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 & vehicles7
- 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 / vehicleCorporateWatch · 66/100
A €1.8bn European renewables deal reshapes the region's supply chain
A €1.8bn asset transfer involving a European energy major and a US private-equity firm shifts where suppliers, developers and NGOs should look for capital in European renewables.
- New fund / vehicleVC / private capitalWatch · 64/100
A €10M Series A for a European grid-edge platform points to fresh appetite in the sector
A mid-sized Series A for a renewable aggregation platform signals where distributed energy capital is flowing next.
- New fund / vehicleCorporateGood · 70/100
A Portuguese utility's VC arm deploys €70M+ into early-stage climate and grid startups
A Portuguese utility's VC arm is writing €0.5M–€2M seed and Series A cheques with utility partnership access attached.
- New fund / vehicleVC / private capitalWatch · 69/100
A Canadian investment firm closes $700M perpetual vehicle for climate tech
A new evergreen holding company signals a shift toward patient capital for climate founders willing to build beyond typical fund cycles.
- New fund / vehicleVC / private capitalWatch · 67/100
Two European VCs signal open climate cheques from €500k to €4m
A Greek venture firm and a German climate-focused venture firm both confirm live early-stage climate mandates, widening the pre-seed to Series A window for European founders.
- 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.
Procurement to note5
- Procurement / RFPWatch · 60/100
US Army opens microgrid and storage procurement door for clean energy vendors
A new US federal defence-department initiative signals meaningful early-stage demand for solar, storage and microgrid suppliers.
- Procurement / RFPCorporateWatch · 68/100
A Colombia state oil company opens COP 3.32B Econova La Guajira challenges for energy transition
A Colombian state oil company is putting roughly USD 830k behind five named energy transition and grid reliability problems in La Guajira.
- Procurement / RFPGovernment / public programmeGood · 73/100
A UK innovation agency opens £23M for farm robotics and long-duration storage
Two parallel calls closing 30 September 2026 signal where UK grant capital is flowing across food systems and grid flexibility.
- 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 / RFPDFI / MDB / SovereignGood · 70/100
A European urban-transitions research partnership readies its 2025 funding call for climate-neutral cities
A EU co-funded urban research partnership is lining up its 2025 call, with urban adaptation and mitigation projects across Europe in scope.
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