Shell Foundation Partner with us (Innovators, Scale Partners, Finance Partners)

Shell Foundation Partner with us (Innovators, Scale Partners, Finance Partners) is sponsored by Shell Foundation. Shell Foundation is a philanthropic foundation that finds and fosters early-stage innovation that increases incomes while cutting emissions.

Partner with us - Shell Foundation How our objectives and ways of working drive us Meet the team and trustees at Shell Foundation Learn about our independence and how it is key to delivering our mission Learn how our commitments and principles underpin our work Shell Foundation's history and evolution through the years Learn about the people we serve How we approach our work to impact livelihoods Learn about how we support gender-inclusive businesses Mobilising catalytic finance How we catalyse financial support for the benefit of the people we serve Our strategic partnerships Discover our strategic partnerships with public and private organisations Learn more about the organisations we partner with to deliver impact How to partner with Shell Foundation Our partnership with the FCDO Learn about Shell Foundation's unique partnership with the FCDO Learn more about our impact Read our portfolio research, partner insights and learning reports We bring people together to exchange ideas and build partnerships Partner with Shell Foundation Raising incomes of people in Africa and Asia with clean energy Shell Foundation seeks partnerships with aligned innovators and organisations that reach millions of the people we serve Partner with Shell Foundation Shell Foundation finds and fosters early-stage innovation that increases incomes while cutting emissions for a smallholder farmer, a micro-entrepreneur and a transporter.

We scale innovations by partnering with established businesses operating in Africa and Asia and already reaching millions of customers. We finance scale and innovation with capital commitments that catalyse concessional and commercial finance. We want to hear from aligned organisations who believe profound change can come from clean energy solutions that raise incomes while cutting emissions.

These could include: Developers of customer-centric hardware that increases incomes and reduces emissions, or digital platforms that connect people to new products, services and markets. If you have a clear path to scale, we want to hear from you.

Proven sector leaders already reaching millions of smallholder farmers, micro-entrepreneurs and transporters that target scale, who seek to generate new markets and customer bases, to find new income drivers and new sources of capital through climate finance. Those designing or already in market with instruments that provide appropriate growth finance to ventures or address affordability for customers.

The funding provided by Shell Foundation has been instrumental in scaling Davis & Shirtliff’s PAYGO solar pumping business, enabling us to reach and empower smallholder farmers. This support allows us to accelerate the adoption of sustainable solar pumping solutions, helping farmers access reliable water resources and improve productivity.

Together we’re creating pathways for resilience and growth in rural Africa” Alec Davis, Group Chairman Shell Foundation’s investment criteria Our investment criteria is designed to ensure that our philanthropic capital is used effectively to support the alleviation of poverty and protection of our environment by increasing incomes of millions of people in Africa and Asia whilst lowering emissions.

We prioritise investments that: Align with our objectives: All investments must be consistent with Shell Foundation’s mission and objectives Consider scale and depth of impact: We seek investments that have the potential to reach millions of people in the markets in which we operate, with long lasting impact that increases customer incomes by 20%+ Demonstrate our additionality: We focus on investments where our philanthropic capital is incremental and catalytic, complementing existing efforts and encouraging additional capital and partnerships Ensure financial viability: We consider investments that have a solid plan towards achieving financial viability within a specified time frame Comply with ethical and legal standards: We require investments to adhere to all applicable ethical and legal standards Learn more about our ethics and compliance Shell Foundation has two decades’ experience in scaling energy technology that improves the lives of people earning less than a net living wage.

Our experience, in-market knowledge and approach allows us to: Work with agility through our partnerships, co-designing appropriate models to achieve mutually agreed outcomes Be customer-focused through intervention design, backed up by consumer research and human impact analysis Take catalytic risk through pilot programmes and inclusive financial solutions If you think we’d be a good fit, let us know in this short form and we will be in touch if we agree.

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