{"slug": "emergent-ventures-winners-55th-cohort", "title": "Emergent Ventures winners, 55th cohort", "summary": "Emergent Ventures announced its 55th cohort of winners, supporting projects ranging from AI policy and longevity research to drone-acquired synthetic aperture radar for archaeology and science education initiatives. The grants fund individuals and teams across multiple countries, including Belarus, Brazil, Kazakhstan, the US, France, and the UAE.", "body_md": "# Emergent Ventures winners, 55th cohort\n\n[Aliaksandra Melnichenka](https://melnichenka.com/), Belarus/Kentucky, to support science and math writing.\n\nGuilherme Pinho, Sao Paulo, real estate titling and transactions in Brazil.\n\nDiyar Zhakpelov, Astana, Kazakhstan, 17, exam prep app for Kazakhs, general career support.\n\n[Randy Chang,](https://www.iaps.ai/2026-ai-policy-fellows#:~:text=Randy%20is%20interested%20in%20the,Kong's%20AI%20Policy%20Design%20Lab.) AI policy writings, Ontario/Chapel Hill.\n\n[Jesse Casana](https://faculty-directory.dartmouth.edu/jesse-casana), Dartmouth, archaeology tranche, “Drone-acquired synthetic aperture radar (SAR), a novel and experimental technology, reveals remarkable perspectives on buried archaeological landscapes in the desert southwest.”\n\n[Gia-Bao Dam](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gia-bao-dam-ba1a57204/), New Haven/Yale, longevity research.\n\n[Sasha Lempers](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sasha-lempers/), Annecy, France, 15, math and AI.\n\n[Ali-Mansur Valiyev](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-mansur-valiyev-a52989291/), [Harihar Rengan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/harihar-rengan/), Dubai, high school, general career support, educational testing.\n\n[Raiani Romanni-Klein](https://www.raianyromanni.com/about), Boston/Cambridge, a non-profit on the implications of biological innovation.\n\n[Clara Collier](https://x.com/clarabcollier?lang=en), Oakland, Asterisk magazine.\n\n[Scott Ellis](https://x.com/somebobcat8327), Mississauga, science education tranche, biographies of scientists on YouTube.\n\n[Jim Olds](https://science.gmu.edu/directory/james-olds), northern Virginia, [writings on science policy](https://sciencepolicyinsider.substack.com/), science education tranche.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/emergent-ventures-winners-55th-cohort", "canonical_source": "https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2026/06/emergent-ventures-winners-55th-cohort.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=emergent-ventures-winners-55th-cohort", "published_at": "2026-06-24 05:17:02+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-24 05:45:50.984747+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-policy", "ai-research", "ai-startups", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["Emergent Ventures", "Aliaksandra Melnichenka", "Guilherme Pinho", "Diyar Zhakpelov", "Randy Chang", "Jesse Casana", "Gia-Bao Dam", "Sasha Lempers"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/emergent-ventures-winners-55th-cohort", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/emergent-ventures-winners-55th-cohort.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/emergent-ventures-winners-55th-cohort.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/emergent-ventures-winners-55th-cohort.jsonld"}}