Category: Autodesk Foundation

Our investment in Loamist Across climate markets there is a hidden bottleneck slowing progress. It’s not technology, it’s paperwork. Regulated supply chains still rely on manual, fragmented documentation processes. Critical transactions are buried in PDFs, scanned forms, and systems that don’t talk to each other. According to KPMG, fragmented data systems and poor information governance…

Our investment in Ebb Carbon Across industries, there are many climate technologies capable of reducing carbon emissions. But turning those technologies into real-world infrastructure remains one of the hardest problems to solve. As a result, many of the most promising innovations fail to scale. Integrating climate solutions into existing infrastructure offers a promising pathway to…

Last Energy’s 20-megawatt modular nuclear power plants can be delivered faster than traditional nuclear projects, making clean, baseload energy more accessible for hard-to-abate heavy industries including data centers, AI, industrial, and defense infrastructure. The 2025 Autodesk University (AU) Expo showcased Last Energy’s solution to the energy crisis: micro-modular nuclear reactors and the digital workflows and…

Our investment in the Small Enterprise Assistance Fund (SEAF) Across Europe, the shortage of skilled labor presents a significant challenge for engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) companies. From small subcontractors to mid-sized firms with hundreds of employees, the struggle to recruit qualified workers affects project timelines and costs. Poland stands out as a bright spot,…

Our investment in Trellis Climate innovation is not failing for lack of technical ideas. Across energy, industry, agriculture, mobility, and carbon removal, breakthrough technologies are emerging with the potential to reduce emissions at gigaton scale. What is failing is the bridge to deployment. Many climate tech startups reach a critical inflection point: the technology works,…

Our investment in Upaya Social Ventures India faces a dual crisis: in 2022, more than 75 million people lived in extreme poverty, defined as less than $3 a day, while escalating climate risks threatened the country’s sustainable development path according to the World Bank. Addressing these challenges requires solutions that create pathways to formal, dignified…

This blog was co-created in partnership with Team4Tech. India is home to nearly 126 million smallholder farmers, many of whom are increasingly exposed to climate change and environmental stress. Rising temperatures, unpredictable rainfall, and pest and disease pressure threaten both crop yields and farmer incomes for farmers across all of India. Kheyti, a nonprofit based…

Our investment in Trellis, an Acumen Investment Initiative Smallholder farmers (SHFs) produce up to 70% of the food in low- and middle-income countries. Yet they are among the most climate vulnerable people on the planet. Increasingly severe and unpredictable droughts, floods, and heatwaves are threatening their livelihoods and, by extension, the food security of more…