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Google x Kickstarter
Next Wave Fund
Amount
$10,000
Deadline
Rolling
Odds
Not published
Effort
3 to 5 hrs
Can you get this?
✓Fewer than 20 full-time employees
✓Project focused on technology or digital gaming
✓At least one US citizen, resident, or O-1 visa holder
✓Primary contact must be 18 or older
✓Bank account must be US-based
Your real odds
No recipient count is published, and selections roll across a full year, so there is no single deadline to optimize around.
The first cohort had six recipients spanning hardware, software, AI, and gaming, and your application is reviewed jointly by Kickstarter and Google teams with a six-week notification window.
What it takes
Review and answer 38 application questions3 to 5 hrs
Submit application and await decisionUp to 6 week
Prepare and launch your Kickstarter campaign
Worth knowing
The $10,000 arrives as a pledge toward your campaign goal, and Kickstarter's all-or-nothing model means you walk away with nothing if the campaign falls short, so your funding target needs to be set with that math in mind.
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