Climate Seeds is an accelerator-integrated fund.
It will make two-staged investments in startups that enter its Climate Seeders program.
How Climate Seeds works
Seed Stage
At the seed stage, Climate Seeds will invest INR 25 lakhs (~US$ 35,000) as seed capital in up to 50 startups per year that enter a 5-months Climate Seeders Stage-1 accelerator (the first part of the Seeds program), all of which meet the fund’s mandate and investment criteria, and that
have been part of Climate Collective's accelerators
or have been referred by our partner accelerators, incubators and university programs
or apply via an open call (as and when it opens)
Pre-Series A Stage
At the pre-series A stage, Climate Seeds will make a follow-on investment of INR 1 Crore (~US$ 140,000) in a sub-set of startups from among the original investee cohort that enter a 9-months Climate Seeders Stage-2 accelerator (the second part of the Seeds program), all of which meet the fund’s mandate and investment criteria, and that
were part of the Climate Seeders Stage-1 program
FOLLOW-ON NETWORK
Over the course of the Climate Seeders Stage-2 accelerator, the fund will facilitate engagement between the portfolio startups and our network of global follow-on investment partners.
As startups move into the growth stage and are ready to accept Series A capital, we will work with our linked-funding partners (venture capital firms, corporates and project finance institutions) to enable further investment rounds and growth partnerships.
The startups we support are present in sectors representing over 80% of potential GHG reductions, and more specifically in these sub-sectors:
Clean Energy
Energy Optimisation (including storage, efficiency and smart grids)
Future Mobility
Carbon (trading/offsets, sequestration and afforestation)
Waste to Value (with a special focus on plastic waste)
Natural Resources (including Air, Water and Food/Agriculture)