Prototype Fund

Ideen erproben - Offenheit schaffen | Wir fördern #FOSS aus der Gesellschaft und für die Gesellschaft | Open Knowledge Foundation e.V. (npub1tl0…3hrf) | [@bmftr_bund](https://social.bund.de/@bmftr_bund ) | Public funding for open source projects

Website: https://prototypefund.de
Projekte: https://prototypefund.de/projects/
Newsletter: https://prototypefund.de/newsletter/

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2026-02-01 11:36:14 UTC

Here we go: @npub1dkc…3gke and @npub17p7…npt6 are at #fosdem to tell us their plan for a local first desktop, featuring @npub1a2z…v48a and Reflection (wich we fund in class 01).
Setting the stage: "2025 was the year everybody, even those who do not attend @npub1yau…atjv, realized they are dependent on us tech. We have to organize strategically to change that!"
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2026-01-08 15:34:15 UTC

Und hier kommen unsere ersten #Job-Schätze von 2026 - Happy New Year! 🥳
Teufel sucht ein:en Android Developer, in Berlin:
https://lautsprecherteufel.jobs.personio.de/job/2477855?language=en&display=en
@npub1fjw…k7cv sucht ein:e Director of Engineering, in Berlin:
https://wikimedia-deutschland.career.softgarden.de/jobs/61646562/Director-of-Engineering-all-genders-/
Die uib gmbh sucht eine IT-Systemtechniker:in, in Mainz:
https://opsi.org/files/job_posting_it_system_engineer_2025.pdf
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2026-01-08 15:34:15 UTC

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Die Hochschule München/University of Applied Sciences sucht eine:n Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter:in im Bereich Open Source Entwurfswerkzeuge für Chip Design Verifikation, in München:
https://stellen.hm.edu/jobposting/c5c6ba6069a9fea401ed9a844cd20a3ad556a0aa0
Die Digital Commons Cooperative sucht eine:n Full-Stack Developer:in in UK:
https://digitalcommons.coop/we-are-recruiting-full-stack-developer/
(2/2)

2026-01-07 14:03:13 UTC

No matter how secure a system is in theory, it must be put into practice. After all, information security is not a value in itself, but is intended to protect people from unauthorized access to their data.
Find out which aspects are key in this guest article by @npub17gl…yknw of the @npub1rgl…acjv project: https://www.prototypefund.de/en/blog/zentral-verwaltet-oder-dezentral-verteilt

2025-11-28 15:16:56 UTC

Diesel implementiert SQL Typsicher in Rust und wird unter Anderem bereits von crates.io, Lemmy, Vaultwarden, Firefox Sync genutzt. @npub1vwg…zd0y hat im Rahmen des Prototype Funds Diesel um die Unterstützung von Datenbank Views erweitert und erklärt uns, was hinter dem Projekt steckt.
#PrototypeDemos
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2025-09-28 08:30:04 UTC

Three days until applications open: On October 1st, you can apply once again for up to €158,000 in funding, coaching, consulting, and networking opportunities in class 02!
All information is already available at www.prototypefund.de/en/application
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2025-09-23 09:35:22 UTC

This weekend, the @npub1rk6…hv4q Community Conference is taking place in Berlin! ☁️
On Saturday, @npub1dux…qyjv will present the Prototype Fund in a lightning talk and is answering all your questions afterwards.
Come and join us!
Registration & agenda:
➡️ https://nextcloud.com/conference-2025/

2025-08-28 14:08:45 UTC

Und hier kommen unsere #Job und Funding-Schätze von dieser Woche:
Das Zuse-Institut-Berlin sucht ein*e IT-Spezialist*in für digitale Langzeitverfügbarkeit, 3 Jahre befristet, in Berlin:
https://www.kobv.de/stellenausschreibung-it-spezialist-fuer-digitale-langzeitverfuegbarkeit-w-m-d/
pwc sucht ein*e Consultant für Open Source Software:
https://jobs.pwc.de/de/de/job/580/Consultant-Open-Source-Software-w-m-d
Holistic Resilience sucht ein*e Cybersecurity Technical Project Management Lead, remote:
https://far-quark-3f6.notion.site/Cybersecurity-Technical-Project-Management-Lead-237d518c4e958087a801fb9625113695
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2025-03-29 16:44:08 UTC

Our final panel today is about invisible bridges: digital infrastructure is present in all our digital interactions, yet often remains invisible.
"We're not the People who deliver the food: We build the metal wire that is used to build a bridge to have a car driven over it wich delivers the food - but this not so easy to communicate about."
With @npub1xpz…a80p of the project sig0namectl, @npub1vua…7mst of @npub1vje…q05t and @npub1xmd…qm70 of @npub1vv8…6fhk.
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2025-03-29 14:26:50 UTC

Our project directors Patricia Leu and Marie Kreil are now looking back on eight years of the Prototype Fund.
Among other things, they talk about the wild early years, federal travel expense laws, pizza, Lego, talks about and with the Prototype Fund, (mega) demo days & weeks, pandemic, foreign intelligence operation, open source licenses, table sizes, Wi-Fi in the mountains of India, procrastination when it comes to applications, and so much more.
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2025-03-29 10:45:37 UTC

We're so excited to have Jac sm Kee @npub1g4u…wjr3 at our stage!
"It is a weird time right now: We have seen how digital technology has become on of the main driver of violence. [...]
I imagine a not so far future generation asking us: What have you done about it?
The story of tech as being created to dominate over people is exhausting. It is important to be reminded, how critical, radical and revolutionary the open source idea, the community and their projects are in this context."
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2025-03-14 09:08:30 UTC

We are busy crafting, designing and organizing, because 29 March is approaching fast:
🎉 EIGHT YEARS OF PROTOTYPE FUND🎉
For all those who want to be there and haven't yet grabbed a free ticket - hurry up, tickets are getting scarce!
Program, tickets and all info on:
https://prototypefund.de/acht-jahre/.
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2025-01-24 08:46:21 UTC

Am 29.3. findet unser großes Event zu acht Jahren Prototype Fund im Festsaal Kreuzberg statt: Euch erwarten Demos, Panels, Lightning Talks sowie eine Keynote und natürlich leckeres Essen, Austausch mit ganz vielen Vertreter*innen unserer bisher fast 400 Förderprojekte und im Anschluss auch noch eine Party!
Sichert euch jetzt hier einen kostenlosen Gästelistenplatz:
https://prototypefund.de/acht-jahre/.

2024-11-11 13:54:50 UTC

Our new application phase is starting *today*!
Apply now to lift your software project idea into a prototype: Receive up to €158,000 over ten months of funding from the German Ministry of Education and Research as well as coaching, consulting and networking opportunities.
The best part:
Applications are now possible in English too!
More infos on our new website:
➡️ https://new.prototypefund.de/en ⬅️
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2024-11-07 08:16:04 UTC

Prototype Fund is going on!
We can now officially confirm that we‘re continuing to fund #OpenSource software projects over the next 4 years.
While some things will stay the same, we‘ve also changed a lot: There’s more money for teams, new funding sums and scope. You can apply as an European team as long as one of you lives in Germany and there‘s also no need to (AI) translate your applications anymore, as they are accepted in English too.
More in our blog:
https://prototypefund.de/en/the-prototype-fund-is-going-strong/
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2024-09-03 14:50:52 UTC

In unserem letzten Panel heute geht es um Daten Daten Daten:
Mit causy können aus Daten Kausalitäten abgeleitet werden, der https://mediaimpactmonitor.app macht die Auswirkungen von Protestbewegungen sichtbar und Investigating Science stellt datenbasierte Werkzeuge bereit, mit denen Forschung auf Qualität geprüft werden kann.
Für alle Grundvoraussetzung: Offene Datensätze, die in ordentlicher Form zur Verfügung gestellt werden, mit denen dann experimentiert und gearbeitet werden kann.
#PrototypeDemos
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2024-09-03 14:28:10 UTC

Plastikmüll in den Ozeanen kostet uns bis zu 19 Milliarden US-Dollar im Jahr - oder ca. 14,6 Taylor-Swift-Vermögen. Zum Glück gibt es das Projekt Ocean Eco Watch, das Satellitenbilder automatisiert auswertet und so Plastikmüll in Küstenregionen findet.
#PrototypeDemos
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2024-08-28 15:39:49 UTC

Wuhuu: Die neue Version des in Runde 12 des Prototype Fund geförderten Leerstandsmelder ist da:
Neues Design, neue Inhalte - und jetzt sogar mit Gender-Sternchen. Schaut doch mal vorbei:
https://leerstandsmelder.in/

2024-08-13 12:39:25 UTC

Noch zwei Wochen Förderphase in der Runde 15 - dann präsentieren die Projekte ihre Ergebnisse und Wege dahin auf unserem Demo Day.
Kostenlose Tickets & alle Infos unter https://prototypefund.de/demo-day/
#PrototypeDemos