🔔 Apply Now: Prototype Fund "Sustainable Digitalization and Digital Sufficiency"

Dear Prototype,

The Prototype Fund’s application round for 2025 is now officially open, and we’re thrilled to invite you to apply by 20 March 2025 via our website 🚀.

This year, we’re focusing on sustainable digitalization and digital sufficiency, because on the path to net zero, digital technology must be part of the solution - not the problem. 💚

We’re looking for developers, researchers, activists, and anyone passionate about leveraging technology for sustainability to join our program. Successful applicants can receive up to CHF 100,000, coaching, and access to a vibrant network. Over six months, you’ll transform your idea into a working prototype.

Join our Events During the Application Phase!

📍TONIGHT: Info- and Networking Event: 23 January 2025 in Bern
Meet our team, connect with innovators, and learn how to submit a strong application.

💡 NEW: Concept Workshops: 6 & 26 February 2025, in Zurich and online
Refine your ideas, network with experts, and maximize your project’s potential.

Help Us Spread the Word!

We’re aiming for a diverse and dynamic pool of applicants, and we need your help. Please:
 

• Share our LinkedIn or Mastodon posts.
• Include this opportunity in your newsletter or other communication channels.
• Pass the word along to anyone who might be interested!

Here’s a quick message you can share:

Do you have an idea to reduce Switzerland’s ecological footprint through or with digital technology?

The Prototype Fund supports you with up to CHF 100,000, coaching, and its network to develop your open-source project from concept to prototype.

🗓️ Apply: 23 January to 20 March 2025
👉 Info & Networking Event: 23 January 2025
Meet the team, connect with innovators, and learn how to submit a strong application.
💡 Concept Workshops: 6 & 26 February 2025
Refine your ideas, network with experts, and maximize your project’s potential.

🔗 All info and RSVP: prototypefund.ch/en

We can’t wait to see the inspiring projects that emerge this year. Let’s make technology that works for the planet - not against it!

Verena
Lead I Prototype Fund CH

The Prototype Fund is a program by Opendata.ch and supported by the Mercator Foundation Switzerland and the Christoph Merian Foundation.