500 Global Launches Sustainable Innovation Program Backed by Catalytic Partners>

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- 500 Global, one of the world’s most active venture capital firms1, announced today the launch of its Sustainable Innovation Program, an initiative designed to support mission-driven founders building commercially viable solutions to sustainability challenges across the global south. Rooted in the belief that the next generation of global growth will be driven by sustainable, inclusive innovation rooted in local leadership, the Sustainable Innovation Program brings together strategic capital, multilateral partnerships, and deep domain expertise to help entrepreneurs scale ventures that deliver both market returns and measurable impact. Their catalytic partner is the Shell Foundation, with co-funding from the UK Government as part of its Transforming Energy Access (TEA) platform and Catalysing Agriculture by Scaling Energy Ecosystems (CASEE) programme. This is the first of these partnerships focused on investing in human capital across agriculture, energy, mobility, and the built environment. “Through our Sustainable Innovation Program we are supporting commercially viable solutions to critical challenges. We are backing founders who are buildi...(BUSINESS WIRE) -- 500 Global, one of the world’s most active venture capital firms1, announced today the launch of its Sustainable Innovation Program, an initiative designed to support mission-driven founders building commercially viable solutions to sustainability challenges across the global south. Rooted in the belief that the next generation of global growth will be driven by sustainable, inclusive innovation rooted in local leadership, the Sustainable Innovation Program brings together strategic capital, multilateral partnerships, and deep domain expertise to help entrepreneurs scale ventures that deliver both market returns and measurable impact. Their catalytic partner is the Shell Foundation, with co-funding from the UK Government as part of its Transforming Energy Access (TEA) platform and Catalysing Agriculture by Scaling Energy Ecosystems (CASEE) programme. This is the first of these partnerships focused on investing in human capital across agriculture, energy, mobility, and the built environment. “Through our Sustainable Innovation Program we are supporting commercially viable solutions to critical challenges. We are backing founders who are buildi...{}