Investor

Grand Challenges Canada

Canada

Grand Challenges Canada is dedicated to supporting bold ideas with big impact in global health. They are funded by the Government of Canada and they fund innovators in low and middle income countries and Canada. The bold ideas integrate science and technology social and business innovation (they call this Integrated Innovation) and they work to catalyze scale sustainability and impact. Grand Challenges have a determined focus on results and saving and improving lives.Grand Challenges Canada is dedicated to supporting Bold Ideas with Big Impact. Funded by the Government of Canada and other partners Grand Challenges Canada funds innovators in low and middle income countries and Canada. The bold ideas Grand Challenges Canada supports integrate science and technology social and business innovation known as Integrated Innovation. One of the largest impact first investors in Canada and with a feminist investment approach Grand Challenges Canada has supported a pipeline of over 800 innovations in more than 80 countries. Grand Challenges Canada estimates that these innovations have the potential to save up to 1 million lives and improve up to 28 million lives by 2030.

Type: Government

Geography: Africa

Impact: Access to Financial Services