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2023 UNICEF Innovation Funding Opportunity for Frontier tech solutions ($100K equity-free investments)

The UNICEF Venture Fund is looking to make up to US$100K in equity-free investments to provide early-stage (seed) funding to for-profit start-ups developing frontier technology solutions that can positively impact the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children and youth.

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Requirements:

Projects are assessed by UNICEF Innovation Fund team and recommended for funding to the internal board. Companies need to fulfill the following mandatory requirements to be considered for funding:

  • Registered as a private company
  • Registered in a UNICEF programme country
  • Working on open source technology solutions (or willing to be open source) under the following licenses or their equivalent:
  • (i) for software, a BSD license,
  • (ii) for hardware, a CERN license and
  • (iii)  a CC-BY license for design or content, a CC-BY license
  • An existing prototype of the open-source solution with promising results from initial pilots
  • Solution has the potential to positively impact the lives of the most vulnerable children
  • Generating publicly exposed real-time data that is measurable

Duration and Benefits:

All companies of the portfolio receive tailored support for product development, building a business model, and user testing based on their own needs assessment. Startups also gain access to the UNICEF Ventures team’s tech expertise, networks and platforms to help them reach the stage where they can prove that their solutions work and tap into larger funding sources.

BUSINESS GROWTH

A network of mentors help startup teams develop their business model and strategy around an open source technology, to grow their company and ultimately profit.

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PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

In addition to financial investment, startups and UNICEF Country Offices receive technical assistance from the UNICEF Ventures team and dedicated expert mentors to help validate and improve their solutions. Connections with partners provide valuable expertise on product development.

UNICEF NETWORK

Startups can leverage UNICEF Ventures’ dedicated Data Science team which hosts and shares data platforms including RapidPro and Magic Box, access unique testing environments such as drone corridors and country office programmes, and utilize corporate partners for potential follow-on funding.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should apply using the button below or click this link

Deadline: July 28th, 2023

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