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