Weekly briefings
Curated weekly briefings on sustainability funding signals, what changed across foundations, DFIs, corporates, and government procurement, and what to watch in the next 1-6 months. RSS · JSON
New funds & vehicles5
- New fund / vehicleFoundationGood · 72/100
A US climate-philanthropy programme names 2025 cohort, backing 7 teams with multimillion grants
The award's latest cohort concentrates unrestricted capital on Amazon protection, grid redesign, carbon accounting and fungi policy, signalling where large philanthropic bets are landing.
- New fund / vehicleFoundationWatch · 65/100
A US family office opens climate VC door across US, India, Caribbean, East Africa
A New York family office is quietly positioning as a cross-border climate investor, signalling where patient private capital is heading next.
- New fund / vehicleFoundationWatch · 66/100
A US philanthropic foundation puts $2.75M into sustainable chemistry research
Three grants across photo-responsive materials, green chemistry engineering, and sustainable catalysis signal renewed philanthropic appetite for early-stage climate chemistry.
- New fund / vehicleFoundationWatch · 67/100
A US family office opens growth capital tap for climate scale-ups
A NYC family office is deploying patient growth equity across food, water, circular economy, and grid, signalling continued private appetite for climate scale-ups.
- New fund / vehicleFoundationWatch · 69/100
A $30M fund signals fresh African climate tech capital
A new $30M vehicle and a restated resilience thesis point to active deal flow for African ClimateTech founders in the second half of 2026.
Coalitions & partnerships1
Commitments to watch1
Budgets & infrastructure1
- Budget / infraFoundationWatch · 67/100
A UK-backed blended-finance facility commits $83m across three African infrastructure deals
A single tranche spanning hydro, rural electrification and telecom towers signals where blended-finance appetite is concentrating.
Congo (the Democratic Republic of the) +23 related opportunities#renewable-energy#energy-access#digital-connectivity
Procurement to note4
- Procurement / RFPFoundationStrong · 78/100
A Swiss corporate foundation opens a 2027 innovation call for APAC climate innovators
A mid-September deadline gives Asia-Pacific climate ventures a narrow window into a corporate foundation pipeline that has historically fed follow-on capital.
- Procurement / RFPFoundationGood · 71/100
A US tech-company foundation opens rolling climate grant pipeline with 3-week turnaround
An always-on Discovery Form and fast triage give early-stage climate innovators a low-friction entry to a US tech-company foundation's grantmaking.
- Procurement / RFPFoundationStrong · 76/100
Serbia's €11.7M AI-industry call draws 214 bids, signals applied climate R&D pipeline
A Serbian national science-funding body's oversubscribed Science for Industry call points to a maturing route for AI-enabled sustainability R&D in the Western Balkans.
- Procurement / RFPFoundationWatch · 67/100
Serbia's science-funding body draws 214 bids for AI-industry lab-to-market call
Strong response to Belgrade's AI-in-industry programme signals a competitive but well-funded route for applied sustainability research in the Western Balkans.
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