Scale Innovation

The third stage of our Accelerate project caters for national-to-international ventures and investors, supporting catalytic funding and bespoke venture-building support to take innovations to scale. Existing projects include the Assistive Tech Impact Fund, where we support large-scale product trials, clinical trials, and research by sharing and harnessing our unique expertise and that of our partners, collaborators and coaches.

If you are an innovator or venture and would like to know more, please complete our Innovator Enquiry form and tell us more about yourself and your product.

Assistive Tech Impact Fund

The Assistive Tech Impact Fund (ATIF) is a new mechanism to accelerate the AT market in Africa, supporting the most promising AT ventures in Africa through the combination of catalytic capital with expert-led venture-building.

ATIF aim to unlock new solutions for scale, building AT ecosystems and driving change in Africa, where need for innovation and access is greatest. Supported innovators to scale and demonstrated the need for continued investment in other low and middle-income countries.

Lean Impact Measurement for AT: capturing the changes in the quality of life

This project measures the changes in a person's quality of life after being provided with AT. Up to 100 users from eight AT companies will share their stories around what has changed in the domains of work, play, leisure, self-care, home management, daily living and overall life satisfaction. Findings will contribute to our wider 'What Works' research to get AT to the people that need it most. Find out more about Lean Impact Measurement.

Resources and insights

Our latest series of blogs shares insights from Assistive Tech Impact Fund and our wider Scale Innovation projects.

• Making the direct-to-consumer model work for AT
• Validate to find customers in AT ventures