Deadline:
November 30, 2025
Location(s)
Online Worldwide
Overview
D-Prize supports new entrepreneurs who can distribute proven poverty interventions. 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 the Distribution Challenges below? 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.
Details
D-Prize Challenges
Expand the categories below to view high-impact products and services in need of greater global distribution.
+ Health + Water + AGRICULTURE + Livelihoods + ENERGY + Public Services + Education + Custom
TIMELINE
The next Global Competition launches in Spring 2025.
EVALUATION PROCESS
- ROUND 1: Submit your concept note and resume(s). We generally receive 1800 submissions a 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 1-2% 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.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
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.
Dates
Deadline: November 30, 2025
Cost/funding for participants
If selected we will award you up to $20,000 to launch a pilot in any region where extreme poverty exists.
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