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Grow up - glow up!

The Prototype Fund is growing up: Class 01 of our redesigned funding program will start in June, heralding a new phase for the Prototype Fund. As previously announced, this will also involve a rebranding of the Prototype Fund, and we are proud to present…
Grow up - glow up!
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Eight years of Prototype Fund!

What a day: on Saturday, we celebrated eight years of Prototype Fund! We are still overwhelmed by the countless impressions, conversations and moments and don’t even know where to start – but we’ll risk a brief review anyway: We have to start with the fantastic keynote speech by Jac sm…
Eight years of Prototype Fund!
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Prototype Fund 2.0 Beta 1

2025 is a big year for us. We are celebrating eight years of Prototype Fund and then we are moving on to a new chapter: in June, class 01 of the Prototype Fund will start, marking the beginning of a new phase. For the first time, funding will not…
Prototype Fund 2.0 Beta 1
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What a (Demo) Day!

On Monday, March 3rd, there was another Demo Day: Around 110 participants came to the last Demo Day for this funding cycle and were presented with the results of the projects of the 16th round of Prototype Fund and how they got there. This time, the event kicked off with…
What a (Demo) Day!
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Why we focus on data security and software infrastructure

Two weeks ago, we revealed that we will continue until at least 2029 and support open-source software projects on their way to prototypes in four yearly classes. As a learning research program, we have learned a lot from almost 400 projects funded over eight years and implemented a few…
Why we focus on data security and software infrastructure
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To lift off, we need a second stage!

Yesterday we made it public: We are continuing with the Prototype Fund! We have already written about the most important changes in the blog. All but one: the Second Stage funding. We will clarify the why, what and how here. Why? There is a fundamental problem in technology funding…
To lift off, we need a second stage!
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The Prototype Fund is going strong!

The time has come: we are finally able to officially announce that the Prototype Fund is going to continue. After 16 rounds in eight years and 387 funded projects, we are far from done. Now it is official: We will continue until at least until 2029! As a learning…
The Prototype Fund is going strong!
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How to start prototyping – evaluation of funding round 12

In order to learn what makes a project successful at the Prototype Fund and what type of funding supports them best, we regularly talk to our grantees. This time, the aim was to find out how they developed their project ideas before applying and how they implemented them during the…
How to start prototyping – evaluation of funding round 12
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Security vs Usability: A Fake Dilemma

Security and Usability is often labeled as a contradiction. Marta, whose working on Qubes OS Device Management, shows why this isn't the case and one depends on the other.
Security vs Usability: A Fake Dilemma
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Transparent and reproducible research with open source software

FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) is an integral part of science. Data analyses are written in Python, image data are analysed with Fiji and files are shared via Nextcloud installations on institute servers. Open knowledge requires open code, or so one would think. However, there are often big differences…
Transparent and reproducible research with open source software
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