Aquarech
Improving fish farmers’ productivity, enabling market access and creating an inclusive aquaculture value chain through use of mobile technology and IoT sensors. Find out more
The GSMA Mobile for Development leverages its position at the intersection of the mobile ecosystem and development sector to drive innovation in digital technology that reduces inequalities.
The GSMA Innovation Fund is a dedicated facility that provides equity free grant funding and technical assistance to test digital innovations and measure their socio-economic or environmental impact in emerging economies across Africa and Asia. The goal of the Fund is to de-risk innovations, generate learnings and support innovators on their journey to scale.
By partnering with donors such as the UK Foreign Commonwealth Development Organisation (FCDO) and Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), we leverage public sector funding to catalyse digital innovation.
Come and meet a selection of our Innovation portfolio.
Meet our GSMA Innovation Fund Start-ups
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ATEC
Pay-as-you-go eCook stoves with GSM tracking of climate impacts. Find out more -
BENAA
Water resource management using IoT to help convert waste water into irrigation water for small farms in rural Egypt. Find out more -
CoAmana
Improving agricultural productivity and helping farmers to manage financial risks related to drought in Nigeria, through a digital marketplace. Find out more -
Crop2Cash
Digital marketplace for farmers facing drought conditions in Nigeria to help manage financial risks and adapt their farming practices through access to agri-insurance and climate smart farming content. Find out more -
Dayaxa
Creating a regenerative model for positive social, ecological and economic change, by working with farmers to harvest sustainable produce, achieve fair pricing and improving day to day living standards of farmer communities. Find out more -
Diyalo
Developing IoT-based digital solutions for water utilities. Find out more -
Freetown Waste Transformers
Transforming waste to energy in Sierra Leone. Find out more -
GeoKrishi
Maximising farmers' profitability through location based agriculture advisory services in Nepal. Find out more -
Hello Tractor
Improving planning and preparedness for farming communities facing unpredictable rainfall patterns in Nigeria. Find out more -
i-Stem
AI-enabled digital services to provide high quality accessible documents for people with disabilities. Find out more -
JanaJal
Door-step delivery of clean, affordable drinking water using digital tools. Find out more -
J-Palm
Transforming the sustainability of wild palm oil through access to ecological information for local harvesters, as well as mobile blockchain technology for improved traceability. Find out more -
Komunidad
Upgrading communities’ capacity to respond to disasters with a Typhoon Early Warning System and weather analytics platform. Find out more -
Lersha
One-stop digital service for smallholder farmers that provides advisory content on climate smart agriculture solutions, weather information, and facilitates access to agri-credit and agri-insurance. Find out more -
Recircle
Aggregating and digitising the dry waste supply chains to track safe disposal or recycling. Find out more -
Regenize
An accessible, inclusive and rewarding recycling solution. Find out more -
Simusolar
Supporting fishers to adapt to weather changes and sustaining fisheries management in Lake Victoria, Tanzania. Find out more -
Zonful Energy
Providing modular de-centralised and scalable solar energy systems on Pay As You Go model to rural, urban and peri-urban off-grid consumers in Zimbabwe. Find out more
This work is supported by The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office of the United Kingdom Government (FCDO) and The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), and supported by The GSMA and its members.
