Climate Tech grants in Switzerland
Explore Climate Tech grants for companies in Switzerland. This list brings together funding for decarbonization, carbon removal, clean industry, adaptation and climate data from Swiss innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, international programs open to applicants in Switzerland, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at Climate Tech in Switzerland come first.
Showing 289-312 of 498 grants
Valorisation of untapped forest biomass
🇪🇺CBE JU · European Union
Funds research into new tools and conversion routes that turn low-value forest residues into bio-based chemicals, materials or products beyond bioenergy.
Waste-to-value devices - circular production of renewable fuels, chemicals and materials
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds research turning hard-to-recycle waste streams like plastics, flue gases and desalination brine into fuels, chemicals and materials, with EU contributions up to EUR 4 million per project.
First Ventures
🇨🇭GRS · Switzerland
Funds Swiss university spin-off ideas from students with up to CHF 150,000.
InnoBooster
🇨🇭GRS · Switzerland
Funds Swiss deep-tech university spin-offs already in Venture Kick with up to CHF 150,000.
SERI Bilateral Joint Research Projects — Seed
🇨🇭SERI · Switzerland
Supports Swiss and partner-country researchers through SERI bilateral projects for cross-border collaboration.
SERI Leading House Pilot Activities — Seed
🇨🇭SERI · Switzerland
Provides SERI Leading House pilot support for new research collaboration with LATAM, MENA, Africa, and Asia.
Initial Coaching
🇨🇭Innosuisse · Switzerland
Offers Swiss start-ups a CHF 10,000 coaching voucher to test and refine their business.
Innosuisse Eurostars Q1 cut-off
🇨🇭Innosuisse · Switzerland
Funds international collaborative research and innovation projects led by innovative small and medium-sized companies.
Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships Cohort
🇨🇭SERI · Switzerland
Provides research mobility support for foreign early-career researchers in Switzerland through SERI scholarship pathways.
Swiss Accelerator
🇨🇭Innosuisse · Switzerland
Funds Swiss SMEs and start-ups already on the market to commercialise and scale innovation projects through Innosuisse direct grants.
Swiss Innovation Challenge
🇨🇭SIC · Switzerland
Pays CHF 30,000 plus in-kind support to a standout Swiss innovation project.
Starbucks Global Cold Cup Innovation Challenge
Starbucks · United States
Pays up to $50,000 to solvers who invent a plastic-free, compostable cold-cup material.
Global Prize for Innovation in Water (GPIW) 2026
SWA · Saudi Arabia
Pays up to $800,000 in cash prizes to water-innovation solvers worldwide.
Global Deep Tech Battle @ SLUSH 2026
swisstech · Switzerland
Awards a 3,000-euro cash prize to the winning deep-tech pitch at SLUSH 2026.
Start Up Energy Transition Award
dena · Germany
Awards €10,000 per category to energy-transition startups founded within the last 10 years.
Start Up Energy Transition Award 2027
dena · Germany
Awards €10,000 to the winning start-up in each of five energy-transition categories.
DEEPSCALE Climate Tech Accelerator
Hello Tomorrow · Global / Multinational
Supports global climate deep-tech startups scaling internationally via a Chile-based accelerator.
BE Fellows — Explorer
Breakthrough Energy · United States
Funds early climate research by university experts, enabling high-upside experiments before ventures are spun out.
Qatar Open Innovation Challenge Grant
QNRF · Qatar
Funds innovators piloting solutions for Qatar-based entities through Qatar Open Innovation challenge grants.
Stripe Atlas (Formation + Credits Pack)
Stripe · United States
Offers Stripe support from company setup to early operational credits during launch.
AI by HER: The Impact Challenge for Women in AI
IndiaAI Mission · India
Awards INR 25 lakh each to 10 women-led AI teams tackling real-world public challenges.
AI for Humanity Prize
PJMF · United States
Funds AI innovation projects in climate, health, learning, and opportunity through the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation.
ARIA Forecasting Tipping Points
ARIA · United Kingdom
Funds climate tipping-point early-warning work through ARIA's Scoping Our Planet programme.
BE Fellows — Innovator Fellowship Cohort 7
Breakthrough Energy · United States
Supports climate founders with catalytic funding and mentoring to advance early technology ideas into deployment-ready ventures.