[13] Its founding aim was to "pool capital to spur creative, pioneering interventions to tackle global development challenges".
[21] This sub fund “invests, through grant, equity and debt instruments, in innovations with the potential to scale and support the world’s poorest to build resilience and adaptation”.
[28][29] GIF invested in the Series A $7.5m funding round of WhereIsMyTransport, a London-based provider of data and technology solutions to improve public transport.
[32] GIF invested in the $6.3m Series A funding round of mClinica, a Singapore-based startup who provide healthcare data in Southeast Asia.
[36] GIF uses a tiered financing approach to support the scaling of innovations,[37] with funds being allocated depending on the stage of development.