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UNICEF Venture Fund: Frontier Tech 2026

Key Information

Organisation

UNICEF

Status

Open

Application Deadline

15 Jul 2026 · 44 days left

Program Type

Prize

Amount

USD 100,000

About this Program

Investing in open-source frontier tech solutions that benefit children and the world.

Benefits & What You Get

Up to $100k equity-free seed funding; technical assistance; validation support.

Eligibility

Registered startups in UNICEF program countries with open-source prototypes.

Startups That Could Apply

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Stitch South Africa Payment infrastructure for Africa

Kasha Rwanda Women's health e-commerce

Paymob MENA's payment infrastructure

Instabug Mobile app performance from Cairo

Yoco South Africa Payments for SA small business

Kiira Motors Corporation East Africa's first solar bus

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