Energy 4 Impact - Venture Building & Advisory

Affiliated Institution
Mercy Corps
Support Entity Type
Accelerator
Business Stage Supported
Early
Middle
Funding Type
Grants
In-kind contributions
Type of Recipient
Private sector
Climate Objective
Mitigation
Region
East Asia and Pacific
Europe and Central Asia
Middle East and North Africa
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sectors and Themes
Energy
Co-financing Requirement
No
Application Frequency
Specific calls
Contact Information

Contact Energy 4 Impact via their 'Contact us' page: https://www.energy4impact.org/contact-us 

Energy 4 Impact is Mercy Corps’ energy innovation platform, dedicated to improving access to clean energy and promoting climate-resilient development. Energy 4 Impact's work accelerates progress towards a more sustainable and equitable future for all.

The Venture Building & Advisory arm supports a wide range of energy and productive use of energy businesses across various sectors. This includes enterprises developing products and solutions that harness energy to drive productivity in sectors such as electric mobility, agrifood systems, and rural supply chains; companies pioneering solutions that enhance technology interoperability and compatibility, increasing consumer value, and reducing electronic waste; and companies that manufacture and assemble essential components for key productive equipment locally, reducing reliance on imported goods.

Services offered to companies include:

  • Advice on renewable energy technologies and business models.
  • Commercial and engineering field trials and pilot studies to test and prove innovations.
  • Research and lesson-gathering to unearth new insights into global energy markets.
Eligibility Criteria

The Venture Building & Advisory arm focuses on supporting private sector entities.

Eligibility criteria for specific programs under the Venture Building & Advisory arm (namely the Powering Renewable Energy Opportunities (PREO) and Energy Catalyst programs) are available on their respective websites.