O’Shaughnessy Ventures LLC, a Greenwich, Conn.-based investment firm that empowers creators, has launched the O’Shaughnessy Grants program.
Five individuals have been selected as the inaugural O’Shaughnessy Grants recipients. They will each receive a $10K grant and access to OSV’s network of founders, investors and experts to support them in bringing their projects to life.
O’Shaughnessy Grants is a sister program to O’Shaughnessy Fellowships. The five recipients of the O’Shaughnessy Grants were selected from the pool of O’Shaughnessy Fellowship applicants. They will be encouraged to reapply for the O’Shaughnessy Fellowships when applications reopen on January 1, 2024.
They are:
Max Reisner, a hardware engineer with a focus on electromechanical systems and a passion for the environment. He will use his grant to continue developing adaptable battery systems to simplify the process of incorporating renewable energy storage into products for small teams. To find out more about Reisner’s project, sign-up here.
Justh, a singer-songwriter creating original Hindi songs with poetic lyricism as their backbone. He will use his grant to write new music and complete production work on his existing songs. More about Justh can be found on his website.
Akhil Tolani, whose work focuses on building products that use experimental technologies like artificial intelligence for the mainstream audience. He will use his grant to continue working on CassetteAI, which fuses generative AI with music to democratize music creation, allowing everyone to create and listen to music they love based on their preferences. More about Tolani can be found on his website.
Jack Oswald, a rocket propulsion engineer and entrepreneur dedicated to a human future in space. His startup aims to develop powerful electric propulsion on-orbit to make reusable spacecraft and enable Moon and Mars missions that aren’t feasible today. Oswald will contribute his grant to the proof-of-concept test of this technology. More about Oswald can be found on his LinkedIn page.
Ben Reinhardt, the founder of Speculative Technologies, a new kind of research organization working to unlock materials and manufacturing technologies. Reinhardt will use his grant to continue building Speculative Technologies. More about Reinhardt can be found on his website.
Founded by Jim O’Shaughnessy, a pioneer in quantitative investing, OSV is a creative investment firm that empowers and inspires creators to bring their ideas to life.
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04/08/2023