This document prepared by the Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance (which is part of the Climate Policy Initiative and may be a good partner if we pursue something related to climate financing) describes a plan with 1AF for a combo fund + venture studio managed by 1AF. This was prepared Sep 2021 at which point the status was working w legal counsel on fund business + governance model and fundraising had begun
The Lab has a chapter in India as well: The Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has endorsed the India chapter and is a key stakeholder. The Lab in India has been hosted and funded by Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, with additional funding from the Swedish Development Corporation, David and Lucille Packard Foundation, the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the Oak Foundation. Climate Policy Initiative’s team in India serves as the Lab Secretariat and provides analytical support.
Ag related ideas in India include a P2P funding platform for community led forest restoration programs and a “cooling as a service” or pay as you go access to small (5MT) cold storage facilities on farm; apparently being piloted for apples in Himachal by CoolCrop and multiple crops for farmers in Bihar by Oorja (link)
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