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 believe that truly transformative solutions to large-scale problems are created when very different people are brought together to make unusual connections to each other and to ideas.
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 affect 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 Security
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.
The Word for Women in 2019: Defiance
This post was originally published by Forbes. While the world watches the US government shutdown over funding for US President Donald Trump’s border wall, another wall has been quietly built up – in India. On the first day of this year (2019), five million women in...
What does artificial intelligence and Where’s Wally have in common?
Not much, until Innovation Edge investee Andrew Rudge saw the opportunity to create a fun and interactive ‘Where’s Wally’ inspired game that helps with children's brain development. Read the full interview below as Andrew shares his journey behind creating...
“Employer-sponsored educare is a win-win-win!”
Find out why with a behind the scenes look at South Africa’s first ever employer-sponsored educare provider. Over the coming months, we will be featuring interviews with some of our investees, giving you an inside look into the how and why behind their initiatives as...
Our Investors.
