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 / vehicleVC / private capitalGood · 73/100
A German fintech opens $5.2M seed on AI/blockchain deal rails
A German fintech is raising to modernise private capital plumbing, with second-order implications for how climate deals get sourced and closed.
- New fund / vehicleVC / private capitalWatch · 66/100
A European energy-tech fund opens €1–2m pre-seed cheques for European energy tech founders
A decade-old European energy specialist is actively writing early tickets across green molecules, grid AI, and retrofit.
- New fund / vehicleVC / private capitalWatch · 68/100
A US cleantech nonprofit opens a climate challenge fund for Washington cleantech startups
A new philanthropic challenge fund targets pre-revenue Washington cleantech companies with catalytic capital.
- New fund / vehicleVC / private capitalWeak · 57/100
An Israel deeptech fund puts $62M to work, with a clean-energy door open
An Israeli deeptech investor's recent activity signals a narrow but real opening for climate-adjacent infrastructure founders.
- 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.
Coalitions & partnerships1
Budgets & infrastructure1
Procurement to note5
- Procurement / RFPFoundationStrong · 78/100
A Brazil climate-philanthropy foundation opens climate communications call, deadline August 31
A Brazil climate-focused foundation is funding communications projects that push climate mitigation and advocacy across Brazil.
- Procurement / RFPFoundationWatch · 65/100
A Pennsylvania environmental nonprofit opens trail capacity mini-grants
A new mini-grant program from a Pennsylvania environmental nonprofit targets governance and operations at Pennsylvania trail nonprofits, with applications already open.
- Procurement / RFPFoundationGood · 73/100
A US health foundation opens climate-and-health seed grants, July 23 deadline
A dedicated seed pool for climate-and-health research gives early-stage teams a rare, discipline-spanning entry point before summer 2026.
- Procurement / RFPFoundationWatch · 62/100
A Nordic development funder opens consultation on Civil Society Fund rules before next call
A Danish development funder is rewriting Medium and Large programme guidelines, with a two-week window for NGOs to shape eligibility.
- Procurement / RFPDFI / MDB / SovereignWatch · 67/100
A European biodiversity research programme readies a new call for nature restoration teams
A new European biodiversity call is opening its information window in September 2026, signalling continued public appetite for restoration-focused ventures.
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