What Climate Collective does

Climate Collective Foundation is a non-profit climate tech startup support organization headquartered in Visakhapatnam, India, operating as an integrated ecosystem platform serving early-stage climate tech ventures across South Asia and the broader Global South. The organization was established in 2016 following India's first Solar Hackathon and has grown into the largest private climate tech startup support entity in South Asia, with reported metrics of 1,532+ supported startups, 30,000+ community members, 592 onboarded investors, and USD 683 million in collective funding raised by portfolio companies. Its core technology is a multi-platform ecosystem organized into six pillars—Entrepreneurship Development, Acceleration, Deployment, Capital, Community, and Youth Education—including flagship accelerators (ClimateLaunchpad, Climate Runway, Climate Takeoff), pre-acceleration for women and students (Climate Ready, Startup Earth Center), capital vehicles (Climate Seeds VC fund, Climate Seeders Club, CTIN, Climate Pitch grants), deployment programs (ElectronVibe for utilities, Climate Challenges for corporates), a community CRM (Mosambi, built on Salesforce), and supporting services (Technical Due Diligence, Impact Certificates).

The business model is that of a Section 12AB/80G/FCRA-registered non-profit foundation: revenue is derived from grants, donor funding, and service fees for technical due diligence and impact certificates provided to investors, rather than commercial product sales. Go-to-market is community-led: Climate Collective onboards 200+ startups annually through its accelerators and runs major engagement channels including Climate Startup Week, the Climate Tech Investment Summit, newsletters, and research publications. The organization serves multiple customer segments simultaneously—climate tech startups (primary), women-led startups (primary), climate tech investors, utilities and corporates pursuing decarbonization, and climate-sector job seekers—while extending its model internationally through the South-South Collective for Climate (S2C2) coalition launched in 2025.

Name

Climate Collective

Legal name

Climate Collective Foundation

Website

https://climatecollective.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Climate Collective Foundation is a non-profit climate tech startup support organization operating the largest integrated ecosystem platform in South Asia, accelerating early-stage climate ventures through accelerator programs, capital vehicles, and community platforms serving startups, investors, and corporates across the Global South.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate Tech Startup Support and Ecosystem Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation (BPAGAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental & Climate Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAM), Climate / Clean Tech & Decarbonization Funds (FSANAJAA), Climate Finance Strategy (CapEx planning, green finance, incentives & grants) (EUABAKAG)

Keywords

• Climate tech accelerator
• Cleantech startup support
• Startup ecosystem platform
• Venture capital syndication
• Climate education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Visakhapatnam

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Non-profit support services and grants: Climate Collective Foundation operates as a non-profit organization providing support services to climate tech startups. Revenue appears to come from grants, donor funding, and service fees for technical due diligence and impact certificates provided to investors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Climate Collective Foundation is a non-profit ecosystem orchestrator that supports early-stage climate tech startups in South Asia and the Global South through a portfolio of accelerator, pre-accelerator, growth, and deployment programs (ClimateLaunchpad, Climate Ready, Climate Runway, Climate Launch, Climate Takeoff, ElectronVibe, Climate Challenges). It also provides capital access vehicles (Climate Seeds VC fund, Climate Seeders Club, Climate Tech Investment Network, Climate Pitch grants), community and education platforms (Mosambi, Climate Startup School, Startup Earth Center, Climate Jobs Board), and technical services (Technical Due Diligence, Impact Certificates) for climate tech investors.

Product overview

Climate Collective is an ecosystem platform comprising multiple interconnected programs organized into six pillars: Entrepreneurship Development, Acceleration, Deployment, Capital, Community, and Youth Education. The core offerings include accelerator programs (ClimateLaunchpad, Climate Runway, Climate Launch, Climate Takeoff), pre-acceleration for women and students (Climate Ready, Startup Earth Center), education platforms (Climate Startup School), capital access vehicles (Climate Seeds VC fund, Climate Seeders Club angel syndication, Climate Tech Investment Network, Climate Pitch grants), deployment programs (EVibe for utilities, Climate Challenges for corporates), community platform (Mosambi), events (Climate Startup Week, Climate Tech Investment Summit), and supporting services (Technical Due Diligence, Impact Certificates, Climate Jobs Board). The ecosystem collectively supports climate tech startups from ideation through scale-up by providing education, mentorship, funding connections, and market access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ClimateLaunchpad: First cleantech accelerator launched in Maharashtra, India in 2017
• Climate Runway
• Climate Ready
• Climate Launch
• Climate Takeoff
• Climate Startup School
• Climate Seeds
• Climate Pitch
• Climate Tech Investment Network (CTIN)
• Climate Seeders Club
• Mosambi
• Climate Jobs Board
• Climate Startup Week
• Climate Tech Investment Summit
• South-South Collective for Climate (S2C2)
• Startup Earth Center
• EVibe
• ElectronVibe

Products and services

• ClimateLaunchpad India's first cleantech accelerator launched in Maharashtra in 2017, focused on supporting early-stage climate tech startups with mentorship, training, and market access.
• Climate Ready
• Climate Runway
• Climate Launch
• Climate Takeoff Growth program offering climate tech startups capacity building and deployment opportunities, particularly for pilot programs with corporates and utilities.
• ElectronVibe (EVibe) Business-case development program that identifies and showcases technological innovations by mature startups with refined solutions for utilities, focusing on supply chain monitoring and decarbonization.
• Climate Startup School
• Climate Seeds VC fund for pre-Series A stage climate tech startups, part of the capital stack designed for the fundraising journey from Seed to pre-Series A.
• Climate Seeders Club Angel-syndication platform for Seed stage climate tech startups, providing early-stage capital access.
• Climate Tech Investment Network (CTIN) Institutional investors network connecting climate tech startups with pre-Series A funding sources.
• Climate Pitch Working capital grants program supporting startups in early commercialization or pilot sales to develop early traction with clients.
• Mosambi Climate tech community platform supporting and integrating various stakeholders who help create positive impact and drive action, built on Salesforce.
• Climate Jobs Board Platform bridging employers and job-seekers in the climate tech sector in the region.
• Climate Startup Week Annual in-person networking meet-ups, masterclasses, workshops, and events for climate tech ecosystem stakeholders.
• Climate Tech Investment Summit
• Startup Earth Center
• Technical Due Diligence Service providing access to industry experts and tools to support investors in technical evaluation of climate tech startups.
• Impact Certificates Service for capacity-building within the investment community to evaluate the climate impact of startups.
• Climate Challenges Program helping market actors such as IPPs and manufacturing industries engage with innovative solutions from climate tech startups to undertake pilots toward decarbonisation goals.
• South-South Collective for Climate (S2C2) Coalition of leading Global South enterprise support organisations (ESOs) launched by Climate Collective Foundation to support the development of stronger and more connected climate innovation ecosystems across the Global South through research, ecosystem convenings, sharing of networks and resources, and shared data platforms.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1532+ startups supported with collective funding of USD 683 million
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Fund Management Corporation (TNIFMC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Co-authored white paper on solar photovoltaic technology evolution titled 'Understanding the Evolution of Solar Photovoltaic Technology in the Next Decade.' The partnership applies the Bending, Blending and Breaking (3B) Framework to analyze solar PV cell technology transitions. TNIFMC manages thematic funds including the Tamil Nadu Green Climate Fund for green investments.
• New Energy NexuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClimate Collective is the Country Head organization for New Energy Nexus India. New Energy Nexus is a global ecosystem accelerator for clean energy startups. Leadership includes Pratap Raju as Founding Partner and Country Head, New Energy Nexus India, and Nalin Agarwal as Program Director, New Energy Nexus India.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Village Capital: Impact-focused venture firm running accelerator programs for early-stage impact-driven startups, including in climate/sustainability and emerging markets. Comparable: similar non-profit/hybrid accelerator running cohort-based programs with peer-selected investment readiness support and impact reporting (analogous to Climate Collective's Impact Certificates).
• Third Derivative: Climate tech accelerator and venture fund initially founded with Microsoft and BCG partnership, focused on early-stage climate startups globally. Comparable: runs a cohort-based accelerator program for climate tech startups with corporate pilot support, paralleling Climate Collective's Climate Takeoff and corporate decarbonization engagement model.
• Catalyst Fund: Climate fintech-focused accelerator and fund supporting early-stage startups in emerging markets, with an inclusive innovation mandate. Directly comparable: both run emerging-market-focused climate accelerators with a blended capital approach and focus on founder support across the Global South.
• EIT Climate-KIC: European-based knowledge and innovation community focused on climate innovation, running accelerator programs (including the original ClimateLaunchpad) across 39 countries. Directly comparable: both are non-profit ecosystem orchestrators running climate-focused accelerator programs and have overlapping program names (ClimateLaunchpad).
• Impact Hub Network: Global network of impact-focused incubators and innovation hubs supporting entrepreneurs across 100+ locations, including for climate and sustainability ventures. Comparable as a community-led, global-to-local ecosystem model for impact entrepreneurs, with multi-country expansion playbooks similar to Climate Collective's S2C2 approach.
• Elemental Excelerator: U.S.-based non-profit climate tech accelerator that funds and deploys startups addressing climate change with both grants and venture support. Comparable: similar non-profit accelerator model with deployment-focus programs (similar to Climate Collective's Climate Takeoff / EVibe) and corporate partnership pipeline.
• Ashden: U.K.-based climate solutions charity that supports sustainable energy and climate enterprises through awards, accelerator support, and convenings. Comparable as a non-profit accelerator/funder focused on climate solutions with global reach and a mission-driven approach similar to Climate Collective Foundation.
• Greentown Labs: Largest climate tech startup incubator in North America, offering prototyping space, programming, and connections to investors and corporates. Directly comparable as a non-profit climate tech startup support organization with community, capital access, and corporate engagement pillars analogous to Climate Collective's integrated ecosystem.
• New Energy Nexus: Global ecosystem accelerator for clean energy startups with chapters across the U.S., Southeast Asia, China, and India. Directly comparable to Climate Collective: Climate Collective is the Country Head organization for New Energy Nexus India, and both run similar startup acceleration and capital facilitation models.
• Unreasonable: Global impact-focused organization that supports entrepreneurship to tackle major social and environmental challenges, running accelerator programs and connecting founders to investors and mentors. Comparable: similar accelerator/ecosystem-builder model for impact-driven startups including climate, with multi-stakeholder network and investor facilitation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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