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Unilever open innovation and partnership routes

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
Not published

Pilot projects with Unilever brands rather than grants. Historic Foundry pilots carried a fixed pilot budget.

Funder

Unilever

private · national

Deadline: Open all year — Open innovation challenges are listed on the page and change regularly; submit an outline of your idea through the form linked to the challenge. Submissions are screened by partner agency Yet2.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The Companies House number, explained

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.unilever.com/our-company/innovation-and-rd-at-unilever/innovate-with-us/

"These challenges change regularly and are updated on this page. Submit your details and an outline of your idea through the form linked to the challenge. Our partner agency Yet2 will process your submission and provide you with feedback."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.unilever.com

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