Decarbonising the Global Economy — Together

FITT–IIT Delhi, in collaboration with Circulus Stride Forward Fund, presents a focused investment and scale-up pathway for climate, cleantech, and deeptech startups building commercially deployable solutions.

This collaboration brings together institutional innovation support and growth-stage climate capital to support startups with equity investments up to ₹8 crore

Targets growth-stage startups across climate tech, circular economy, sustainable materials, energy efficiency, mobility, and industrial decarbonisation.

This is capital plus an active growth partnership:

1. Deep engagement on strategy, scale-up and market expansion
2. Access to global climate tech ecosystems across India & SEA
3. Support across commercialisation, partnerships and follow-on capital

📌 Investment focus

1. Commercially scalable technologies
2. TRL 4+ (preferably TRL 7+)
3. Strong scalability and deployment potential

Eligibility

Startups incubated by or formally supported by FITT – IIT Delhi.

Deadline: 31st January, 2026

If you’re building real climate or sustainability tech and are ready to scale, this is the platform designed for that stage.