What is Bagel Fund? We're a friend group in tech that wants to support young people working on important problems with scrappy solutions.
We give microgrants ($100-500) to ambitious young builders.
Working on something cool and need some non-dilutive ideation capital? Apply below.
We'll get back to you via email in 48 hours if it's a good fit.
Want to help us make young people's dreams come true? Become a donor.
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Your donations are tax deductible. Thank you for supporting young builders working on important problems with scrappy solutions.
Want to meet one of the grantees? Email us to meet a grantee.
| Name | Age ↕ | Project | Tags ↕ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson | 20 | singing with computers | musicsoftware | |
| Ayush | 19 | real-time defence planning for drone data | ai/mlsoftwareaerospace | |
| Daniel | 25 | turning motion and brainwaves into sound | hardwaremusic | |
| Visharad | 14 | making e-skin to give robots the sense of touch | hardwarerobotics | |
| Kushal | 19 | financial exchanges for music by letting fans bet on artists | softwaremusic | |
| Anusha | 17 | radiation-resistant AI hardware and quantum intelligence | hardwareai/ml | |
| Aditi | 17 | wearable biosensors to track and predict hormonal fluctuations | hardwarehealth techbiotech | |
| Hriday | 21 | bat-inspired flight mechanics | hardwareaerospace | |
| Peter | 19 | galvanic vestibular stimulation to give people spidey sense | health techhardware | |
| Sebastian | 18 | the world's first pulse jet powered VTOL | hardwareaerospace | |
| Chloe | 19 | an omni-directional treadmill that takes you anywhere | hardware | |
| Diego | 19 | fully autonomous and reusable cargo capsule | hardwareaerospace | |
| Sofia | 17 | VLA models for robotics | softwareai/mlrobotics | |
| Felicia | 19 | AI neonatal screening tests | health techai/ml | |
| Shraddhaa | 25 | open-source bipedal robot | roboticshardware | |
| Livingstone | 19 | low-cost NFC attendance system for schools | softwarehardware | |
| Satya | 17 | memory alloy prosthesis | health techhardware | |
| Aadeshwar | 19 | hybrid air/ground UAV | hardwareaerospace | |
| Yash | 20 | flight computer for model rockets | aerospacehardware | |
| Temitope | 18 | solar-enabled phototherapy to treat neonatal jaundice | health techhardware | |
| Pavitra | 20 | reusable model rocket motor | aerospacehardware | |
| Begüm | 16 | low-cost bio printer | hardwarehealth techbiotech | |
| Krupal | 19 | volumetric display with rotating LED matrix for medical imaging | health techhardware | |
| Dima | 24 | dexterous low-cost robotic arms | roboticshardware | |
| Beckett | 21 | computer vision water monitoring to boost shrimp yield by 40% | softwareai/mlagriculture | |
| Arya | 16 | bionic leaf for solar power | hardwareclimatebiotech | |
| Akshat | 16 | low-cost assistive smart glasses with voice control | health techhardware | |
| Tawheed | 14 | low-cost robotic prosthetic hands | health techroboticshardware | |
| Opemipo | 17 | real-time macronutrient tracking for hydroponics | softwareclimateagriculture | |
| Lewis | 14 | 6-axis robotic arm to assist builders | roboticshardware | |
| Lauren | 20 | EMG/EEG device for non-verbal communication | health techhardware | |
| Siddharth | 20 | affordable autonomous micro drone swarms | hardwareaerospaceai/mlrobotics | |
| Neerav | 17 | small solar-powered planes that fly forever | hardwareclimateaerospace | |
| Anirudh | 17 | controllers for soft robots for surgery | health techroboticshardware | |
| In-Woo | 18 | clinical decision-support tool for pharmacists | softwarehealth techai/ml | |
| Maxwell | 13 | radio tracking for high-altitude balloons | aerospacehardware | |
| Saras | 17 | on-ear heart attack detection wearable | health techhardware | |
| Carlos | 19 | novel chemical processes for mine waste repurposing | climate | |
| Ashna | 17 | novel CRISPR delivery method in plants | biotechclimateagriculture | |
| Charles | 14 | building high-altitude UAVs | hardwareaerospace | |
| Mason | 18 | making a 2-octave electric piano | hardwaremusic | |
| Harish | 15 | energy-saving smart home platform | softwareclimate | |
| Santiago | 21 | 4-wheel independent steering car | hardware | |
| Yash | 19 | creating a computer from scratch | hardware | |
| Sunir | 19 | building self-driving RC cars | hardwareai/mlrobotics | |
| Aaryan | 16 | using computer vision to detect falls in elder care | softwarehealth techai/ml | |
| Advait | 18 | building teleoperation robots | hardwarerobotics | |
| Arielle | 20 | working on apple tree cloning | biotechagriculture | |
| Winston | 17 | increasing AI literacy for students K-12 | softwareai/ml | |
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Reach out to Ari and Alexa if you have questions about your application. Bagel Fund was founded by:
Bagel Fund is a 501(c)3 nonprofit. EIN: 33-2899896.