Climate Innovation Fund
Our $1 billion investment initiative to accelerate technology development and deployment of new climate innovations through equity and debt capital.
Our approach
We will focus our funding on investments primarily based on four criteria:
Climate impact
Meaningful, measurable climate solutions in the areas of carbon, water, waste, and ecosystems.
Underfunded markets
Investing where the capital need for climate solutions is not being met.
Shared alignment
Technologies that are relevant to Microsoft’s core business and that of our customers.
Climate equity
Ensuring developing economies and underserved communities benefit from climate solutions.
Investing in climate innovation
Below are examples of companies and fund managers in which the Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund has made investment commitments since its launch in 2020.
Aclima
AMP Robotics
Applied Carbon
AutoGrid
BlocPower
Boston Metal
CarbonCure
Climeworks
Cyclic Materials
Dimensional Energy
Eavor
Electric Hydrogen
FlexiDAO
Group14
Heirloom
KOKO
Konexa
LanzaJet
LineVision
Mitiga Solutions
NCX
New Sun Road
Novata
Omnidian
Pantheon Regeneration
Perennial
Prometheus Materials
Raptor Maps
Redwood Materials
Rheaply
Rondo
SolarCycle
Solstice
SOURCE Global
Stegra
SustainCERT
Terradot
Twelve
Utilidata
Vibrant Planet
Yard Stick PBC
Buoyant Ventures
Carbon Direct
Closed Loop Partners
Congruent Ventures
CrossBoundary Energy Access
Earthshot Ventures
EFM
Emerald Technology Ventures
Energy Impact Partners
EverSource Capital
Farmland LP
Just Climate
Powerhouse Ventures
SEACEF
WaterEquity
Who should apply for the Climate Innovation Fund?
We’ll focus on areas such as direct carbon removal, digital optimization, advanced energy systems, industrial materials, circular economy, water technologies, sustainable agriculture, and business strategies for nature-based markets.
The primary focus of the Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund is to:
- Invest in emerging climate technology solutions that have early commercial traction and need capital to scale in the market
- Provide project financing to bring existing climate solutions to scale
- Invest directly in companies, with opportunities to:
- Scale new innovative solutions in the market
- Demonstrate the viability of new technologies
- Partner with other investors to meet the world’s climate objectives
The Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund does not have a mandate to:
- Provide grants or donations
- Lead an investment round
- Take a majority ownership stake in a fund or company
- Fund publicly traded companies
Apply for funding
Please complete our Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund form for consideration.
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