12 new start-ups selected for funding

Congratulations to the 12 start-ups from Africa and Asia that have been awarded funding..

We have closed call for applications for ‘The GSMA Innovation Fund for Climate Resilience and Adaptation 2.0’. Thank you to everyone who had applied.

About the Climate Fund

On 27 February 2023, during the GSMA Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, the GSMA announced the launch of the GSMA Innovation Fund for Climate Resilience and Adaptation 2.0. The fund is designed to help accelerate the testing, adoption and scalability of digital innovations that enable the world’s most vulnerable populations to adapt, anticipate and absorb the negative impacts of climate change, or strengthen biodiversity.

Read the press release

This funding round builds on the previous GSMA Innovation Fund for Climate Resilience and Adaptation launched at COP26. The GSMA invited applications from start-ups, small and medium enterprises and social enterprises leveraging digital technology to deliver climate resilience and adaptation solutions to and with low-income and vulnerable populations. Geographies of interest include Africa, South and Southeast Asia, Pacific Islands, the Caribbean, Bolivia, Colombia and Guatemala, Albania and Moldova.

Successful projects are to receive grant funding of between GBP 100,000 and GBP 250,000 over 15 to 18 months, plus tailored technical assistance including:

Mentoring and expert advice
Networking and showcasing opportunities
Facilitating relevant partnerships
Monitoring and evaluation support

Applications are closed

Applications for the Innovation Fund for Climate Resilience and Adaptation 2.0 closed on Tuesday, 16 May 2023. Thank you to everyone who applied. See below the Terms and Conditions and FAQs related to the Fund:

Read the Terms and Conditions (T&Cs)
Read the FAQs Document
Watch the Q&A webinar: This webinar was held on Tuesday, 18 April to answer questions related to the Fund, alongside an introduction to the Fund application process, eligibility criteria.

We will be announcing the successful start-ups later in the year. Check back on this page and sign-up to the ClimateTech newsletter here for updates.

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About the previous Climate Fund round (2021-2022)

12 successful start-ups from 10 countries were selected for our first round of The GSMA Innovation Fund for Climate Resilience and Adaptation. They will receive an equity-free grant of between £100,000 and £250,000 to pilot and scale their innovation with technical support from the GSMA.

More information on this fund round can be found in the links below:

Publications from our first round of funding

Meet the founders

Hear from some of the start-up founders from this round of funding:

Watch the videos

The ClimateTech programme is currently funded by UK International Development from the UK Government and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), and is supported by the GSMA and its members.