UNICEF Femtech Ventures - second call
Prioritise this where the product is genuinely ready for a funded technical milestone. Before drafting a compelling narrative, check whether registration and intellectual-property arrangements permit the required open-source work.
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Prioritise this where the product is genuinely ready for a funded technical milestone. Before drafting a compelling narrative, check whether registration and intellectual-property arrangements permit the required open-source work.
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Locally registered companies in UNICEF programme countries developing frontier-technology solutions for women's and girls' health and wellbeing, including sexual and reproductive health. A working prototype and initial testing are required, with commitment to open-source development.
Pause or look elsewhere when...
A company outside the eligible registration-country list, a concept without a prototype, or a team unwilling to meet the open-source requirements. Nonprofit learning provision alone does not establish company eligibility.
What the support actually means
Up to USD 100,000, twelve months of technical mentoring and access to UNICEF networks for selected companies. This is a competitive ceiling, not an automatic payment or a purchase contract.
Costs and commitments: Plan for technical work, responsible data practices, progress reporting and open-source obligations. Devices, infrastructure, staffing and other costs must fit the approved agreement; detailed permitted expenditure needs confirmation.
Your costs, time and commitments
Plan for technical work, responsible data practices, progress reporting and open-source obligations. Devices, infrastructure, staffing and other costs must fit the approved agreement; detailed permitted expenditure needs confirmation.
How selection or access works
UNICEF reviews the company, solution and potential to benefit girls and women. Prior investment in African companies is not approval of every African jurisdiction or applicant.
Preparation and application steps
Get these ready first
Preparation advice; the organiser determines mandatory documents.
- Demonstrate the functioning prototype and what user testing established.
- Map the rights needed to open-source the solution.
- Prepare a focused milestone budget and a responsible approach to sensitive health data.
Your next steps
- Confirm the company's country against the current UNICEF programme-country conditions.
- Read the second-call requirements and current application form.
- Submit by 11 November; verify the closing hour directly rather than assume midnight.
Questions to confirm and guide sources
Questions to confirm before committing
- Exact closing time and country-specific registration eligibility.
- Open-source licensing, reporting, data-governance and disbursement terms.
Sources behind this decision guide
Reviewed 2026-11-05. Guidance is not a guarantee that an application window remains open.
Full programme facts and official sources
Who this is for
Locally registered companies in UNICEF programme countries developing frontier-technology solutions for women's and girls' health and wellbeing, including sexual and reproductive health. A working prototype and initial testing are required, with commitment to open-source development.
Country and applicant-route conditions: Locally registered companies in UNICEF programme countries developing frontier-technology solutions for women's and girls' health and wellbeing, including sexual and reproductive health. A working prototype and initial testing are required, with commitment to open-source development.
- Stage
- Working prototype with initial testing
- Sector
- Femtech; health; frontier technology
- Support type
- Equity-free innovation funding and technical support
- Costs and commitments
- Plan for technical work, responsible data practices, progress reporting and open-source obligations. Devices, infrastructure, staffing and other costs must fit the approved agreement; detailed permitted expenditure needs confirmation.
- Deadline
- 11 Nov 2026 - closing time/timezone not specified
- As published
- 2026-11-11
- Format
- Locally registered companies in UNICEF programme countries developing frontier-technology solutions for women's and girls' health and wellbeing, including sexual and reproductive health. A working prototype and initial testing are required, with commitment to open-source development.
- Event dates
- See the official programme calendar and the commitments section; no unverified event date is added.
- Travel and visa support
- Only confirmed written programme terms establish travel, visa or accommodation coverage. Do not assume support.
- Documents and preparation
- Preparation advice, not a mandatory-document list: Demonstrate the functioning prototype and what user testing established. Map the rights needed to open-source the solution. Prepare a focused milestone budget and a responsible approach to sensitive health data.
- How to apply
- Confirm the company's country against the current UNICEF programme-country conditions. Read the second-call requirements and current application form. Submit by 11 November; verify the closing hour directly rather than assume midnight.
- Applicant route
- Direct application
Official sources
Official UNICEF Venture Fund programme or application source Source checked 2026-11-05
Official UNICEF Venture Fund programme or application source Source checked 2026-11-05
Check before committing
Eligibility is programme-specific. A listed maximum is not an award, and a programme page is not proof that every form field or individual applicant has been approved.
Listing, saving and community ratings do not verify the organiser, guarantee eligibility or promise selection. Check the official terms before committing time or money.