NorthX Climate Tech has opened applications for its Women in Climate Tech funding call, offering up to $3 million in non-dilutive funding for women-led ventures working on decarbonization. The deadline to apply is March 13 at 5 p.m. PST.

The initiative addresses a stubborn gap in climate tech investment. Women founders are significantly underrepresented in climate tech funding pipelines, despite strong technical performance and market potential. NorthX says fixing this requires more than just writing cheques—it means providing commercialization support that actually meets founders where they are.

NorthX has put its money where its mouth is. As Canada's largest funder of early-stage climate hard-tech innovation, the organization has committed $17 million—37 per cent of its total funding—to women founders. Those companies have gone on to raise $69 million in follow-on investment, showing the model works.

Selected ventures get more than capital. They receive technology validation through rigorous review, direct introductions to investors and industry partners, visibility through NorthX events, and hands-on support for hard-tech and first-of-a-kind solutions. Projects with measurable BC-based impact and direct GHG emission reduction get priority.

NorthX has assembled an advisory council to support participating founders and is inviting partners to join the call. The organization frames it as both an inclusion imperative and a strategic bet on an untapped pipeline of breakthrough climate solutions.