CLIMATE FINANCE INTELLIGENCE
Align, Accelerate and Approve
Climate Finance Intelligence is the all-in-one system built for precedent-based project development. It rapidly distills insights from thousands of approved projects to help you produce winning proposals that align with the requirements of multilateral funds.
"The Concept Note Evaluator is a game-changer for submission confidence. It validates our strengths while providing a precise roadmap for improvement. The deep dive into our Theory of Change drastically improved and sharpened our proposal’s core logic."
The only platform engineered exclusively for climate finance
Leverage a library of over 3,000 approved project files powered by the most powerful climate finance platform in the world. Surface the hard data and insights you need to perfect your pipeline - building strictly on what has worked before.
Project Developers
With only a sentence rapidly scour our “Knowledge Vault” of project files to find insights.
Query: “Find two coastal resilience projects – one from West Africa and one from the Caribbean. Compare their Theory of Change regarding how they use ‘Village Savings’ as an exit strategy.”
Nationally Designated Authorities
Ensure strict policy coherence via cross-referencing projects with national documents.
Query: “Scan the library for resilient agriculture value chain projects in Central Africa. How do their Concept Notes structure the argument for private sector engagement?”
Evaluators
Review Board decisions and approved project files to ensure alignment with precedent.
Query: “Find either a concept note or a funding proposal for a transboundary water project in the Zambezi region. What is its Climate Rationale approach?”
Step 1: Enter Your Query
After creating your CFI account, start by entering your question in the query box, then click Submit.
Step 2: Review Insights & Sources
Examine the generated output, complete with verifiable source citations. Continue the conversation by asking follow-up questions to refine the results.
HOW IT WORKS
The Knowledge Vault
Don't just guess - build. Instantly access the logic and data from thousands of approved projects to validate your workflow.
Step 1: Engage a Custom Assistant
Select an Assistant from the right sidebar to perform specialized tasks. For example, choose the Concept Note Evaluator (GCF), upload your Concept Note, and select the specific section/subsection you want to evaluate.
Step 2: Review Your Evaluation
The Assistant will generate a detailed report based on your uploaded Concept Note and the chosen section/subsection. Review the recommendations and iterate by asking any follow-up questions.
HOW IT WORKS
The Assistants
Fix it fast. Use targeted Assistant workflows like Concept Note Evaluator or Climate Rationale for expert precision and evaluations.
Custom Assistants built for all of your needs
Discover how Climate Finance Intelligence Assistants moves across all use cases to solve climate finance bottlenecks.
Concept Note Evaluator (GCF)
Give your project the maximum chance of succeeding by preparing your Concept Note through assessment, guided refinement, and clear scoring insights. All sections evaluated against the updated GCF template 3.0.
Concept Note Converter (GCF)
Ensure all your GCF Concept Notes align with the new 3.0 template and guidelines. Leverage this Assistant's precision and efficiency to guarantee compliance with the latest GCF standards.
Climate Rationale Advisor
Many Concept Notes get deferred or rejected because of subpar climate rationales. This Assistant will help you to perfect this important component, setting a solid foundation for a favorable review.
Theory of Change
Don't let a weak Theory of Change jeopardize your project's funding! Refine your project's ToC with our Assistant. It revises your narrative for GCF alignment, and even reviews your ToC diagram, providing areas for improvement.
Article 6 Assistant
Rapidly assess project concepts against rigorous international carbon credit standards and Paris Agreement mechanisms. This tool streamlines the review process to accelerate the identification of high-quality initiatives leading you to more success.
Funding Proposal
Submit every proposal with confidence. The Funding Proposal Assistant automatically checks your document against the latest GCF standards, leveraging its precision to ensure full compliance and significantly reduce the risk of rejection.
How we support you
Janus is a US-based firm empowering Global South nations to overcome capacity bottlenecks and unlock climate funding through advanced AI. This platform leverages Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to instantly synthesize insights from thousands of successful project files. We license Climate Finance Intelligence to institutions looking to break down internal data silos and generate immediate results.
Starter
Accelerate your project pipeline with our powerful proprietary 'Search' engine. Get access to funded files and the use of specialized Assistants to help tackle climate finance constraints while ensuring your submission strictly aligns with donor criteria.
- Key features:
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Access to 'Search' engine
Project files included in 'Search': Endorsed Concept Notes, Funded Proposals, Readiness & Project Preparation Facility applications, Gender Action Plans, and Environmental & Social Safeguards reports.
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Specialized AI Assistants (available for purchase)
Concept Note Evaluator (GCF)($499.99 per use), Climate Rationale Advisor ($199.99 per use), Theory of Change ($199.99 per use), Funding Proposal Evaluator (GCF)(coming soon).
- Access to GCF project files
Enterprise
Ideal for national authorities and partners requiring enhanced security, and control. Choose to self-host on your own servers or let us securely host it for you. (Delivery partner white-label option available).
- Key features:
- Unlimited access to 'Search' engine
- Unlimited use of specialized AI Assistants
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Access to GCF, Adaptation Fund (AF), and Global Environmental Facility (GEF) project files
Janus serves as a data processor, not a controller. We do not charge for access to donor files; rather, we index them on the client's behalf as part of the initial setup fee.
- Customized document repositories
- Enterprise-grade security and data localization
Enterprise: Detailed Overview
Climate finance institutions are increasingly seeking to unlock insights trapped within their internal data using large language models (LLMs). However, deploying enterprise-grade retrieval systems remains complex.
Climate Finance Intelligence provides the digital infrastructure climate-focused institutions need to bridge knowledge silos and access critical insights.
- Historical Project Archives: Internal draft proposals, feasibility studies, and past review comments that capture organizational expertise.
- Institutional Handbooks & Guidelines: Proprietary fiduciary standards, gender action plans, and social safeguard templates required for donor accreditation.
- Localized Technical Data: Internal site surveys, hydrological reports, and vulnerability assessments specific to your national or regional context.
- Donor-Approved Project Portfolios: Full access to over 3,000 approved GCF/GEF project files to identify winning methodologies.
- National Strategic Frameworks: Centralized repositories of National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) and sectoral policies.
- Global Technical Benchmarks: Scientific data from the IPCC and IEU evaluations to strengthen the evidence-based climate rationale for new submissions.
The stakes are high: don’t bet on commercial AI
Generic AI draws from web pages - not from actual project files. This approach cannot deliver the reliability, specificity, and analytical rigor needed when stakes are high. Make the switch to Climate Finance Intelligence for data-driven and superior insights.
What Commercial AI gets wrong…
- Provides plausible answers, but upon closer inspection, the sources are weak, undermining veracity.
- Responses not informed by actual project files so insights are “inferred” not anchored in approved projects.
- Not designed for climate finance documents - which have unique structures. This fundamentally limits response quality.
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
Find answers to common questions about Climate Finance Intelligence. If you still need help, reach out to us and we will get your questions answered as soon as possible.
CFI serves as a "Research Assistant" that helps your team rapidly distill insights from over 3,000 approved climate project files to validate your national project pipeline. It ensures that your proposals are built on "what has worked before" to increase approval rates.
We offer a "No Cost" version of the platform exclusively for NDAs and Accredited Entities to accelerate their project pipelines. This aligns with our mission to level the playing field for the most vulnerable nations.
No. We maintain a "Zero Data Retention" policy where client data is never shared or used to train Large Language Models (LLMs).
Unlike generic AI, every claim made by CFI is anchored in a verified source document. Every response includes a "Source window" showing the exact file name and page number for your review.
Yes. Our Enterprise plan allows you to host a customized "instance" of CFI with a private, sovereign repository for your internal documents.
Yes. By using the "Knowledge Vault," you can cross-reference your project with thousands of pages of donor policy and national documents to ensure strict policy coherence.
Credits are used to query the "Knowledge Vault" or engage with our "Assistants". For example, in "Vault" mode, one credit is typically deducted per query.
Yes. The "Theory of Change" Assistant acts as a project logician, identifying broken logic chains in narratives or diagrams before you provide your "No-Objection" letter.
Yes, CFI is hosted on SOC-2/ISO-27001 compliant cloud infrastructure and is fully GDPR compliant.
It reduces over-reliance on costly external support by boosting your internal team's capacity to handle complex technical drafting and review tasks in-house.
Janus is a for-profit corporation that generates revenue by licensing its proprietary technology to enterprise clients, delivery partners, and consultancies.
You can request a "Pilot Pass," which provides 3-month access for a small team to test all specialized Assistants with no long-term commitment.
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