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 & vehicles9
- New fund / vehicleDFI / MDB / SovereignWatch · 65/100
A US impact-investing firm's Africa catalytic facility deploys $500K in Ghana
A pilot vehicle backing African climate and green innovation puts fresh capital on the ground, signalling active early-stage appetite in West Africa.
- New fund / vehicleVC / private capitalWatch · 68/100
A UK climate-tech venture fund open for early-stage investment cheques
An award-winning UK specialist fund is actively deploying into power, transport, industry, buildings and agrifood, signalling continued appetite for pre-Series A UK climate bets.
- New fund / vehicleVC / private capitalWatch · 63/100
A European climate-tech VC signals broad investment appetite, from molecules to orbit
A 2009-vintage European VC is positioning itself as a multi-scale climate investor, widening the private capital options for founders across hard-tech verticals.
- New fund / vehicleVC / private capitalWatch · 68/100
A Nordic food company's corporate venture arm opens €200k–€1M cheques for agrifood founders
A 150-year-old Nordic food company is writing pre-seed and seed tickets into planetary-health startups, signalling deeper corporate VC appetite in food systems.
- New fund / vehicleVC / private capitalGood · 71/100
A Japan tech company launches a climate fund inside its $430M+ AUM platform
A new corporate venture vehicle from a Japan tech company gives early-stage climate founders another global cheque-writer to track.
- New fund / vehicleVC / private capitalWatch · 66/100
A US agtech investment firm's $255M+ run signals growth capital returning to agtech
A specialist food-systems investor's recent portfolio activity points to renewed appetite for later-stage climate-aligned agriculture and nutrition companies.
- New fund / vehicleVC / private capitalWatch · 63/100
BID Lab puts $2.5M into a Central America-focused VC fund for regional startups
A new regional VC fund backed by the IDB's venture arm signals fresh early-stage capital for Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
- New fund / vehicleVC / private capitalGood · 71/100
A German VC collective opens €100k+ early cheques for German climate tech
A German VC collective is writing founder-friendly early-stage tickets across carbon removal, alt proteins, mobility and biodiversity, signalling continued angel-to-seed depth in European climate tech.
- New fund / vehicleVC / private capitalWatch · 66/100
A European impact fund closes €100M vehicle, opens door to climate founders
A new European impact fund adds fresh ticket capacity for early-stage climate and nature startups actively seeking capital.
Coalitions & partnerships2
- Partnership / coalitionVC / private capitalGood · 71/100
A US food-and-beverage company opens 2026 Asia-Pacific accelerator to 5 alumni for supply-chain scale-up
A US food-and-beverage company is turning its accelerator into a procurement pathway for climate startups in Asia-Pacific.
- Partnership / coalitionWeak · 54/100
A US fast-casual chain opens new agrifood cohort, adding a named buyer to the pipeline
A fresh corporate accelerator turns a US fast-casual chain into an active procurement channel for early-stage sustainable food startups.
Procurement to note1
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