Green Enterprises
Climate-related disasters are impacting our lives significantly. In the last decade, several Indian cities /states (Chennai, Mumbai, Kerala and Kashmir) witnessed extreme flooding, resulting in loss of livelihoods and business. Further, frequent droughts and short spells of intense rainfall have impacted agriculture productivity and farmer income.
A large number of start-ups and SMEs are addressing climate change via technology and data-driven solutions in agriculture, renewable energy, water, and waste management. Our mission is to assist such companies in accessing capital so that they can scale up their operations and in turn make our world more livable.
We work with companies that are either contributing to reducing carbon emissions or helping in adapting to the impacts of climate change.
Growing Green: Grants for Indian Climate Startups
Climate startups face a unique challenge: the long development cycle of physical products, spanning 5 to 10 years. For instance, consider Carbon Clean, a pioneering carbon capture startup which has
Despite funding winter, 2022 was a great year for Indian climate tech startups
In the middle of a funding slowdown, Indian climate-tech startups raised ~ 1.1 billion USD in 2022, representing a 40% increase over 2021. Although funding for growth-stage climate companies fell
