UNICEF Venture Fund for Fem Tech Solutions 2025

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  • UNICEF posted 1 week ago
  • Posted: May 5, 2025 -Accepting applications

Opportunity Detail

  • Language Requirement  Not required 
  • Gender  Male Female 
  • Level   Non-Degree /Short program 
  • Eligible Region/Countries 

    UNICEF’s program countries

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  • Medium of Instruction  English 
  • Field of study  Technology
  • Opportunity ID  64939
  • Funding Type  Partially Funded 
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Opportunity Description

Are you an early-stage startup using innovative tech to improve women’s and girls’ health, well-being, and economic participation? The UNICEF Venture Fund invites applications for up to US$100,000 in equity-free funding to support frontier technology solutions that make a social impact.

This opportunity is open to for-profit startups in low—and middle-income countries that are developing Open-Source solutions using technologies like AI, blockchain, or data science to improve health outcomes and access to essential services for women and girls.

Women-led companies and young founders under 35 are strongly encouraged to apply. Eligible startups must be registered in a UNICEF program country, have a functional prototype, and commit to open-source principles.

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What Is the Fund Looking For?

UNICEF is seeking early-stage, for-profit startups using frontier technologies (AI, data science, blockchain) to create open-source solutions in three key areas:

  • Health – Digital tools for prevention, diagnosis, maternal and adolescent health, and culturally relevant healthcare access.
  • Inclusion – Solutions addressing gender-specific challenges, closing data gaps, and improving accessibility for underserved groups.
  • Empowerment – Innovations that promote financial inclusion, education, skill-building, and greater decision-making power for women and girls.

Brief Details

Award Detail

The winning early-stage, for-profit technology startups will receive equity-free funding as follows:

  • Up to $100,000 in equity-free funding
  • Access to UNICEF’s global network and mentorship
  • Support in developing open-source solutions
  • Opportunity to collaborate with experts in frontier technologies
  • Potential to shape the future of digital trust for children

Eligibility Criteria for the UNICEF Venture Fund

Only entities that meet these prerequisites will be qualified:

  • Registered as a private for-profit company in a UNICEF program country
  • Working on open-source technology solutions
  • Has a product with an existing prototype of the open-source solution, with promising results from the initial test
  • The solution must have the potential to impact the lives of the most vulnerable children positively.
  • Generating publicly exposed real-time data that will be measurable.
  • Applications must be in English.
  • Women-led and women-founded startups are encouraged to apply.
  • Startups run by youth under the age of 35 are encouraged to apply.

Selection Process

The selection process of the Startup is as follows:

  • Initial Screening: Based on eligibility and prototype readiness
  • Technical Review: Assessment of innovative potential and impact
  • Pitch Presentation: Shortlisted startups present their solutions
  • Final Selection: Chosen startups receive funding and mentorship

How to Apply?

  • Visit the UNICEF Venture Fund website using the link below.
  • Complete the online application form by May 8, 2025.

 

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Please refer to UNICEF’s official website to learn about the UNICEF Venture Fund.

 

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