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Global Innovation Fund
Impact investorLondon · Seed–Series A · 1 people tracked
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Investment thesis
GIF deploys flexible, patient capital through grants, equity, and debt to back early-stage innovations with potential to transform lives and scale. Beyond funding, it de-risks and nurtures high-potential ventures with technical, financial, and advisory support, and connects them to peer innovators and follow-on funders. GIF prioritizes investments in Africa and Asia across two thematic areas: building climate resilience for vulnerable populations, and unlocking inclusive economic opportunities for underserved groups including women and girls. Its portfolio targets agriculture and food security, education and skills, health and well-being, gender equality, and financial, economic, and social inclusion. GIF also generates insights to help the broader ecosystem learn and adapt.
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Team · 1 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 9 of 22 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×4Fintech ×4Digital Health ×2Healthtech ×2Medical Devices ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1AgTech ×1Climate Tech ×1
HQs:United States×4Jersey×1Kenya×1Nigeria×1Pakistan×1
Investments · 22 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22024 · 12021 · 22019 · 22018 · 18 dated
4G Capital provides business loans, financial training, and digital financial services to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across Africa, using mobile money for loan disbursement and repayment.
AI & Machine LearningFintechImpact & Social GoodSt Helier, JE
Co-investorsCapria VenturesCeniarthLateral CapitalIFC
AiD Medical develops health technologies, including AI and machine learning tools, aimed at improving health outcomes across the Global South.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesFarmington Hills, US
Ravinder Sajwan(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsSavant Venture FundSteele Foundation for HopeSavant
Boomitra develops large-scale soil carbon removal projects, using satellites and AI (dMRV) to measure and verify carbon sequestration from regenerative land management practices.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate Tech
Aadith Moorthy(Founder)in
Co-investorsPonderosa VenturesYara Growth VenturesChevron Technology Ventures
Value airline offering affordable air travel across Nigeria.
Co-investorsKuramo Capital ManagementDOB Equity
Markov Robotics develops zero-shot general-purpose dexterity for robots, using a world-model policy that conditions on modalities such as pressure and proprioception for closed-loop control.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics
Co-investorsPebblebedDOB EquitySkip CapitalTen13Tiger Global Management
Notabene provides compliance and regulatory technology for crypto businesses and financial institutions, helping them meet regulatory requirements like the FATF Crypto Travel Rule through real-time screening, sanctions checks, and wallet identification.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechNew York City, US
Pelle Braendgaard(Founder)inAndres Junge(Founder)inAnia Lipinska(Founder)inAlice Nawfal(Founder)in
BoardMatthew Walsh(Director)Peter Johnson(Director)in
Co-investorsBlockchain CoinvestorsDigital Currency GroupF-Prime CapitalNextBlockParaFi CapitalParafi General Fund+16 more
Oraan is a digital platform offering shariah-compliant digital committees (rotating savings groups) along with savings, investment, and budgeting tools and financial coaching, aimed primarily at Pakistani women and their households.
FemTechFintechPakistan, PK
Halima Iqbal(Founder)Farwah Tapal(Founder)Halima Iqbal Farwah Tapal(Founder)
Co-investorsAmaana CapitalDigital Currency GroupHustle FundResolution VenturesWavemaker PartnersGraph Ventures+1 more
Paga is a financial technology company offering multi-currency payment and banking services for individuals and businesses.
FintechLagos, NG
Tayo Oviosu(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlitheia CapitalEndeavor CatalystGoodwell InvestmentsHustle FundOssian CapitalRed Sails Investment+4 more
SafeBoda operates a mobile app for ride-hailing (motorcycle "boda boda" rides and car rides) and door-to-door package delivery, serving individuals and businesses with trained, certified riders and drivers.
Logistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & TransportationNairobi, KE
Maxime Dieudonné(Founder)inAlastair Sussock(Founder)Maxime Dieudonne(Founder)Ricky Rapa Thomson(Founder)
Co-investorsAllianz XDG Ventures, Inc.Wind VentureMusha Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
East AfricaEast Asia & PacificEducationGreen TeamsMountain HarvestOtherOur strategyPayGo EnergyPublic Health, Nutrition and WaterSocial ProtectionSouth AsiaWest Africa
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Notabene · fintech.global · Jul 28, 2026
4G Capital · trysignalbase.com · Mar 31, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Global Innovation Fund made?
- Global Innovation Fund has 22 tracked investments, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Global Innovation Fund invest at?
- Global Innovation Fund invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Global Innovation Fund's typical check size?
- Global Innovation Fund typically writes checks of $50K – $15M.
- What sectors does Global Innovation Fund focus on?
- Global Innovation Fund focuses on AgTech, Climate Tech, EdTech, Fintech, FoodTech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Global Innovation Fund located?
- Global Innovation Fund is headquartered in London, GB.
- Who does Global Innovation Fund co-invest with?
- Global Innovation Fund most often shares deals with A15, Savant Venture Fund, Steele Foundation for Hope, among 4 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
from their channelUnlocking climate resilience: Finding impact investment opportunities in climate adaptation
Global Innovation Fund
Making a Breakthrough on raising a gender-equal generation
Global Innovation Fund
Webinar on how to apply to GIF's Innovating for Climate Resilience Fund
Global Innovation Fund
Impact(Ed): How one GIF investee is enhancing the agency of girls in Kenya
Global Innovation Fund
Introducing GIF Growth
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Co-investors · 50
Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.
Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that backs founders from Seed through Series F and beyond, emphasizing deep, immersive partnerships with the companies it invests in.
Craft Ventures is a venture capital firm run by a team of former founders, operators, and investors who partner closely with founders to help build and scale technology companies.
Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.
Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs bold, early-stage, technology-driven companies across deep tech and other sectors, providing hands-on 'venture assistance' to help founders build category-defining businesses.
Greylock Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders building companies from inception. Its partners make only one or two new investments per year to focus deeply on each partnership.
Founder Collective is a seed and pre-seed stage venture capital firm that invests across sectors, describing itself as sector agnostic and anti-thematic.
Uncork Capital is a seed-stage venture firm that backs early founders, with a focus on AI-native companies driving scale and industry change.
SV Angel is a San Francisco-based firm that invests long-term in founders, supporting them with advice, introductions, and network access at key business inflection points.
Spark Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders, known for early investments including leading Twitter's Series B in 2008.
CRV is a venture capital firm that backs founders at the seed and Series A stages, focusing on those with deep conviction and unique insights.
Streamlined Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that partners with founders and invests at the seed stage to help build large-scale companies.
▶38 more co-investors
ACME CapitalInnovation EndeavorsPrecursor VenturesEmergence Capital PartnersObvious VenturesAmplify PartnersUlu VenturesMaveronLowercase CapitalRidge VenturesOperator LPDN CapitalGustoHarrison MetalPear VCHanabi CapitalAccompliceTenaya CapitalLOI VentureBaseline VenturesTeamworthy VenturesTransmedia CapitalHyde Park Venture PartnersMucker CapitalAccelerator VenturesPropeller VCSLVCMorado Venture PartnersSutter Hill VenturesNational Science FoundationTTV CapitalRivet VenturesWestern Technology InvestmentmParticleBaukunstLaunchCapitalIA Seed VenturesA-Force Ventures
Firms observed investing alongside Global Innovation Fund, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Global Innovation Fund's recorded portfolio.
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