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 / vehicleVC / private capitalWatch · 68/100
A European climate angel syndicate opens €10K tickets for EU climate pre-seed
A syndicate curating the top 1% of 500+ annual applicants lowers the entry point for angel capital into European climate tech.
- 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 · 63/100
A European early-stage climate VC's portfolio pulls in over €1bn in follow-on climate funding
A European early-stage climate VC is showing that thesis-driven bets on energy, buildings and infrastructure are attracting serious downstream capital.
- New fund / vehicleVC / private capitalWatch · 68/100
An India-focused climate tech VC signals broad investment appetite
An India-focused venture capital firm is deploying across 40+ climate sub-sectors, widening the early-stage funding aperture for founders in energy, water, materials, and food.
- 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 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 · 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 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 / 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.
Coalitions & partnerships2
- Partnership / coalitionFoundationWeak · 56/100
A UK angel network ties up with a Yorkshire community foundation, opening regional deal flow
A new angel-charity partnership in York hints at fresh early-stage capital and community grant routes for Yorkshire climate and social ventures.
- Partnership / coalitionVC / private capitalWatch · 66/100
A Berlin climate venture-builder opens its door to climate founders
A Berlin climate VC-builder is actively recruiting founding teams to co-build startups aimed at 100Mt+ CO2e annual reductions.
Procurement to note1
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