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- From the Prototype Fund
Exploring ideas
Fostering openness
The Prototype Fund is the first low-threshold funding program for free developers in Germany who develop innovative Free and Open Source Software from society and for society.
The Prototype Fund is the first low-threshold funding program for independent developers in Germany who develop innovative Free and Open Source Software from society and for society. The measure, also known as “Software Sprint”, has been in place since 2017. The funding program has been relaunched and will accompany around 100 software projects on their way from idea to software prototype in four classes until 2029.
Users are not only consumers of software but often also experts: We use this intersection and offer tech-savvy members of civil society access to the resources and processes they need to contribute to the public good. We only fund software projects with added social value that focus on the needs of users and are freely available, sustainably accessible and customizable as open source software. The funding focuses on data security and software infrastructure.
Interested in applying yourself? Applications for class 02 start from October 1st, 2025 and are possible until November 30th, 2025.
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