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D-Prize Challenge 2027

Key Information

Organisation

D-Prize

Status

Open

Application Deadline

17 May 2026 · 30 days left

Program Type

Challenge

Amount

USD 20,000

About this Program

Funding for new social entrepreneurs who can distribute proven poverty-fighting technologies.

Benefits & What You Get

$20,000 seed grant; mentorship; help with initial pilot operations.

Eligibility

Individuals or new teams with a plan to scale a proven poverty intervention.

Startups That Could Apply

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Union54 Zambia's fintech unicorn story

mPharma Ghana Reimagining African pharmacy

Expensya Tunisia Tunisian tech success story

Kasha Rwanda Women's health e-commerce

InstaDeep Tunisia AI champion acquired by BioNTech

Ampersand Rwanda African electric moto pioneer

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