We Invest Early In Young Lives & inventive ideas.
Because the earliest years forge the foundation for the future
We Invest Early In Young Lives & inventive ideas.
Because the earliest years forge the foundation for the future
Innovation Edge is an innovation catalyst and social impact investor.
We take a hands-on approach to supporting unconventional ideas that aim to transform early life experiences for children, aged 0 to 6, living in poverty.
Our Approach.
We act as a catalytic connector and provide financial, strategic and implementation support to individuals, non-profit and for profit organisations from any field of expertise, to effect meaningful change for young children.
Our Focus Areas.
Our investment areas are focused on enabling the type of early life experiences that children need to thrive
Daily Brain-Building Interactions
A child who has daily brain-building interactions right from birth develops strong learning foundations
Quality Preschool Programmes
A child who attends a quality preschool programme
for at least 2 years performs better at school
Early Health Care & Nutrition
A child who receives nourishing food and good healthcare is able to grow to their full potential
Safety and Protection
A child who feels safe and is protected from toxic levels of stress is free to thrive
Our featured investments.
With social impact as our primary concern, all of our investments yield a social return related to one or more of our focus areas.
We use a number of investment instruments including grants, convertible loans and equity investments.
Latest news & resources.
Work, Play, Food and Care: Creating a More Equitable Future for all Children
At last year’s World Forum on Early Care in Education in Macau, China, we showed the audience a photograph of “PARO,” a soft and cuddly baby seal that is actually a therapeutic robot used in more than 30 countries as emotional support therapy for adults with dementia...
Investing Early: Our roadmap for transforming ideas into impact
DOWNLOAD OUR VENTURE PROGRESSION MAP HERE. At Innovation Edge (IE) we invest early. This is doubly true. For one, we invest in ideas that aim to transform the early life experiences of children, particularly those living in poverty. Furthermore, we frequently invest...
Think Future Reflections: Josephilda Nhlapo-Hlope
I left Think Future almost a fanatic convert for ECD. I attended Think Future 2 in October 2019 because my work demands evidence based policy making and utilizing innovative ideas to maximize impact of Rand spent. This particular Think Future event happened when...
Our Investors.
