COVID-19 Grant Program
We want to support the entrepreneurs who are responding to these challenging times by stepping up to help the world with their ingenuity and resourcefulness. Selected companies will be awarded grants in the amount of $10,000-$25,000 to support activities that apply or adapt their existing product to help manage the social impacts of the crisis and/or to help bring this crisis to an end.
Application to Covid-19 Grant Program
Differential Ventures is announcing a grant program to support early-stage start-ups in the fields of data science, artificial intelligence, and machine learning who are able to use their technology to aid in the global search for a resolution to COVID-19.
Companies will be awarded grants in the amount of $10,000-$25,000 to support activities that apply or adapt their existing product to help manage the social impacts of the crisis and/or to help bring this crisis to an end.
Early-stage start-ups are defined as companies who have already received institutional or angel funding, raised a minimum of $500,000, have at least an MVP and existing customers for their core product.
Submissions are due April 30, 2020, and grants will be awarded on a rolling basis.
All proposals must be submitted through the linked form. Proposals will be evaluated on the following criteria:
- Maturity and stability of the existing product
- Length of time it will take to realize the benefits of this new initiative
- Urgency/priority of the problem you are trying to solve
- Potential impact on the battle against COVID-19
Please use this form to submit your proposal. You will need to attach a description of your company, your product, and a pitch for how you will utilize your product towards a resolution to or the management of the societal impact to the COVID-19 pandemic. If you have any questions, please reach out to covid19grant@differential.vc.
Disclaimers: This is a grant, not a loan or investment for equity. We reserve the right to mention the recipients in any internal or external reports. We require an initial report within 60 days, describing how the funds are being used to impact the COVID-19 relief efforts, with follow-up quarterly reports for the duration of the funded project.
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