Overview of Investor

The Global Innovation Fund is a non-profit, impact-first investment fund that improves lives by funding social innovations. The Fund supports innovators at all stages of their life cycle, from start-up and pilot testing through to larger scale implementation. The innovations we fund can be located in any developing country and can focus on any sector relevant to international development, provided they improve the lives of those living on less than $5 a day.

Type of investor
Impact
Preferred investment stage
Post - Series A
Sector/s of Interest
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
​Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
Clean Technologies
Electricty, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply
​Transportation and storage
​Information and communication
e-commerce
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
Financial and insurance activities
FinTech and InsureTech
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding
​Education
Human health and social work activities
Health Technologies
Human health activities
Country/s of interest
Djibouti
Ethiopia
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Malawi
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Zambia
Operational status
Raising and allocating funds