United Kingdom
We find and fund the projects building tools for privacy, sovereignty, and freedom. Based in the UK. Funded by Bitcoin.
What we fund
Core protocol development, Lightning, payment tools, and the open-source software that keeps Bitcoin decentralised.
Encryption, anonymous communications, privacy-preserving software, and tools that protect individuals from surveillance.
Nostr, ecash, Tor-adjacent projects, censorship-resistant systems, and decentralised communications infrastructure.
Organisations in the United States have led the way in funding open-source Bitcoin and privacy development. No equivalent exists in the United Kingdom.
Wicket Fund addresses that gap. We take in Bitcoin donations, identify open-source freedom tech projects that need support, and distribute grants directly to the builders doing the work.
Wicket Fund exists to find and fund open-source projects that protect individual privacy, strengthen digital sovereignty, and advance freedom technology.
We identify builders working on the tools that matter. Bitcoin infrastructure, privacy-preserving software, decentralised communications, and censorship-resistant systems. We put money behind their work.
Every donation we receive goes toward grants for open-source projects. We operate transparently, accept Bitcoin, and publish our funding decisions openly.
Based in the United Kingdom, Wicket Fund addresses a gap in the freedom tech funding landscape. While organisations in the United States have led the way in supporting open-source Bitcoin and privacy development, no equivalent exists in the UK. Wicket Fund changes that.
We support open-source projects across the full spectrum of freedom technology:
Wicket Fund accepts Bitcoin donations and distributes grants to open-source projects. We publish our funding decisions openly so donors can see exactly where their contributions go.
We believe the tools that protect individual freedom should be free, open, and available to everyone. The developers building them deserve support.
Every donation goes toward grants for open-source freedom tech projects. We accept Bitcoin on-chain and via Lightning.
Send Bitcoin directly to the Wicket Fund wallet. For larger donations or recurring support, on-chain is preferred.
Fast, low-fee donations via Lightning. Ideal for smaller contributions.
Donate through our self-hosted BTCPay Server for a fully sovereign payment experience. No third parties, no tracking.
Donate via BTCPayWicket Fund operates transparently. All incoming donations and outgoing grants are published openly. No funds are used for anything other than supporting open-source freedom technology and the operational costs required to do so.
Wicket Fund supports open-source projects building tools for privacy, sovereignty, and freedom. If that describes your work, we want to hear from you.
Your project must be free and open-source software. Proprietary tools are not eligible.
The project should advance Bitcoin, privacy, decentralised communications, or censorship resistance.
We fund builders who are actively working on their projects, not ideas waiting for funding to begin.
Your work should have a demonstrable benefit to individual freedom, privacy, or digital sovereignty.
Send us an email outlining your project. Keep it concise. A strong application fits comfortably in a single page while containing everything we need to evaluate your work.
apply@wicketfund.orgApplications are reviewed on a rolling basis. We will be in touch if your project is a fit. If you are unsure whether your project qualifies, apply anyway.