D-Prize supports new entrepreneurs who can distribute proven poverty interventions.
The next Global Competition launches in Spring 2021.
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ABOUT D-Prize
The world has already invented products and services to end poverty. Yet millions of people still don’t have access. Can you design a business or NGO that solves one of our Distribution Challenges?
We will award the most promising teams with up to $20,000 USD to launch a pilot version of your new organization wherever extreme poverty exists.
TIMELINE
The next Global Competition launches in Spring 2021.
Sign up for our email list and be the first to know the day we launch!
EVALUATION PROCESS
Round 1
Choose a challenge and submit your concept note and resume(s). We receive 1700+ submissions per competition.
Round 2
Top 5% of entrepreneurs are invited to submit a full 10 page proposal. You will have four weeks to draft and submit.
Final round
Top entrepreneurs interview via phone and email. The top 1% will receive up to $20,000 to launch.
Launch
You will spend the next three months using your talent to start a venture that can grow and help millions of people.
ELIGIBILITY
D-Prize is for aspiring entrepreneurs from anywhere in the world, of any age, and any background. The majority of our awardees have not launched nor raised any funding.
We will consider funding existing organizations only if you are piloting a new distribution-focused initiative, and you have a need for high-risk capital that cannot be supported by your current donors or revenue.
Existing organizations applying to D-Prize should have operated for no more than 18 months and raised no more than $30,000 in outside funding.
Proposals must be written in English.