# Emergent Ventures winners, 55th cohort

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# Emergent Ventures winners, 55th cohort

[Aliaksandra Melnichenka](https://melnichenka.com/), Belarus/Kentucky, to support science and math writing.

Guilherme Pinho, Sao Paulo, real estate titling and transactions in Brazil.

Diyar Zhakpelov, Astana, Kazakhstan, 17, exam prep app for Kazakhs, general career support.

[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.

[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.”

[Gia-Bao Dam](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gia-bao-dam-ba1a57204/), New Haven/Yale, longevity research.

[Sasha Lempers](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sasha-lempers/), Annecy, France, 15, math and AI.

[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.

[Raiani Romanni-Klein](https://www.raianyromanni.com/about), Boston/Cambridge, a non-profit on the implications of biological innovation.

[Clara Collier](https://x.com/clarabcollier?lang=en), Oakland, Asterisk magazine.

[Scott Ellis](https://x.com/somebobcat8327), Mississauga, science education tranche, biographies of scientists on YouTube.

[Jim Olds](https://science.gmu.edu/directory/james-olds), northern Virginia, [writings on science policy](https://sciencepolicyinsider.substack.com/), science education tranche.