Climate financing platform Two Point O Capital has raised $6.3 million (about Rs 52 crore) in a funding round led by venture capital firm Omnivore, the company said on Thursday.
Climate financing platform Two Point O Capital has raised $6.3 million in seed funding led by Omnivore to support clean energy projects for MSMEs and rural enterprises. The company aims to enhance its tech-enabled platform for financing distributed clean energy initiatives, such as solar rooftops and wastewater treatment
Climate financing platform Two Point O Capital has raised $6.3 million (about Rs 52 crore) in a funding round led by venture capital firm Omnivore, the company said on Thursday.
Multiply Ventures, RTP Global, GrowX, Spectrum Impact, and a group of marquee angels also participated in the funding round.
"Two Point O Capital, a climate financing platform for businesses, including MSMEs and rural enterprises, has raised $6.3 million in Seed funding," the company said in a statement.
The startup was founded earlier this year by Archit Mehrotra, Karan Bhutani, and Manya Ranjan, with Shashidhar Reddy joining recently.
The founding team has combined experience of over 70 years from leading firms such as KKR, McKinsey, Shell, BP, Honeywell, ReNew, Sterlite Power, and GIC, the statement said.
Two Point O provides debt financing within the distributed clean energy sector by catalysing investments through innovative financial solutions.
"With this funding, Two Point O will strengthen its tech-enabled platform to source, underwrite, finance and monitor distributed projects in clean energy segments, such as solar rooftops, energy efficiency equipment, and wastewater treatment," the statement said.
The company plans to work with various operating and financial partners to build a high-quality portfolio and manage it through its lifecycle on this platform.
"Two Point O's innovative approach to climate financing has the potential to significantly accelerate India's clean energy transition, with special focus on the underserved sectors, such as rural and agriculture," Omnivore investment director Abhilash Sethi said.