Develop New Gadgets with Support from Google
- Posted by e2 on 09.12.08
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Google Gadget Ventures is a new Google pilot program dedicated to helping developers create richer, more useful gadgets.
Inspired by the success of iGoogle, which has been driven by the creation by 3rd-party developers of a broad range of gadgets, Gadget Ventures provides two types of funding:
1. Grants of $5,000 to those who’ve built gadgets we’d like to see developed further. You’re eligible to apply for a grant if you’ve developed a gadget that’s in Google gadgets directory and gets at least 250,000 weekly page views. To apply, you must submit a one-page proposal detailing how you’d use the grant to improve your gadget.
2. Seed investments of $100,000 to developers who’d like to build a business around the gadgets platform. Only Google Gadget Venture grant recipients are eligible for this type of funding. Submitting a business plan detailing how you plan to build a viable business around the gadgets platform is a required part of the seed investment application process.
The hope that Google Gadget Ventures will give developers the opportunity to create a new generation of gadgets to benefit users.
This program is restricted to people who have developed a Google gadget in Google gadgets directory that generates at least 250,000 weekly page views. If you’re eligible and interested in this program, please email to gadgetventures@google.com your one-page proposal. Recipients of these grants are then eligible to apply for a seed investment. To learn more, visit the Google Gadget Ventures FAQ page.
