Bharat ClimateTech Initiative
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Quick Answer
Supporting early-stage innovations that help mitigate and build resilience against climate change, offering up to ₹40 lakh in financial support.
- Funding amount
- Up to ₹40L
- Funding type
- Grant
- Provider
- IIMA Ventures
- Application deadline
- Rolling
- Location
- Open to startups registered in India
About this grant
Climate change continues to be one of the most urgent global challenges, disrupting lives, livelihoods, and ecosystems. Addressing this crisis requires accelerating the transition to Net Zero by empowering solutions that help vulnerable communities and industries adapt to the changing environment. Through the Bharat Climate-tech Initiative, we aim to drive measurable impact by supporting startups that are building real-world solutions in Climate-tech and Sustainability. Our target outcomes include reducing a million kg of CO₂ emissions and saving 10 million litres of water. A joint effort by IIMA Ventures and MUFG, the initiative will support up to eight promising early-stage entrepreneurs, offering catalytic capital and tailored business support to help them scale from innovation to impact.
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Grant providers
IIMA Ventures is the startup incubator of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM Ahmedabad). It was known as IIMA-CIIE, and publicly as CIIE.CO, until it rebranded to IIMA Ventures in 2024. CIIE stands for the Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship, the…
Learn moreBenefits & Funding
- Amount
- Up to ₹40L
- Fund type
- Grant
- Equity
- Equity-free
- Repayment
- Non-repayable
What You Get
Financial Support up to ₹40 Lakhs per startup will be provided. Additionally, selected startups will receive expert mentoring, market and investor connects, cloud credits, and exclusive offers from service providers. This support aims to help early-stage ventures scale from innovation to impact over a two-year program duration.
- Duration
- 24 months
- Cohort size
- 8 startups
- Bootstrap friendly
- Yes
Timelines & Process
Applications
Rolling basis
How to apply
Four steps from draft to disbursement — one action each.
- 1
Draft your application
Answer the form inside the grant tracker — AI drafts each response using your past answers, so you're not starting from a blank page.
- 2
See the questions before you start
Download every question this programme's application form asks, so you can prepare your answers offline before opening the portal.
- 3
Line up your documents
Keep every document from the checklist ready in one folder. Missing docs are the #1 reason applications get bounced.
- 4
Submit on the official portal
Use the official application link and verify all details before final submission.
- 5
Follow up
Reach out 5–7 days after submitting to confirm receipt and ask about the review timeline.
Frequently Asked Questions
What kind of solutions is the Bharat ClimateTech Initiative looking for?
We are seeking tech solutions in thematic areas such as Decarbonisation, Waste to Value, Climate Tracking & Reporting, Climate Finance, and Alternative Fuels.
What stage should my startup be in to apply?
The program targets early-stage ventures (pre-seed to seed) that are developing or validating their tech-enabled solutions.
How much financial support can a startup receive?
Selected startups can receive financial support of up to ₹40 Lakhs per startup.
What additional support does the program offer?
Beyond financial support, the program offers mentoring by experts, market and investor connects, cloud credits, and exclusive offers from service providers.
What are the key goals of this initiative?
The initiative aims to drive measurable impact by supporting startups building real-world solutions in Climate-tech and Sustainability, with target outcomes including reducing a million kg of CO₂ emissions and saving 10 million litres of water.
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