Environment and Climate
Africa
| Investor | Investment themes | Type of investment | Amount of investment | Stage of investment | Eligible business entities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accenture Foundation | Quality education, decent work, economic growth, climate change | Grants | Social enterprise, Charity | ||
| Acumen | Health, housing, water and sanitation, workforce development, financial inclusion, education, energy, agriculture. | Equity, Debt | $10-$300k | Seed+ | For profit with social purpose |
| Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation | Access to culture, access to care, access to education, climate and ocean, democracy and civil society, Armenian communities and partnerships with Africa. | Grants, scholarships | For profit with social purpose, Social enterprise, Charity | ||
| DRK Foundation | Arts and Culture, Civic Engagement, Economic Empowerment, Education, Environment and Climate Change, Food and Agriculture, Health, Social Justice, Systemic Poverty. | Grants | up to $300k | Series A, Series B | Independent nonprofit and impact-first, mission-driven for-profit entities |
| Energise Africa | Sustainable energy infrastructure | For profit, For profit with social purpose | |||
| Fondation Botnar | Health services, Environmental sustainability and ecological resilience, e.g., clean energy, Local food and nutritional safety and security, Water, sanitation, and hygiene, Waste management, Digital technologies, digital data use, and communication, e.g., internet access, Education, life skills, upskilling/reskilling, Access to employment, Financial inclusion, Safe and sustainable transportation, Affordable housing | Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE), equity, debt, grants for capacity building | $250k | Pre-seed - Series A | For profit which also generates a social/environmental impact |
| Gaia Impact Fund | Mini grids, small decentralised systems, commercial and industrial, productive use of energy, enabling technologies, new renewables | Equity | Early-stage | For profit, For profit with social purpose | |
| Global Innovation Fund | 1. Investment that can lower the barrier to gender equality. Dimension such as finance, voice, body. 2. Climate: adaptation and resilience. To help people who want to adapt to prevent the effects of climate change. 3. Government tech. | Grants, Loans, Equity | £230k + | Seed+ | Social enterprise, For profit, Not for profit, B Corp, Charity |
| Lofty Inc | FinTech, SME Services, HealthTech, AgricProcessing, Supply Chains, and Energy | Equity | $50-$250k | Seed, Series A | For profit |
| Opes LCEF Impact Fund | Low carbon solutions to access to water, sanitation, education, energy, health, low carbon and conservation. | Equity | $50,000-$400,000 | Seed+ | For profit with social purpose, Social enterprise |
| Oryx Impact | Economic development and job creation, climate change mitigation and adaptation, gender equality. | Fund of funds investing into Equity & Debt funds | $4.5m to $20m | Agnostic | Finance first impact funds |
| responsAbility Investments AG | Climate Finance, financial inclusion, sustainable food | Debt, Equity, Fund of funds | Depends on product | Seed, Series A, Series B | For profit, For profit with social purpose |
| The Fore | Arts and culture; disability; economic development and employability; environment; health and wellbeing; housing and homelessness; human rights, law and justice; poverty and disadvantage; sport; women and girls; youth education | Grants | up to £30k | Seed | Not for profit, Charities, Community Benefit Societies, Community Interest Companies, Charitable Incorporated Organisations |
| Triodos Investment Management | Environment, cultural, social | Equity, quasi-Equity, Debt, Listed equities and bonds | £250k to £20m | Series A+ | Listed companies, private companies, Social enterprise, For profit, B Corp. |
| TUI Care Foundation | Enabling education, empowering communities, lively landscapes, marine conservation. | Grants, Donations (Philanthropy) | Not for profit, Social enterprise | ||
| World Fund | Energy, food, agriculture, manufacturing, buildings, mobility, carbon removal | Equity | €1m to €15m initial investment | Seed-Series B | For profit, For profit with social purpose |
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