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Founders can look to asset owners, corporations, government funding and project and equipment finance to scale their operations.

Climate tech founders should take advantage of government grants and incentives and add software components to their businesses, venture firm managers advised at New York Climate Week.

The fund, which invests in North America and Europe, fell short of its $1bn target.

Having helped the impact investing industry to scale and institutionalise, CalSTRS, Capricorn, Builders Vision, Makena and Accelerate are finding new investment avenues for the industry's growth.

Efforts to catalyse climate investment in the Global South are starting to bear fruit.

Venture debt or corporate debt products are 'still very much needed', says Priscilla Schnepper of the European Investment Fund, who will discuss key developments at our PDI Germany Forum.

Including MCJ's new fund, climate fundraisers worldwide have now raised $6.9bn for 25 venture funds this year, according to Venture Capital Journal data.

The firm, led by founder and managing partner Hans Kobler, is defying a tough market for private capital fundraising.

Nearly a third of the Environment Acceleration Capital Fund comprises capital from individual investors.

Climate Infrastructure Fund I invests in 'projects rolling out proven technologies', chief executive Jacqueline van den Ende said.