Deadline: 26 July, 2020
Applications are open for the UNICEF Innovation Funding for Blockchain Startups 2020.
It was gathered that the UNICEF Innovation Fund is looking to make up to $100,000 equity-free investments to provide early stage financing and mentoring to for-profit technology startups that have the potential to benefit humanity.
Applicants have the opportunity to receive a portion of funding in cryptocurrency (bitcoin or ether) through the UNICEF’s recently launched CryptoFund. Given the current global climate and a dramatic shift to a digital world as a result of Covid-19, open-source solutions that address critical needs for society are as important as ever.
Benefits
- The fund provides up to $100,000 in equity-free seed funding
- Selected startups also have the opportunity to receive part of their funding in cryptocurrency
- The fund taps into a network of mentors who help startup teams develop their business model and strategy to grow their company and ultimately profit
- UNICEF Ventures has a blockchain and computer science team with access to corporate partnerships and use cases that selected blockchain startups can benefit from
- Investees receive technical assistance from the UNICEF Ventures team and dedicated expert mentors to help validate and improve their solutions
- As the world’s leading organisation for children, UNICEF has a network of experts and partners across its country offices who can provide localised advice and partnerships needed to reach more users
Eligibility
- You must be registered as a private company in a UNICEF programme country
- You are working on open source technology solutions or willing to be open-source under BSD, GNU, MIT (software), CERN, MIT, TAPR (hardware), or CC-BY (content)
- You have an existing prototype of the solution with promising results from initial pilots
- Your solution has the potential to positively impact the lives of children
To apply and for more information, click here.
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