Climate-tech investment
Equity investment of €1–5 million for European climate-tech startups, mainly at seed stage, working in energy, industrial decarbonisation or systemic resilience.
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Find grants, fund investment, business loans, venture capital and EU programmes in the United Kingdom. We list who can apply, how much, and when.
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Climate Pledge Fund investment
Investment for companies worldwide that can grow to meet Amazon’s demand and help it reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040.
Early-stage investment for post-carbon ventures
Venture-capital investment for companies building deep-tech or digital solutions for Europe’s energy, industrial and food transitions, from pre-seed through Series A.
Boiler Upgrade Scheme
An upfront grant for property owners replacing fossil-fuel or electric heating with an eligible heat pump or, in limited cases, a biomass boiler in England or Wales.
Business Fellowship
A full-time paid fellowship for experienced climate-business professionals to help early-stage climate-technology teams reach market, with an industry-competitive living stipend.
Explorer Grants
Grants for scientists and researchers worldwide to test high-risk, early-stage climate technologies while remaining in their current university, laboratory or research role.
Innovator Fellowship
Up to $500,000 through a SAFE investment agreement, with technical and commercial support, for early-stage climate-technology innovators worldwide who will work full time on their startup.
Venture Accelerator
An eight-week remote accelerator for UK- or EU-registered climate startups, with a chance to pitch for €150,000–€250,000 of pre-seed investment.
Venture Builder Cambridge
A three-phase programme for individuals to find co-founders and build a climate-tech startup, with selected teams considered for equity investment.
Investment in defensible climate technology
Equity investment for companies raising Seed through Series B to commercialise defensible climate technologies with a quantified path to multi-gigaton emissions reduction.
Equity for companies scaling emissions-cutting solutions
Equity investment for companies nearing or already at commercial launch whose solutions can deliver large-scale greenhouse-gas reductions; the investor receives an ownership interest in return.
Climate-tech startup investment
Climate Tech Partners typically invests A$1 million to A$5 million in climate-tech companies that sell to businesses and are ready to scale with corporate partners; the investor takes an ownership interest in return.
Investment in industrial climate technology
Investment of €1–5 million for European companies bringing physical, science-based climate technology from early commercialisation towards industrial scale.
Climate-tech investment
€1–4 million in equity investment for Pre-Seed and Seed climate-tech companies in Europe and the United States, excluding food and agriculture.
Investment for energy-transition startups entering the market
An investment averaging €3 million for energy-transition startups in Europe or North America that are bringing a software or hardware product to market; EDF takes a minority ownership stake.
Project Track
Investment and coaching for climate companies building the first project of its kind or another early commercial facility or set of installations.
Strategy Track
Investment and coaching for companies typically at Pre-Seed or Seed stage that already have a working prototype and at least three full-time employees, to win early customers, launch products or enter new markets.
Investment in near-market climate technology
Equity investment of €250,000–€750,000 for pre-seed and seed companies bringing validated decarbonisation technology to market in Europe.
Warm Homes: Local Grant
Council-arranged insulation, solar panels and low-carbon heating at no cost to qualifying households in privately owned homes in England.
England Woodland Creation Offer
Grants for landowners, land managers and public bodies creating new woodland in England.
Woodland Tree Health Restoration grant
Grants for land managers replanting woodland, hedgerow trees and other trees in England after felling because of specified, confirmed diseases.
Renewables and low-carbon venture investment
Equinor buys a minority ownership share in early-phase and growing companies working mainly on renewable-energy and low-carbon solutions, with potential pilot, technical and scaling support.
Allstars investment for climate-tech funds
Allstars invests in funds worldwide that finance climate-technology companies.
Flagship II climate-tech investment
Equity investment of €1–5 million for mainly European Seed and Series A climate-tech companies with substantial emissions-reduction potential.
Investment in digital energy companies
Venture-capital investment for asset-light, scalable companies with proven customer demand at Series A or a later funding stage.
Climate Seed Program
A €250,000 minority-equity investment and six months of hands-on support for pre-seed and seed climate or deep-tech startups worldwide with a product in or near the market and some traction.
Grants to scale ecosystem-based adaptation
Grants of up to USD 250,000 for organisations scaling ecosystem-based adaptation, with priority for work in ODA-eligible small island developing states and least developed countries.
Green Heat Network Fund
Capital grants for public, private and third-sector organizations developing low-carbon heat networks in England and Wales.
Heat Network Efficiency Scheme
Grants for specialist assessments and installation work to improve poorly performing existing district or communal heat networks in England and Wales.
Home Energy Scotland Grant and Loan
Grants and optional interest-free loans for homeowners living in Scotland to install heat pumps, insulation and other eligible home energy improvements.
Innovation Fund: grants for new climate technology
Grants to demonstrate how new technology can cut climate emissions in practice.
Link III energy-transition investment
Investment for early-stage European companies building electric-mobility, clean-energy, energy-storage or related energy-transition technology.
Investment for early-stage climate technology
Equity investment for founders at the earliest stages developing commercially driven technology to cut greenhouse-gas emissions, remove atmospheric carbon or buy time by cooling the planet.
Lowland Peat Water Implementation Grant
Grants of normally £100,000–£2 million for land managers and organizations installing water controls that make higher water tables possible on drained lowland peat in England.
Investment for cleaner energy, industry and climate resilience
Investment for startups making energy or industry cleaner, or developing ways to address the impacts of climate change, with MCJ receiving a share of ownership in the company in return.
Loans for Nordic green companies
Loans of typically €2 million to €5 million for established Nordic small and medium-sized businesses investing to take proven environmental solutions into international markets.
Early-stage investment for emissions-reducing technology
New Climate Ventures invests in early-stage startups developing technology that reduces or avoids carbon emissions.
Investment in energy, industry and health technology
Equity investment for early-stage and growth companies using technology to tackle climate-relevant energy or industry problems; Norrsken VC also invests in healthcare.
Peatland Restoration Sector Capacity Grant
Annual grants of up to £20,000 for organizations already restoring peatland in England to train people, add skills, share equipment and restore more peatland.
Investment in green technology
An initial €500,000–€4 million investment for mainly European green-technology startups raising an early venture round, formally from pre-seed through Series A.
Early-stage investment for energy and infrastructure software
$500,000 to $2 million in venture investment for pre-seed and seed companies building digital solutions or software for energy, mobility, buildings or industry, primarily for business customers.
CARES Community Buildings Fund
Grants help Scottish community organisations install renewable heating and solar equipment, with related energy improvements in well-used community buildings.
CARES Community Energy Growth Fund — Construction
Grants and optional loans help Scottish community organisations build and commission community-owned renewable electricity and storage projects.
CARES Community Energy Growth Fund — Development
Eligible Scottish community organisations can receive up to £200,000 annually to take community-owned renewable electricity projects from feasibility to investment readiness: securing the designs, permissions, land arrangements and finance needed to proceed.
CARES Community Energy Growth Fund: Feasibility
Scottish community organisations can get up to GBP 20,000 for renewable-energy feasibility work, covering up to 100% of eligible costs. The current round closes at noon on 14 September 2026, with eligibility checks required at least a week before submission.
Cross-pavement Charging Grant
Households without off-street parking in East Lothian and Renfrewshire can receive up to £3,500 for a permitted permanent charging-cable channel across the pavement.
Domestic Charge Point Grant
Rural and remote Scottish households with income below £50,000 can receive up to £400 towards installing an EV charger at their main home.
EV charging grants for shared residential parking
Property managers, factors and organisations representing residential owners in Scotland can receive up to £20,000 per project for EV charging in private communal parking.
Small business energy loan and cashback
Interest-free loans with cashback grants for small and medium-sized Scottish businesses to install energy-saving equipment, insulation and renewable heating.
Workplace charge point funding
Microbusinesses, sole traders and third-sector organisations in rural and island Scotland can receive up to £5,000 per organisation for private staff or fleet charging.
Investment in digital energy technology
SET usually invests €2–5 million initially in European digital-energy companies and receives an ownership stake rather than repayment of a loan.
Climate-tech venture investment
Investment and strategic support for climate-tech startups developing energy or industrial solutions that can scale into new markets.
Fund EX1 investment
Investment for European and North American startups developing technologies that electrify energy use and cut emissions.
Climate technology investment
Investment for founders worldwide whose early-stage companies are bringing renewable-energy, carbon-management, electric-vehicle, battery or other climate technologies to market; Toyota Ventures provides money in return for a share of the company.
Depot Charging Scheme
Grants for UK businesses and public authorities installing depot chargers for battery-electric vans, heavy goods vehicles and coaches.
Electric Car Grant
A dealer-applied discount of up to £3,750 on an approved new electric car bought or leased for UK registration.
EV chargepoint grant for households with on-street parking
Get 75% towards a home electric-vehicle charging socket, up to £500, if you own or rent your UK home, rely on street parking and install a permitted way to route the charging cable across the pavement.
EV chargepoint grant for renters and flat owners
Get 75% towards buying and installing a home electric-vehicle charging socket, up to £500, if you rent a residential property or own and live in a flat in the UK, with private off-street parking.
EV chargepoint grant for residential landlords
Residential landlords can get 75% towards buying and installing electric-vehicle chargepoints at UK properties, up to £500 per socket and 200 sockets a year.
Workplace Charging Scheme for state-funded education institutions
A grant covering 75% of electric-vehicle chargepoint purchase and installation costs, up to £2,000 per socket, for UK state-funded schools and education institutions.
Green Business Loan Scheme
Discounted fixed-rate loans for Welsh businesses trading for at least two years to install energy-saving equipment and low-carbon heating.
Nest home energy improvements
Free insulation, heat pumps or solar panels for eligible homeowners and private tenants in Wales on low incomes or qualifying benefits.
Warmer Homes Scotland
Funded heating and insulation improvements for eligible Scottish households struggling to heat their homes, with all costs covered in most cases.
Woodland Creation Planning Grant
Up to £30,500 for landowners, land managers and public bodies to prepare a woodland creation design plan for at least five hectares in England.
Workplace Charging Scheme
A grant for UK businesses, charities and public-sector organizations installing electric-vehicle chargepoints for workplaces, staff or fleets.
Investment in climate technology
Venture-capital investment of typically €1–15 million for climate-tech companies raising seed, Series A or Series B funding, with Europe as the main target market.
Zero-emission van discount for businesses
A point-of-sale discount of up to £5,000 for businesses buying an eligible new zero-emission van.