How Startups Win Global Adaptation and Climate Grants
Join Climate Finance Solutions, Streetlife Ventures, and Climate Tech Cities for an expert briefing on how early-stage startups can secure global adaptation and climate grants.
Public capital now reaches well beyond traditional adaptation into resilience, energy, materials, and urban systems. This session maps that landscape for pre-seed to Series A startups and shows how to turn it into an effective strategy.
Event details:
Date: Thursday, July 30, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM ET // 17:00 CET
Format: Live webinar with Q&A
Who it is for: Pre-seed to Series A startups working on adaptation, energy, and climate solutions
Presenters:
Joel Armin-Hoiland, CEO, Climate Finance Solutions
Alun Jones, Europe Lead for Project Development, Climate Finance Solutions
The session will cover:
The landscape of global adaptation and climate grants for early-stage startups, with a focus on public funding across Europe and North America
Which areas of adaptation and resilience are particularly grantable, including urban and city-focused opportunities, and how recent trends are reshaping what gets funded
How to identify and select the right opportunities as part of a broader funding strategy
The process for pursuing public funding, and what makes an early-stage applicant more competitive and more likely to win
Climate Finance Solutions is a global consultancy that helps climate tech companies secure large-scale public funding. Its team has won over €500M in Europe and $1.6B+ globally, with deep experience across climate adaptation and resilience, clean energy, and industrial innovation.
Streetlife Ventures invests in the $5 trillion market opportunity at the intersection of cities and climate. We leverage 30+ years of urban experience and a 25,000+ member platform of founders, operators, policymakers, and investors to build sustainable cities. We invest in pre-seed and seed startups across buildings, energy, mobility & logistics, waste & water, and adaptive infrastructure, partnering with cities, developers, and infrastructure groups to de-risk deployment and accelerate commercialization. Our mission: to advance cities, investing in the people and places they call home.
Climate Tech Cities is the largest place-based climate tech community in the world. We bring together over 25,000 entrepreneurs, activists, scientists, investors, and policymakers in cities across the globe to take climate action in their streets and neighborhoods. We send weekly newsletters and host topical panels, happy hours, site visits to infrastructure projects, and more. Since 2021, we have welcomed newcomers and old hands in climate to work on, share, and grow as we build solutions towards a decarbonized future. Join your local chapter today!
📹 All registrants will receive access to the webinar recording and slides after the event.