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UNICEF Venture Fund 2026

Days leftClosedAugust 31, 2026

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The UNICEF Venture Fund invests in early-stage, open-source technology startups that improve the lives of children and young people. The Fund supports companies developing frontier technologies with the potential to create large-scale social impact. Priority areas include artificial intelligence, blockchain, data science, drones, digital public goods, assistive technologies, and climate resilience

Requirements checklist

  1. 01

    Be a registered private-sector startup in a UNICEF programme country.

  2. 02

    Have a working prototype or minimum viable product (MVP).

  3. 03

    Build an open-source or digital public good solution.

  4. 04

    Demonstrate potential to improve outcomes for children and young people.

  5. 05

    Have at least one full-time founder.

  6. 06

    Be seeking early-stage funding to scale the solution