Our portfolios
Grand Challenges Canada is one of the world’s largest impact-first investors. Our innovation platform supports bold ideas that drive better health, equity, and resilience around the globe. With support from the Government of Canada and other partners, we focus on funding bold ideas that have the potential to save and improve lives in underserved communities.
Stars in Global Health
Seed funding for bold, early-stage ideas to address pressing global health challenges
Cross cutting themes
Across our portfolios, we focus on cross-cutting solutions that strengthen health systems and expand access to care. We invest in innovations that leverage community health worker models, digital tools, and medical products and technologies to reach people faster, more efficiently, and more equitably.
Community health worker models
Community health workers are often the first—and sometimes only—source of care in underserved and remote communities.
Digital health
Digital technologies are transforming health care—and we’re helping to lead the way.
Medical products and technologies
In many parts of the world, essential medical products are still out of reach. We’re changing that.
Climate & health
Climate and health is an emerging focus of our work, where we’re exploring bold, locally driven solutions to address the growing health impacts of our changing climate. From early investments in heat-resilient care to climate-smart disease prevention, we’re testing what works to protect vulnerable communities and build resilience where it’s needed most.