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Massive Earth Foundation and UNEP launch 5th edition of LowCarbon.Earth

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Massive Earth Foundation and UNEP launch 5th edition of LowCarbon.Earth
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The Massive Earth Foundation, in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), has launched the 5th edition of its climate startup accelerator, LowCarbon.Earth, on World Environment Day at the India Habitat Centre in Delhi. The event was inaugurated by former MoEFCC (Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change) Secretary Leena Nandan and saw participation from delegates of UNESCO, UNEP, NPC, APC, and senior IAS officers. Started in 2021, LowCarbon.Earth helps early-stage climate tech startups through a venture capital (VC) framework. So far, it claims to have supported over 180 startups, helped deploy $350 million in funding, and driven global partnerships for climate innovation. The accelerator focuses on key sectors like air and plastic pollution, EV mobility, agriculture, and waste management, offering mentorship, funding access, and support from UNEP. It encourages applications from women-led, youth, and marginalized community founders. “These startups not only succeed in cutting down carbon emissions, supporting the circular economy, and building sustainable solutions but also achieve this while generating wealth. With the right support, framework, and financing, building sustainability can become a highly profitable venture,” said Vinutha Raju, Program Head at MEF. Startups can now apply for the 5th edition at Lowcarbon.earth. The initiative aims to promote a green, circular economy and achieve net-zero targets by 2030.

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Massive Earth Foundation announces fourth edition of climate tech accelerator LowCarbon.Earth

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Massive Earth Foundation announces fourth edition of climate tech accelerator LowCarbon.Earth
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The Massive Earth Foundation (MEF), in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), has launched the fourth edition of the Low Carbon Earth Accelerator (LCE) program, LowCarbon.Earth 2024. LCE empowers climate tech startups in the Asia-Pacific region to tackle the shared challenges of climate change, nature loss, and pollution. For the 2024 program, LCE seeks applications from startups that are working in clean air, agri-food, sustainable mobility, digital innovation, renewable energy, and plastic pollution. Women-led startups and startups that are women-focused and that benefit underserved communities are strongly encouraged to apply. Led by Shailesh Vickram Singh, LCE equips startups with the tools and connections needed to scale their innovative solutions. It offers online training workshops, virtual bootcamps, mentorship sessions, networking events, and seminars. Additionally, finalists get an opportunity to pitch to potential investors and receive one-on-one mentorship from industry leaders in a demonstration-day finale. The 2023 edition of LCE saw the participation of 67 startups, 14 of which made it to the finale. The finalists included seven women founders. The Massive Earth Foundation (MEF) is a non-profit organization building a climate tech ecosystem by uniting investors, VCs, founders, startups, policy makers, and institutions into a vibrant synergy.

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