Scaling innovation, transforming lives

Name: Global Innovation Fund
Price range: $

Enabling powerful ideas to achieve global impact

We help to build a future where scalable, sustainable innovation improves the lives of underserved and vulnerable people.

We enable innovations to achieve impact at scale, whilst shaping the broader ecosystem through insights and learning.

Funding, nurturing, and scaling innovation

We combine financial investment with strategic, post-investment support to accelerate growth and maximise impact for underserved communities.

Deploying flexible capital: We provide the necessary patient and flexible capital—utilising grants, equity, and debt—to support early-stage innovations with proven potential to transform lives and progress toward scale.

De-risking and nurturing innovation: We go beyond the funding. We actively de-risk and nurture high-potential innovations by providing deep technical, financial, and advisory support. We provide connections to a powerful network of peer innovators and follow-on funders to ignite scaling opportunities.

Generating actionable insights: We are committed to learning. We generate critical insights and learnings that help innovators, partners, and the wider ecosystem learn, adapt, and make better decisions.

Investing where need and opportunity is greatest

Where we work: We strategically prioritise investments in Africa and Asia, focusing our resources where the potential and need for scalable and sustainable change is greatest.

What we fund: We seek innovations driving solutions across two critical thematic areas:

Building climate resilience: Supporting enterprises that help vulnerable populations adapt and build resilience to the effects of climate change.
Unlocking inclusive economic opportunities: Accelerating the scale up of innovations that increase economic opportunities for underserved groups including women and girls.

Key sectors: Our investment portfolio targets vital areas, including: