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GSMA Innovation Fund

Accelerating digital tech solutions that are addressing key global challenges

About us

Digital innovation offers a unique opportunity to accelerate socio-economic development in low- and middle-income countries. Digital and emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), have the potential to foster economic growth, connect people to jobs and other services and improve their resilience to climate shocks. These technologies also enable start-ups and small and medium-sized businesses to scale by providing the infrastructure for payments, communications, and content creation, as well as opening up new and more direct access to market.

Since 2013, we have funded over a hundred companies to de-risk innovation across a range of sectors including agriculture, climate resilience, e-commerce, education, energy, financial services, humanitarian challenges, sanitation, waste management and water. 

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Our impact

69.6
m

Total people impacted

£
671.7
m

Total crowding-in

£
26.3
m

Total amount disbursed

108

Total number of MNO partnerships

Our funding approach

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Our portfolio

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Some of our latest grantees

  • RAAGSAN
  • Viamo Pakistan
  • Somleng
  • SmartWTI
  • Patapia
  • Helium Health
  • Exuus
  • E-Ride

Portfolio highlights

Portfolio success stories

Our insights and toolkits

Explore our insights and research through reports, blogs, and other resources developed by our subject matter experts.

Our toolkits

A collection of useful resources and toolkits to support your scaling journey.

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The GSMA Innovation Fund is currently funded by UK International Development from the UK government and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), and is supported by the GSMA and its members.

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