About

D-Prize is a grant-funded nonprofit targeting extreme poverty.

We seed social impact organizations that otherwise wouldn’t exist. Most founders in low-and-middle income countries don’t have access to startup capital, and we provide philanthropic seed support so their ventures, NGOs, & charities can launch.

We care about evidence-based impact. The world already has cost-effective products & services targeting poverty, and we specifically seed organizations to distribute these at scale where there is still need. Our vision is to see existing high-impact poverty interventions made universally accessible.

 
 

 

Progress to Date

94 of our last 100 seed awards went to locally led organizations that had raised $5K or less prior to us. Our average seed grant is $18K. We mainly seed in sub-Saharan Africa, though work in any low-or-middle income country.

23% of organizations post-pilot have grown to serve 100K+ people in their first 5 years (“scaled”), or are on track to reach this target (“scaling”). Our seeded organizations have mobilized $87M.

11M people have access to life-enhancing products & services. Organizations we seed specifically distribute certain health, livelihood, education, and other evidence-based interventions that are cost-effective.

 

 

Who We’ve Seeded

 

 

Our Team

We are a mix of social entrepreneurs throughout sub-Saharan Africa & startup builders in the San Francisco Bay.

Andrew Youn

Co-founder & Board Member. Also co-founder of One Acre Fund.

Charlot Magayi

Board Member. Also founder of Mukuru Clean Stoves, 2017 D-Prize seed grant awardee.

Cliff Frey

Board Member. Also roles at Meraki, Samsara, Google.

May Lim

Board Member.

Moitshepi Matsheng

Board Member. Also co-founder of Youth Impact, 2013 D-Prize seed grant awardee; Chairperson, Botswana National Youth Council.

Nick Fusso

Co-founder, Board Member, Program Director.

Paul Youn

Co-founder & Board President. Also roles at AirBnB, One Acre Fund.

Will Snider

Senior Operations Lead. Previously early employee at One Acre Fund.

 

 

Our Partners

We are 100% grant funded. This work is only possible thanks to generous partnership with our recent supporters.

 

 

Company Details & CONTACT

D-Prize is a non-profit 501(C)(3) registered in the United States.

We are incorporated as Global Distribution Fund, Inc.

Federal EIN #: 46-2308947

Mailbox (mail only) address
D-Prize
18 Bartol Street, #1099
San Francisco, CA 94133
United States

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