Women’s Innovation
Women still face significant obstacles to economic equality and good healthcare. Investing in women is good for families, communities, and economies. We aim to reach at least 80 million low-income women in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa through initiatives that can increase their incomes by more than 30% by 2030.
Our commitment to women’s economic empowerment and women’s health innovation spans all areas of the foundation’s work in agriculture, inclusive financial systems, healthcare delivery, life sciences, and U.S. education. We focus on tech-enabled business innovations that improve women’s digital connectivity, their workforce participation, and their incomes. To improve women’s and girls’ health, we focus on R&D and market innovations to bring affordable health solutions for women in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Investments
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Kaleidofin
Fintech platform unlocking credit markets for women and reimagining the future of microfinance
Investors
Archana Srivatsan
Partner & Head of South Asia Investments
London
Archana strives for the intersection of innovation & impact in South Asia. She joined the Gates Foundation in 2013 and established its venture investments presence in India in 2018, alongside maiden investments in South/South-East Asia. Based in London, her 17+ year career spans consulting, strategy, public policy, and impact investing across KPMG and Gates Foundation…
Julie Frye
Partner
Seattle
While she maintains a diverse portfolio, Julie spends the majority of her time focused on healthcare delivery, which comprises debt, equity, and volume guarantee investments that improve primary healthcare, maternal and child health, and infectious disease. Recognizing that there will never be enough trained medical providers, she focuses on the role that technology-enabled diagnostics, devices,…