The UNICEF Venture Fund is on the lookout for early-stage startups using frontier technologies – AI, data science, blockchain, and more – to create real-world impact.
If your project is improving access to:
- Health care,
- Essential services, or
- Driving economic participation
for women and girls, this is your chance to scale with support from a global institution.
The need is clear:
- 31% of women worldwide are not in education, employment, or training
- 740 million women in developing economies remain unbanked
- Over 21 million adolescent girls in low- and middle-income countries become pregnant each year
- Only 2% of global medical research funding is allocated to pregnancy, childbirth, and female reproductive health
Who’s Eligible?
- Startups based in low- and middle-income countries
- Have a functional prototype, and
- A commitment to Open Source principles.
If you’re building tech that solves meaningful problems – and doing it transparently – UNICEF wants to hear from you.
What’s on the Table?
Up to $100,000 in equity-free funding, mentorship, and access to a network of social impact innovators. Bonus points if your startup is women-led or founded by someone under 35.
UNICEF is especially interested in solutions that:
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Improve health outcomes
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Expand economic opportunities for women and girls
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Enhance access to essential services through decentralized or data-driven approaches
Deadline to Apply: May 8, 2025
Whether you’re tokenizing health access, building AI-driven diagnostics, or applying blockchain for transparent service delivery, this is your signal to take the leap.
Apply now and build tech that changes lives.
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About UNICEF Venture Fund
The UNICEF Venture Fund is designed to finance early stage, Open Source technology that can benefit children.
The Fund identifies ‘clusters’ or portfolios of initiatives around emerging technology and equips UNICEF to shape markets and guide the development of technology to improve the lives of children and their communities. The fund invests in solutions clustered around $100 billion industries in frontier technology spaces such as blockchain, virtual and augmented reality, machine learning, and Artificial Intelligence.
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS [DEADLINE: JANUARY 7 2024] | UNICEF Venture Fund Seeks AI and Blockchain Startups for Radical Change
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