{"id":39533,"date":"2019-05-28T12:00:30","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T12:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/cregital\/disha\/2019\/05\/28\/the-unicef-innovation-fund-for-tech-startups\/"},"modified":"2019-05-28T12:00:30","modified_gmt":"2019-05-28T12:00:30","slug":"the-unicef-innovation-fund-for-tech-startups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/msmehub.org\/staging\/6671\/the-unicef-innovation-fund-for-tech-startups\/","title":{"rendered":"The UNICEF Innovation Fund for Tech Startups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UNICEF Innovation Fund is looking to make equity free investments to provide early stage (seed) finance to for-profit technology start-ups that have the potential to benefit humanity. If you have a start-up registered in one of the UNICEF&#8217;s programme countries and have a working, open source prototype (or you are willing to make it open-source) showing promising results, the UNICEF Innovation Fund might be right for you.<\/p>\n<p>The list of UNICEF programme countries can be found&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/s21028.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/List-of-Programme-Countries-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who can Apply?<\/strong>\n  <\/p>\n<p>The fund is currently looking to invest in companies that are using data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence or similar technologies to build solutions. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/innovation\/FundCallDataAI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> to find out the types of start-ups that are eligible.\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prize<\/strong>\n  <\/p>\n<p>What does the UNICEF Innovation Fund provide?\n  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Seed Funding &#8211; The Fund provides $50,000 &#8211; $90,000 in equity-free seed funding. The money is intended for prototype testing and validation, and to get it to a stage where the company has proof that the solution works.\n  <\/li>\n<li>Product and Technology Development &#8211; selected startups will receive technical assistance from the UNICEF ventures team to help validate and improve their solutions.\n  <\/li>\n<li>Business Growth &#8211; 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.\n  <\/li>\n<li>Data networks and platforms &#8211; UNICEF Ventures has a dedicated Data Science team hosting and sharing data platforms, and with access to corporate partnerships and use cases that selected start-ups can benefit from.\n  <\/li>\n<li>Maximize impact &#8211; As the world&#8217;s leading organization for children, UNICEF has a network of experts and partners across its country offices who can provide geographically localized advice and partnerships needed to reach more users.\n  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unicefinnovationfund.org\/\">www.unicefinnovationfund.org<\/a>. Click on &#8216;Submit&#8217; and then &#8216;Submissions by Start-ups&#8217;.\n  <\/li>\n<li>Check that your company and project meet the eligibility criteria\n  <\/li>\n<li>Read the Request for Expressions of Interest document\n  <\/li>\n<li>Check out the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on the site\n  <\/li>\n<li>Submit your expression of interest. 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