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 & vehicles3
- New fund / vehicleVC / private capitalGood · 71/100
A French aerospace company commits €130M to aviation decarbonization startups
A new corporate venture pool signals where strategic aerospace capital is heading for SAF, hydrogen, and low-carbon materials founders.
- 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 / vehicleFoundationWatch · 66/100
A Chinese tech company's carbon venture programme puts $30M behind 16 decarbonization startups
A major corporate climate-tech vehicle just closed its second cohort, signalling where strategic capital is flowing and how to position for the next round.
Coalitions & partnerships2
- Partnership / coalitionCorporateWatch · 67/100
A French energy major keeps startup door open on methane, AI, CO2 detection
Two signals in two weeks confirm a stable, named entry point for climate-tech founders into a French integrated energy company's startup programme.
- Partnership / coalitionCorporateWatch · 64/100
A Danish shipping conglomerate's venture arm opens twin doors for supply chain decarbonization startups
The corporate venture arm is running parallel venture-clienting and equity tracks aimed at logistics and energy transition founders.
Procurement to note2
- Procurement / RFPCorporateWatch · 66/100
A French energy utility's venture arm keeps €250M cleantech fund open to energy startups
Two recent listings reconfirm a French energy utility's corporate venture arm as a standing, not time-boxed, route for energy-transition founders.
- Procurement / RFPCorporateGood · 73/100
A Brazilian mining giant opens $100M fund and startup scouting programme to climate tech
A Brazilian mining company formalises two parallel routes for early-stage climate and circular-economy startups to access capital and pilots.
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