Dear friends and supporters,
Our announcement of Bagel Fund in May kicked things off with a bang and we’ve been busy since doing the work we set out to accomplish for our first full quarter.
We’ve given $5k+ to 14 talented builders across three continents.
Here are the Bagel Fund grantees of Q3 2024:
Maxwell, 13, building a radio tracking system for high-altitude balloon experiments
Saras, 17, creating an on-ear heart attack detection wearable
Carlos, 19, researching novel chemical processes for mine waste repurposing
Ashna, 17, developing a novel CRISPR delivery method in plants
Charles, 14, building high-altitude UAVs
Mason, 18, making a 2-octave electric piano
Harish, 15, working on an all-terrain disaster relief robot
Santiago, 21, building a 4-wheel independent steering car
Yash, 19, creating a computer from scratch
Sunir, 19, building self-driving RC cars
Aaryan, 16, using computer vision to detect falls in elder care
Advait, 18, building Teleoperation robots
Arielle, 20, working on Apple Tree cloning
Winston, 17, increasing AI literacy for students K-12
It has been incredible seeing the levels of excitement and hunger from recipients. Exciting outcomes often arrive just days or weeks after receiving our check. Some, like Sunir, have since raised thousands more and been accepted to programs like ODF. Others, like Yash, have started new projects in tandem with existing ones like a low-cost open-source chip fabrication lab at Waterloo.
As we continue, the team has iterated on how we manage contributions and grant distribution. Changes include moving from simple (but messy) Paypal/Wise accounts to tax-exempt 501c3 Non-Profit status and accepting external donations directly from our website.
Everyone on the Bagel Fund team donates, allowing us to fund 2-3 projects per month. That said, we want to be able to fund more promising builders. Please consider making a tax-deductible recurring or one-time contribution here.
Thank you for supporting us in our mission to get more early belief capital into the hands of ambitious young builders. It wouldn’t be possible without you.
Until next quarter,
Ari, Alexa & the Bagel Fund Team
LET'S GO!!! such cool projects!