EIT Climate-KIC Circular Economy Catalytic Grant Facility

Enriched EU · Found: 2026-03-11 11:22

Equity-free milestone-based grants up to $18,000 per venture for early-stage circular economy ventures in Bengaluru, India, focusing on waste management traceability, textile recycling optimization, and waste prevention at source.

Source: https://climate-kic.org/news/empowering-bengalurus-circular-future-new-grant-backs-eight-local-ventures

Funding Details

Deadline

Unknown (Unknown)

Contact

Climate KIC contact page: https://www.climate-kic.org/contact-us/ — no specific programme contact provided.

Last Checked

2026-03-15 11:53

Application Checklist

Eligibility

• Venture must be early-stage and operating in Bengaluru, India
• Nomination or recommendation required from a local Entrepreneurship Support Organisation (ESO) or ecosystem partner — not an open public call

Project Scope

• Project must address at least one of: waste management traceability, textile recycling optimisation, or waste prevention at source
• Social inclusion component required: ventures should integrate informal workers or marginalised communities into the circular economy value chain

Constraints

• Funding is equity-free and milestone-based — grantees must demonstrate progress against defined milestones
• Six-month implementation period with a final showcase event — ventures must be able to demonstrate impact within this timeframe
• Grant ceiling is $18,000 per venture — solutions must be scalable within this seed-level budget

Historical Context

Programme launched March 2025. First cohort of 8 ventures selected from ~100 applicants and announced May 2025, with a 6-month implementation period beginning May 2025 and a showcase event planned for late 2025. No information on prior rounds or plans for a second cohort.

Why it was added

Recycling technology innovation funding

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