Weekly — grants closing this week

Updated every Monday. Every deadline verified against the funder's page.

Who funds climate in India? We mapped it.

The whole capital landscape in one place: 34 grant funders, 8 investors, 7 acquirers. Every node sourced. Free, public, and built for founders.

We built a map of who funds climate in India. Not a list. A map of the money.

Most founders only know the grants. They don't see the whole landscape. So we mapped it: 34 grant funders, 8 investors, 7 acquirers, every one linked to its source.

The money moves in three lanes:

  1. Grant funders — non-dilutive. Government, CSR, foundations. MNRE, DBT/BIRAC, DST, MeitY, Villgro, Rainmatter, ACT. This is where you start.
  2. Investors — equity for capital. Rainmatter, Avaana, Ankur, Omnivore, NABVENTURES. 8 verified, each with a sourced portfolio.
  3. Acquirers — who buys climate startups. Mahindra-Reva, Reliance-SenseHawk, Hero-Ather. 7 deals, all sourced.

The honest part: India climate M&A is thin, mostly EV. We show 7 because that's what's real, not a fabricated 10. Every node links to its source. If you can't verify it, we don't claim it.

See the map: climategrants.in/who-funds-climate-india

If you're a climate founder, this is the landscape you're raising in. Know it before you apply anywhere.

Closing this week

Four grants close in the next 11 days. All non-dilutive, all verified against the funder's own page.

D.E.S.I.G.N. for BioE3 (DBT-BIRAC) — up to ₹25L, bio + climate. Closes 20 Oct. → climategrants.in/design-for-bioe3-challenge-dbt-birac

Google Center for Climate Tech (PSA + Google) — water + waste/circularity proposals. Closes 22 Oct. → climategrants.in/google-center-for-climate-tech-call-for-proposals-2026

PITCH 2KONNECT (KonguTBI × KVB) — up to ₹20L prototype-to-market grant. Closes 25 Oct. → climategrants.in/pitch-2konnect-kongutbi-kvb-csr-grant

Maruti Suzuki × NSRCEL — prizes up to ₹1 Cr + paid PoC, mobility/clean-tech. Closes 30 Oct. → climategrants.in/maruti-suzuki-nsrcel-incubation-mobility-startups

Every grant in the directory is verified against the funder's own page before it goes live. That's the whole job. climategrants.in