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 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 · 69/100
A UK climate-tech VC opens £25k–£500k pre-seed fund
A new UK pre-seed vehicle is writing first cheques into climate hardware, software and energy tech, widening the earliest-stage funding path.
- New fund / vehicleFoundationWatch · 69/100
A $30M fund signals fresh African climate tech capital
A new $30M vehicle and a restated resilience thesis point to active deal flow for African ClimateTech founders in the second half of 2026.
- New fund / vehicleFoundationStrong · 75/100
A US tech-company foundation opens $16.1M FY26 window across 50+ portfolio bets
A rolling-review grant and impact-investment vehicle is now visibly active for climate and workforce ventures, with three-week response times.
- New fund / vehicleFoundationStrong · 75/100
A Midwest climate-tech seed fund opens a rolling startup pipeline
A Midwest-focused investor signals an open door for early-stage climate startups, with $250k checks and follow-on capital on the table.
Coalitions & partnerships5
- Partnership / coalitionVC / private capitalGood · 71/100
A UK bank, a US climate-tech accelerator, and a UK venture studio open a hard-to-abate accelerator
A new 18-month philanthropic programme puts corporate capital behind steel, cement and chemicals founders in Asia and the Middle East.
- Partnership / coalitionVC / private capitalGood · 70/100
A European cleantech angel network opens India climate dealflow to co-investors
A new angel syndicate route is forming for early-stage Indian climate startups, widening options beyond grants and institutional VC.
- Partnership / coalitionVC / private capitalGood · 72/100
An Austrian climate VC courts climate investors and corporates for post-investment scaling
A new partner track offers portfolio companies $227k in perks and structured fundraising support within 2-3 months.
- Partnership / coalitionFoundationWeak · 58/100
A US family foundation opens door to climate and community bets
A US family funder is signalling open intake for both grants and impact investments across environmental and developing-community work.
- Partnership / coalitionVC / private capitalWatch · 68/100
A US emerging-markets climate-tech fund opens co-investment window alongside active portfolio
The climate tech investor is courting partners while signalling where its next checks are likely to land.
Procurement to note2
- Procurement / RFPFoundationStrong · 75/100
An EU innovation council opens over €1.3B across five 2026 tracks for climate and deep tech
An EU innovation body has stacked grants, blended finance, and scale-up equity into a single rolling pipeline founders can enter at almost any TRL.
- Procurement / RFPVC / private capitalWatch · 68/100
A US climate-tech investor opens 2026 cycle with dual-track $94M fund
The climate tech investor is now taking year-round applications across six sectors, with separate tracks for pre-seed and Series A+ founders.
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