Secure funding for your open-source project.

We help you fund your open-source data collection with donors and individuals from and outside of your ecosystem. Apply to create your dataProvider profile.
Apply for funding

How dGrants works?

A streamlined solution customized to your needs.

1

You propose your data-generating activity

We evaluate together how long it will take, what are your funding needs, your willingness to offer open-source.

2

We help you find the right donors

We support you in making sure your data collection will have the best impact possible. We conduct a campaign to find donors for your activity.

3

We treat, protect and publish your data

We protect your data so you still own it, and publish it in open-source to benefit the ecosystem. If applicable, we help your dataset become a Digital Public Good.

4

You gain impact and growth

We promote your open-source project to the ecosystem so you can gain legitimacy and show how your project impacts your sector.

Start your proposal

How to become a dataProvider

dataProviders are projects willing to fund primary data collections with d-Node. Working with dGrants, they commit to become grantees and put their results in open-source so it can be useful for whole ecosystems.

Become a dataProvider
  • Be a tech NGO or a social enterprise

  • Operate in Africa

  • Proven track-record of data collection

  • Collecting data for pre-operation analysis

Want to start your own round of data collection? Contact us.

Propose a data collection

Connect with us to get access to exclusive data in emerging markets and support what matters.

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