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Emergent Ventures winners, 52nd cohort

2026-02-26 · 05:51 UTC ·Tyler Cowen ·1 min read

Brief

Emergent Ventures' 52nd cohort (announced Feb 26, 2026) awarded roughly 20 grants to founders and researchers across AI, quantum, biomedical engineering, policy reform, and the arts. Projects include a minimally invasive injectable microvascular therapy, robots for satellite repair, closed-loop high-throughput polymer discovery, quantum-protected systems, AI diagnostic tools, and international drug-approval reform, with winners from MIT, Stanford, UC Davis and several under-20 recipients.

Why it matters

Emergent Ventures announced its 52nd cohort on 2026-02-26, naming about 20 winners spanning AI, quantum, biotech, policy, and the arts; several are teenagers (e.g., Prabhdeep Singh, 18; Mia Albert, 17; Rutger Nagel, 17; Peter Mukovskiy, 19) and include students at MIT, Stanford, and UC Davis.

Key details

  • Notable technical projects: Liam Aranda-Michel (MIT/San Francisco) is developing a minimally invasive injectable microvascular therapy; Brandon Rutagamirwa (London) builds robots to repair satellites; Anrea Giuri (Stanford) works on closed-loop, high-throughput polymer discovery; Arhum Ahmed pursues quantum-protected systems; Tanish Mantri (high school) applies AI to diagnosis.
Source evidence

title: Emergent Ventures winners, 52nd cohort
author: Tyler Cowen
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publication: Marginal REVOLUTION
published: 2026-02-26T05:51:04+00:00
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Prabhdeep Singh , 18, Ontario, works on AI. Jiratt Keeratipatarakarn, Hamburg, international prospects for drug approval reform. Brandon Rutagamirwa , London, robots to repair satellites. Eli Elster , UC Davis, anthropology, general career support. Liam Aranda-Michel , MIT/San Francisco, a minimally invasive, injectable microvascular therapy. Tanish Mantri, sophomore in high school, Jackson, Miss., AI for diagnosis. Anrea Giuri , Stanford, developing closed-loop environments for high-throughput polymer discovery. Clara Collier , Oakland, Asterisk magazine. Simon Grimm , WDC/Germany, “what Germany should do. Stephen Davies , UK,  networks and mentoring. Shani Zhang , San Francisco, to artistically capture SF . Mia Albert , 17, Miami, an app for sharing events. Rayne Wallace , 18, Ontario, the origins of life. Jonathan Sheinman , London/Israel, AI and real estate regulation. Louis Elton , London, The British Craeft Prize , to improve aesthetics. Peter Mukovskiy , 19, Zurich, quantum computing, to visit MIT. Rutger Nagel, Leiden, 17, AI and operating systems Smrithi Sunil , Ann Arbor, Michigan, science and meta-science writing. Honey Louise , London, to be a “defense influencer.” Arhum Ahmed , Los Angeles area, quantum-protected systems. Here are previous EV cohorts . The post Emergent Ventures winners, 52nd cohort appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION .