ClimaFii Alliance 2025 - Application Form

Hey there! Thank you for your interest in the ClimaFii Program 2025.

The Climate and Finance Innovations (ClimaFii) Alliance will provide catalytic support to climate enterprises and financial service providers to bridge the gap between energy access and financial inclusion for microenterprises across India and Sub-Saharan Africa.

As the India implementation partner, Upaya is looking for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) or Startups working in the DRE / clean energy space to improve livelihoods for micro-entrepreneurs by unlocking access to partnerships, financing and technical expertise.

If you are an enterprise working in Sub-Saharan Africa, please click here
What would you like to do?*

Nominate a Start-up/SMEApply for the program
Do you consent to us directly contacting the nominee for purposes related to the ClimaFii 2025 program?*

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Company information
Full legal/registered company name*
Brand name (if any)
Legal Status*
Headquarter Location*
Cities of operation*
Website
1. Please share a brief description of the business (start-up/SME).*

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2. Why are you nominating the start-up/SME? Please highlight why you think they are a fit for the program.*

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Apply for the Program

For consideration into the program, we request you to complete and submit all sections of the form. Please ensure that you're responding to the questions asked with correct information or data where required. The last date for submitting this form is 21st February 2025.

This form has 5 sections, and we encourage you to start the process early in order to submit it on time.
- General Information
- Business Overview
- Social and Enviornmental Impact
- Finance, Fundraising & Growth Strategy
- Wrapping Up
In every section, you can save your progress by clicking on the 'Save' button at the bottom of every page. Please note that you can choose 'Skip Create an account' in case you don't want to sign up.

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Application deadline: 16th April 2025

Please contact cohort@upayasv.org for any queries.

Section 2 of 5: Business Overview
What is the problem or market gap that your business (and product) is solving for?*

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Explain briefly the value proposition of your business.*

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Please describe the size of your target market and your customer (or user) segment.*

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Does your business model include buy-back of products/commodities from customers/users?*

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If yes, Who are your current buyers? What are your plans to expand or scale? What type of partnerships would be beneficial for you or your customers/users?*

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If no, do you have any future plans for buy-back of products/commodities?

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Please share information about the following - products/commodities, potential buyers and partnerships that will enable this. *

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Go-to-Market (GTM) Strategy
Please describe your GTM or customer acquisition strategy.*

If you do not have formal partnerships, describe potential collaborations or stakeholders.0/250
Please describe any after-sales support that you provide to your customers.*

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What are your current sales and distribution channels? *

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What is currently your biggest growth barrier? (Please highlight current or potential challenges for scale)*

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Section 3 of 5: Social and Environmental Impact
Please describe how communities benefit from your solution/service. Why do they buy or use your product(s)? *

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How does your solution/product improve customer/users' livelihoods for micro-entrepreneurs(e.g., income, productivity, or job creation)? Please describe.*

Micro-entrepreneurs refers to customers and/or users of DRE or clean energy solutions for productive use, i.e. income generation or enhancement.0/250
How does your business contribute towards climate action, specifically towards reducing emissions?*

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Pricing
No.of Products*
Note: if you are a wholesaler/distributor/retailer of multiple products, please highlight most relevant products in this context of this program
Product Name*
Price (in INR)
Product 2 Name
Price (in INR)
Product 3 Name
Price (in INR)
Product 4 Name
Price (in INR)
Product 5 Name
Price (in INR)

Income Statement (in INR)
Total Revenue for FY 2023-2024 | Actuals (Past Year)*
Total Revenues for FY 2024-2025 (April 2024 - December 2024) | Actuals (Current Year)*
Projected Revenues for FY 2024-2025*
Projected Revenues for FY 2025-2026*

Prior Funds Raised
Has the Organisation (or founding entrepreneur) raised any Equity?*
Funding could include funds raised through friends and family, angel investors, institutional funders / investors or others
Total amount of Equity raised till date*
Date of Last Funding*

MonthDateYear
Name of Funder(s)*
Use a comma for multiple names
Has the Organisation (or founding entrepreneur) raised any Debt?*
Funding could include funds raised through friends and family, angel investors / networks or Banks, NBFCs and other institutions
Total amount of Debt raised till date*
Date of Last Funding*

MonthDateYear
Name of Funder(s)*
Use a comma for multiple names
Has the Organisation (or founding entrepreneur) raised any Grant?*
Funding could include funds raised through CSR / Foundations, awards & competitions or Incubators / Accelerators
Total amount of Grants raised till date*
Date of Last Funding*

MonthDateYear
Name of Funder(s)*
Use a comma for multiple names

Growth Strategy
What are your key business and financial milestones for the next 6, 12 and 18 months?*

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Fundraising ask for the next 12-18 months & utilization of funds*

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Details on current fundraising round, if applicable - type of funds required.*

If not applicable, please mention NA0/250
Please describe the utilisation plan for the above*

If not applicable, please mention NA0/250

End-user Finance
Do you currently have partnerships in place for end-user financing? If yes, please share name of partner and type of financing available *

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What is the amount of financing required to meet your customer targets in 2025? *

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What type of financial products or services would be most beneficial for you and your customers?*

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Section 5 of 5: Wrapping Up
Why do you want to join this program?*

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Organisation Name*
Are you comfortable with us sharing the above information with other investors and partner organizations?*

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Please upload your deck/two-pager.*

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Would you like to receive updates from Upaya on other opportunities for incubation, acceleration, awards, investments, etc.?*

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Thank You!

We have received your nomination for the Climafii Alliance Cohort 2025

We will reach out to you if we have any questions!

You can read more about the program on our website.

Contact cohort@upayasv.org for any queries.

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