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.
Venture capital for climate companies
An investor puts money into your company in return for a share of the business. The investment needs to fit both your climate solution and your company's stage of development.
Funding opportunities (21)
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.
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.
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.
Angel investment for early-stage climate technology
Angel equity investment for pre-seed, seed and Series A climate-technology companies located in the United States or Canada that can bring a product or validated service to market within 12 to 24 months.
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.
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.
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.
Early-stage investment for emissions-reducing technology
New Climate Ventures invests in early-stage startups developing technology that reduces or avoids carbon emissions.
Project Track
Investment and coaching for climate companies building the first project of its kind or another early commercial facility or set of installations.
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.
Investment for growing climate-technology companies
Venture investment of $500,000 to $15 million for high-growth companies commercialising and growing technology for the digitisation or sustainability of energy, mobility, buildings or industry.
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.
Early-stage energy-transition investment
Company investment and hands-on support for early-stage founders building energy-transition technology across energy, mobility, buildings or industry.
Climate-tech venture investment
Investment and strategic support for climate-tech startups developing energy or industrial solutions that can scale into new markets.
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.
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.
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 climate investment
Investment for founders building climate companies in North America, starting as early as company formation.
Critical-minerals technology investment
Investment for US and Canadian startups developing technology to produce minerals more efficiently or recover metals from waste.
Fund EX1 investment
Investment for European and North American startups developing technologies that electrify energy use and cut emissions.