Q4 2024
from low-cost bio printers to boosting commercial shrimp yield by 40%.
Dear friends and supporters,
Our quarterly newsletter hit a delay, but our grantees and grant giving have not. We’ve funded grantees in two new countries while watching our past grantees continue to share their late night musings and curious creations. In Q4 2024 alone, Bagel deployed $5,700+ to support 12 incredible grantees. Please consider making a tax-deductible recurring or one-time contribution here.
We’re eager to introduce you to the Q4 2024 bagel grantees:
Begum, 16, low-cost bio printer
Krupal, 19, volumetric display with rotating LED matrix for medical imaging
Dima, 24, dexterous low-cost robotic arms
Beckett, 21, computer vision water monitoring to boost shrimp yield by 40%
Akshat, 16, low-cost assistive smart glasses with voice control
Tawheed, 14, low-cost robotic prosthetic hands
Opemipo, 17, real-time macronutrient tracking for hydroponics
Lewis, 14, 6-axis robotic arm to assist builders
Lauren, 20, EMG/EEG device for non-verbal communication
Siddharth, 20, affordable autonomous micro drone swarms
Neerav, 17, small solar-powered planes that fly forever
Anirudh, 17, controllers for soft robots for surgery
Since Bagel Fund’s inception, Ari and I have loved spending our weekends + holiday breaks talking to builders, combing through hundreds of applications, ordering PCB parts, and supporting the next generation of humble, driven, and ambitious inventors.
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,
LFG