GSMA Innovation Fund
GSMA Innovation Fund has backed at least 14 African startups.
- Venture Capital
- Africa
- Portfolio companies
- 14
- Latest deal Feb 2026
Investment thesis
GSMA Innovation Fund: Empowering African Startups through Grant Rounds Focused on unlocking the potential of African tech, the GSMA Innovation Fund provides crucial grant funding to startups like Hello Tractor, Benaa Today, and Crop2Cash. Their unique approach empowers early-stage ventures addressing critical challenges in sectors like agriculture, health, and connectivity.
From GSMA Innovation Fund's own description
Stated focus sectors
Stated investment stages
- Grant
- Non-equity Assistance
Portfolio preview3 of 14
| Company |
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Deepecho Health Care · Morocco |
Metaschool AI EdTech · Ghana |
Kola Market RetailTech · Ghana |
Frequently asked about GSMA Innovation Fund
- Which startups has GSMA Innovation Fund invested in?
- GSMA Innovation Fund has backed at least 14 African startups, including Deepecho, Metaschool AI, Kola Market and 11 others.
- Which sectors does GSMA Innovation Fund invest in?
- Its portfolio spans Agriculture, AgriTech, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS, Solar Energy and E-Commerce.
GSMA Innovation Fund portfolio14 companies · newest round first
Showing 3 of 14 portfolio companies. Round and amount are the round GSMA Innovation Fund joined.
| Company |
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Deepecho Health Care · Morocco |
Metaschool AI EdTech · Ghana |
Kola Market RetailTech · Ghana |
11 more companies are in this portfolio. Pro shows the full portfolio. See plans
Frequent co-investors
Who invests alongside GSMA Innovation Fund? Pro shows frequent co-investors, how many rounds they shared, and the deals behind each connection.
Only investors in the same funding round count as co-investors. Shared portfolio companies alone do not establish a joint investment.
