the Hamburg Sustainability Conference. The programme targets young leaders and organisations working on sustainability solutions.
Venture Capital Fund
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The funder invests equity capital in technology startups developing deep-tech solutions to critical global problems with potential for outsized returns and impact at scale. The fund targets early-to-growth stage companies in technology and impact sectors, though specific stage and cheque size details are not disclosed on this listing.
VALO – Value from Nordic Health Data
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VALO funds projects that leverage Nordic health data to drive sustainable growth and well-being, with alignment to the European Health Data Space framework. The grant targets organizations working at the intersection of health data utilization and sustainability outcomes.
iAccelerator: India's pioneering acceleration programme launched in 2009, offering workshops, diagnostics, and tailored support
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iAccelerator is India's flagship startup acceleration programme offering workshops, diagnostics, coaching, and tailored support to early-stage and growth-stage startups across sectors including deeptech, climatetech, and digitalization. The programme is open to startups at various stages seeking structured mentorship and problem-solving support to scale their ventures.
Latin American Early Stage Venture Capital Fund
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The funder is an early-stage venture capital fund investing in Latin American founders and startups across EdTech, JobTech, HealthTech, Fintech, Proptech, SaaS, Agtech, Climate Tech, and Smart Cities from pre-seed through Series A. The fund targets companies serving Spanish-speaking markets with a focus on human improvement, economic development, and sustainable planet outcomes.
Viable Innovation Programme
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KFAS's Viable Innovation Programme funds research and innovation projects that convert scientific outputs into applied technologies and practical solutions to address Kuwait's present and future challenges. The programme targets researchers, innovators, and institutions across sectors seeking to translate research into deployable knowledge and technologies.
An impact venture fund
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The funder 4 is an impact venture fund investing in early-stage startups across digital health, climate/nature, and equality/education sectors. The fund targets companies with measurable social and environmental impact, as evidenced by its portfolio of climate and health-focused ventures.
Observatory
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A monitoring and data-collection tool designed to document and expose violations of indigenous and human rights, and to hold States accountable for their commitments. The grant funds organizations working to make visible rights abuses affecting indigenous communities globally.
Technology-enabled Infrastructure
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AIIB finances digital and technology-driven infrastructure projects that improve efficiency, resilience, sustainability, and service delivery across sectors in developing Asia. Eligible applicants include governments, development banks, and infrastructure entities seeking concessional or blended financing for tech-enabled infrastructure.
Research Grants
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The funder offers research grants up to EUR 350,000 per year for 3 years to fund innovative research in challenging areas of future importance, with research focus areas varying annually. The programme targets researchers and institutions pursuing breakthrough work in life sciences, healthcare, and materials science.
Planet Goal - Harnessing the value of research
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Planet Goal funds research projects that generate measurable environmental and societal benefits, supporting innovation across sustainability and climate domains. The grant is open to research institutions and teams generating value through applied or fundamental research with real-world impact potential.
Northern Eurasia
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This grant funds projects that mobilize biodiversity data and build capacity for data publishing in the Northern Eurasia region, with a focus on training and institutional strengthening. It supports organizations working to improve access to and standardization of biodiversity information across the region.
EU Innovation Fund
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This grant supports digital solutions and innovations that help small businesses across Europe adopt digital transformation technologies, including AI, cybersecurity, fintech, and sustainability practices. It targets SMEs seeking to modernize operations and build resilience through technology adoption.
Innovation Fund
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This grant funds innovative digital solutions and startups that enable small business growth across multiple global regions, with a focus on fintech, digital tools, cybersecurity, e-commerce, and sustainability. Winners receive both funding and scaling support.
a Japanese technology company's venture investment programme
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Sony Innovation Fund 4 is a selective venture investment programme managed by Sony Ventures Corp. that backs early- to late-stage startups with strong strategic alignment to Sony Group's core businesses across deeptech, entertainment, enterprise-tech, fintech, and climate-tech sectors. The fund targets founders building innovative solutions in these priority areas.
Innovation Growth Fund (IGF)
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Innovation Growth Fund invests in mid- to late-stage startups across deeptech, entertainment, enterprise-tech, fintech, and climate-tech sectors. The fund is jointly managed by Sony Group Corp. and Daiwa Investment Management, targeting companies ready for growth-stage capital.
Fund 8: A $225M consumer-focused fund targeting early-stage investments in the next generation of ubiquitous consumer brands
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A $225M venture capital fund from the funder targeting early-stage investments in consumer-focused technology companies disrupting traditional industries including health, education, food, real estate, and energy. The fund seeks to back the next generation of ubiquitous consumer brands where technology is modernizing legacy sectors.
German-Polish Fellowship
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This fellowship programme supports ten journalists from Germany and Poland annually to conduct cross-national research projects focused on climate and energy reporting. It is designed for practising journalists seeking to deepen expertise and produce investigative work on climate or energy issues.
German-Central Eastern European Fellowship
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A fellowship programme for journalists reporting on climate and energy issues, operated by the International Journalists' Programmes and launched in 2018. The fellowship targets reporters from Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, and Slovenia.
A US venture-capital fund raises $60 million for follow-on investments in existing portfolio companies
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The funder is deploying a follow-on investment vehicle to provide growth-stage capital to its existing portfolio companies in AI, software, and deep-tech sectors beyond their initial seed funding. This is a continuation fund for later-stage scaling of companies already backed by Eniac.
Mobility Club by a US mobility platform
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A corporate-startup connector programme that provides members with insights on mobility and smart-city trends while facilitating business collaborations and investment opportunities. Designed for startups and corporates seeking to explore new business models in the mobility and urban technology sectors.
Tech for Equity
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The funder provides technology development services to early-stage startups in exchange for equity stakes, targeting pre-seed and seed companies building digital and sustainable solutions. The programme converts estimated development costs into equity, with funding available up to $275,000.
Corporate Venture Studios
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The funder offers design, launch, and operational support services for corporate venture studios—internal or external innovation engines that help corporations and family offices systematically create and scale new ventures. This is a service/partnership offering rather than a traditional grant, targeting established organizations seeking to build repeatable venture-creation capabilities.
A Deep Tech Venture Fund
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the fundernology Fund III invests in early-stage, IP-driven deep tech startups developing enabling technologies across photonics, advanced materials, nanotechnology, sensors, and related fields. The fund targets companies in the Southwest USA and Northern Europe with potential applications in health sciences, climate tech, advanced manufacturing, and robotics.
Impact-oriented investment sleeve within a European telecoms company's venture arm targeting startups with societal missions
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The funder' impact-oriented investment sleeve funds early-stage startups with societal missions, particularly in HR technology and climate/sustainability sectors. The programme targets companies addressing social and environmental challenges through innovative business models.
A Venture Capital Fund for Diverse Founders
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The funder Core Fund provides pre-seed and seed equity investments in early-stage startups founded by diverse entrepreneurs with lived experience advantages, focusing on AI-driven software and human-centered solutions across health, work, fintech, consumer, and climate sectors. The fund targets founders building innovative products in software 3.0 (AI-native) and deep human solutions with potential for significant impact.
Early-Stage Climate Tech Fund
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The funder Fund I is a $25M debut venture fund making first-check investments in early-stage startups applying data and AI to transform healthcare and industrial sectors. The fund targets pre-seed and seed-stage interdisciplinary teams building solutions that leverage emerging technologies to modernize legacy industries.
Transformative Ventures Fund
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Revolution Ventures is a multi-stage venture capital fund backing entrepreneurs building transformative technology companies across climate, enterprise software, and consumer sectors. The fund supports startups from seed through growth stages with capital and mentorship to scale game-changing businesses.
Emerging-Geography Seed Fund
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Rise of the Rest Seed Fund invests up to $500,000 in early-stage startups located outside traditional tech hubs across the US, focusing on pre-seed and seed stage companies. The fund backs entrepreneurs in overlooked cities and regions across multiple sectors including climate, logistics, healthcare, and enterprise software.
Investor Syndicate Program
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This is an investor syndication platform that provides capital access and co-investment structures for high-growth companies across web3, cellular agriculture, and AI sectors globally. It is designed for institutional and accredited investors seeking private deal flow and portfolio diversification, not for companies seeking grants or equity funding.
Italian Development Finance Institution - Direct and Indirect Venture Funds
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CDP Venture Capital manages Italy's principal venture capital fund, investing in strategic growth sectors through direct and indirect fund vehicles. The fund targets deep-tech, fintech, insurtech, digital-health, cybersecurity, and infrastructure startups and scale-ups.
Founderful Pre-Seed / First Round
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The funder leads first institutional investment rounds for Swiss tech founder teams across technology sectors including deeptech and climate-tech. The fund provides capital, strategic support, and network access to early-stage companies from inception through initial scale.
University-Backed Deep-Tech Fund
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The funder invests in early-stage startups founded by academics globally, with $85M under management supporting pre-seed and seed companies across deep-tech, AI, enterprise software, fintech, climate, and biotech. The fund targets founders emerging from UC Berkeley's SkyDeck accelerator and backs a broad range of innovation sectors.
European Aviation Group Innovation Hub Portfolio
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The funder invests in and builds new ventures across travel tech, mobility, and adjacent sectors to accelerate the future of travel and mobility. The fund targets startups and entrepreneurs developing innovations in these domains, though specific application mechanics and sector priorities are not fully detailed.
Sustainable Investments
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The funder connects family offices and private investors with early to growth-stage technology entrepreneurs building sustainable solutions across AI, VR, fintech, blockchain, and SaaS. This is an investment vehicle for technology startups with a sustainability focus, not a traditional grant.
Annual diversified fund of 20-30 high-quality startup investments deployed over ~12-18 months, with ~20% reserved for follow-on funding
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The funder deploys 20-30 high-quality startup investments annually across diversified sectors, stages, and geographies, with 20% reserved for follow-on funding in top performers. This is a venture capital fund open to early-stage startups across technology, AI, biotech, fintech, and climate sectors.
Cohort-Based Early-Stage Accelerator Programme
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Cohort-based accelerator programme for very early-stage Indian startups, providing mentorship, network access, and seed capital across multiple sectors. Selects 10-15 startups per periodic batch with focus on enterprise-SaaS, supply-chain, healthcare, and agriculture verticals.
Corporate Impact Venturing platform facilitating links between large corporations and innovative startups
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CIVLAC is a corporate impact venturing platform that connects large corporations with innovative startups developing solutions to social and environmental challenges. The programme facilitates partnerships and investment between established companies and early-stage ventures addressing climate and social impact.
Impact Measurement and Reporting
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This grant funds transparent impact measurement and reporting systems that quantify social and environmental outcomes from impact investments. It is designed for organizations building or deploying measurement frameworks, data platforms, or reporting standards in the impact investing ecosystem.
CIRCLE - Climate Impact Research Capacity and Leadership Enhancement
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CIRCLE is a climate research capacity-strengthening and leadership development programme run by the African Academy of Sciences, designed to build research capabilities and develop emerging climate leaders across Africa. The grant funds individuals and institutions to conduct climate research and develop professional leadership in the climate science sector.
Sustainable Manufacturing Accelerator
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An accelerator cohort providing up to $200,000 in funding for early-stage startups developing breakthrough solutions in IoT, predictive maintenance, edge computing, robotics, automation, and quality control for manufacturing. The program targets diverse founders with innovative technologies that improve manufacturing efficiency and connectivity.
Tailored compliance and certification products for sustainability commitments
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The funder offers tailored compliance and certification products to help companies meet sustainability commitments and regulatory demands. The grant supports businesses implementing sustainability practices through specialized compliance solutions.
a European early-stage venture fund
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Earlybird VC backs European emerging tech founders from Pre-Seed to Series A with ticket sizes up to €12m, focusing on fintech, AI, deep tech (including nuclear fusion), and enterprise software. The fund is most active at Seed stage (60% of investments) and welcomes early-stage founders.