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    DealFindrInvestorsGrand Challenges Canada
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    Grant Provider

    Grand Challenges Canada

    Funds bold global health and climate-health innovations in low- and middle-income countries through grants…

    Main Office: Kenya
    Botswana,Malawi,Rwanda,Senegal,Ghana,Kenya,Morocco,Sierra Leone,South Africa,Tanzania,Uganda
    3 Portfolio Companies
    Investment Range
    $109.5k - $2.2M

    Typical check size per portfolio investment

    Instruments
    Grants
    Equity

    Structure of deployed capital

    Technical Assistance
    Financial Capital Only

    Direct capital deployment focus

    Target Stages
    Idea
    Seed
    Growth

    Company maturity & growth phase

    About the Funder

    Funds bold global health and climate-health innovations in low- and middle-income countries through grants and investments.

    Investment Thesis & Eligibility

    Target Entities

    Companies

    Mandate & Scope

    Focused on catalytic equity or debt investment to scale market-leading businesses.

    Regional & Geographic Scope

    Active mandate covering Botswana, Malawi, Rwanda, Senegal, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda. Operates across 11 African countries including Botswana, Malawi, Rwanda, Senegal, Ghana, and 6 more. Primary operational footprint anchored in Kenya.

    Portfolio & Backed Ventures (3)

    Verified Backed

    Hewatele

    Growth

    Social enterprise manufacturing and distributing affordable medical oxygen through an innovative hub-and-spoke model to hospitals and underserved healthcare facilities.

    KenyaProfile

    Maisha Meds

    Series A

    Provides digital supply chain and inventory tools for African pharmacies to deliver subsidized, high-quality medicines through automated reimbursement programs.

    KenyaProfile

    Rescue.co

    Emergency response service coordinating ambulances and responders through a technology dispatch platform.

    KenyaProfile
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    At-a-Glance DetailsGrant Provider
    Ticket Size$109.5k - $2.2M
    InstrumentsGrants, Equity
    Tech AssistanceNo
    StagesIdea, Seed, Growth
    Invests InCompanies
    Main CountryKenya
    Focus Sectors
    Health
    Geographies
    Botswana, Malawi, Rwanda, Senegal, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda
    Botswana
    Malawi
    Rwanda
    Senegal
    Ghana
    Kenya
    Morocco
    Sierra Leone
    South Africa
    Tanzania
    Uganda