Published: 03 Sep 2024 108 views
The D-Prize award startup grants of up to $20,000 to entrepreneurs launching new organizations. We believe the world needs more social impact organizations, and we seed for-profit ventures, NGOs, and charities. We support organizations in any low-or-middle income country where extreme poverty still exists.
D-Prize expands access to poverty-alleviation interventions in the developing world. Many solutions to poverty already exist. The challenge is distributing these solutions to the people who need it most. Our programs produce new "distribution entrepreneurs" - social entrepreneurs who start new ventures that distribute proven life-enhancing technologies to millions of people living in extreme poverty... continue reading
| Application Deadline | 03 Nov 2024 |
| Type | Contest |
| Sponsor | D-Prize |
| Gender | Men and Women |
We award startup grants of up to $20,000 to entrepreneurs launching new organizations. We believe the world needs more social impact organizations, and we seed for-profit ventures, NGOs, and charities. We support organizations in any low-or-middle income country where extreme poverty still exists.
D-Prize is for new organizations. Most of our awardees are first-time entrepreneurs. Most have not yet launched their organization, nor have they raised other funding. We especially encourage those from low-and-middle income countries to apply. See who we recently seeded.
We will consider applications from existing organizations only if your core focus is distributing an existing and evidence-based poverty intervention. We typically will not support organizations with more than 18 months of full time operations or that have raised more than $30,000 USD in outside funding.
Evaluation process:
Round 1: Submit your two-page concept note and resume(s). We receive 2500+ submissions per competition.
Round 2: Top 5% of entrepreneurs are invited to answer short written questions. You will have two weeks to draft and submit.
Final round: Top entrepreneurs have phone and email interviews. The top 1% receive up to $20,000 to launch.
Select a challenge above and be prepared for the following deadlines:
Submission Policies
Proposal Instructions
Our seed support is meant to be the launching point for your organization that grows to large-scale. Follow our Application Process to design an initial test pilot of your larger vision. Submit your concept to our twice-annual competition. If selected, you will receive seed support to launch.
For more details, visit D-Prize website
