The ISFA offers an innovative multi-year programme that accelerates emerging fund managers focusing on 3 key pillars for social impact.
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The MIT Climate & Energy Prize (MIT CEP) is the longest running and largest climatetech & energy startup competition for university students all over the world. MIT CEP teams compete for more than $100,000 in Grand Prize* and other monetary prizes.
The programme supports enterprises working in the climate space strengthen their business models, improve financial readiness, and connect directly with investors - driving climate resilience, green innovation, and inclusive economic growth - with a cross-cutting lens on promoting gender equality.
The programme aims to empower women entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa by enhancing their access to finance and business knowledge. It focuses on green businesses and seeks to drive economic inclusion, job creation, and sustainable development.
The Livability Challenge: Decarbonisation seeks disruptive deep-tech solutions that provide scalable and impactful solutions to reduce carbon emissions across diverse industries.
The Livability Challenge 2026: Cool Earth is seeking groundbreaking innovations that specifically address the challenges posed by climate-induced extreme weather conditions.
The IKI Large Grants address current challenges in climate change mitigation, adaptation to the impacts of climate change and biodiversity conservation every year. One to two projects per priority will be selected. The funding volume provided by the IKI can range from 5 to 20 million euros per project, depending on the thematic and country priority.
CIMSME Fintech Challenge aims to discover, develop and scale innovative Fintech Solution that empower Startups and MSMEs in getting timely and adequate finance from formal sector with preparation of Bankable Business Project Report and Financial Projections.
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