Clone of Funding Opportunity for Blockchain Builders

Funding Opportunity for

Blockchain Builders

Eligibility requirements

Your company is not eligible

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Proposal seeking to raise the funds

Pitch

Your company is not eligible

UNICEF Venture Fund only seeks expressions of interest from companies that fulfill the minimum requirements. Read more at: https://www.unicefventurefund.org/

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We encourage applications from companies that are women founded/led and companies that are founded/led by youth (individuals younger than 35 years)
Is your company founded, co-founded by women?*
Having a woman as a founder or co-founder means she holds an ownership stake in the company and is actively involved in its governance and decision-making processes. She plays a substantive leadership role, contributes to strategic direction, and has meaningful influence over key business decisions. This includes active participation in shaping the company’s vision, operations, and long-term growth, beyond symbolic or nominal involvement.
Is your company founded or led by youth? (a person younger than 35 years old)*

YesNo

Please provide the following information for the main members of your team:*

Please confirm the names of the woman founders in your main team:*
Please confirm the names of the young leaders in your main team:*

Name of company:*
Company's web page:*
Name of contact person:*

First NameLast Name
Designation of the contact person in the company:*
Primary e-mail address:*

Confirmation Emailexample@example.com
Alternate contact person e-mail address:*

Confirmation Emailexample@example.com
In what year was your company founded? (Start of operations)*
Proposal seeking to raise the funds
Which of the following is your solution addressing? (select all that apply)*

Area 1: Improving accountability and transparency ofservices and paymentsArea 2: New Financing Models and RewardsArea 3: Incentivizing and encouragingthe maintenance of digital public goodsOther
What need or challenge is your solution addressing in your local context?*

0/150
Describe the solution you are proposing and how it is solving the challenges you described in the previous question:*

0/250
What specific problem requires blockchain rather than a traditional database?*

0/150
Which blockchain protocol or network does your solution use?*
(e.g., public, permissioned, Layer 1, Layer 2)
What is the current technical status of your blockchain-based solutions and what needs to be done for pilot or implementation?*

(MVP, live product, active users, integrated smart contracts, etc.)?0/150
Are smart contracts used? If yes, have they been audited?*
Briefly describe
Provide a link to the GitHub or other open repository for your solution:*
Please note that repositories are a crucial part of the evaluation process. If your repositories are private, please ensure that access is granted to our user accounts when you submit this form—GitHub: @unicefinnovation and Bitbucket: venturefund@unicef.org. Rest assured, the information in your repositories will be used solely for the purpose of evaluating your solution for funding and will not be shared.
Please describe the propose pilot deployment of the solution focusing on what are your project targets/milestones for the next 12 months?*

0/250
Who are your key partners and advisors (only list actual partners, write NA if non-existent)*

0/150
How much are you seeking to raise with this proposal?*
e.g., $90,000 USD
What was your company revenue last year?*
e.g., $20,000 USD
Provide an overview of the capital and other contributions to the project (capital, human resources, assets, other investments and loans)*

0/150
Would you like us to share your application with current and/or potential partners?*

YesNo
Do you want to receive the latest funding and investment opportunities from the UNICEF Venture Fund?*

YesNo
Pitch
Upload the video to YouTube and provide the link in this response form:*
Please provide a 2-minute pitch video in English (or with English subtitles) that introduces your project and shows the current status of your solution. We encourage you to go beyond team introductions or talking-head presentations—we’re particularly interested in seeing a demo of your solution in action, as this will help us better assess your readiness and potential to move forward in the next stage of the application and proposal process.
Should be Empty:

Position in the team

Year of birth

Nationality