Startup · SME · Non-profit · University / research institution · Public entity
Blended / catalytic fundingOfficial source verified
Global Innovation FundGlobal Innovation Fund – Pilot
Flexible early-stage funding for promising innovations with potential to improve the lives of people living on low incomes in developing countries.
AlgeriaAngolaBeninBotswana Cross-sector / sector agnostic
Who should inspect this opportunity.
GIF considers innovations from multiple organisation types and sectors where there is a credible pathway to development impact. The current official funding-stage guidance describes Pilot as the early-stage field-pilot pathway; investment size is confirmed through GIF’s current investment process. Applicants must satisfy GIF’s evidence, innovation, impact and scaling criteria.
Pre-seed · Seed · Research / pre-commercial
Algeria · Angola · Benin · Botswana · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cabo Verde · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Comoros · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Republic of the Congo · Côte d’Ivoire · Djibouti · Egypt · Equatorial Guinea · Eritrea · Eswatini · Ethiopia · Gabon · Gambia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Lesotho · Liberia · Libya · Madagascar · Malawi · Mali · Mauritania · Mauritius · Morocco · Mozambique · Namibia · Niger · Nigeria · Rwanda · São Tomé and Príncipe · Senegal · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Somalia · South Africa · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Tunisia · Uganda · Zambia · Zimbabwe
Prototype / technical validation · Research & development · Social / development impact · Climate / environmental impact
Published application process.
GIF accepts applications through its official online process. Start with the current funding application guidance and select the Pilot stage where appropriate.