Inflection
Fellowship

We fund exceptional builders under 25 to spend a month at Edge City popup villages where the brightest minds at the frontiers of technology, science, and culture collaborate to build a brighter future.

Overview

What

Each fellow gets one month at an Edge City popup village. We cover flights, accommodation, ticket, and provide a stipend for meals. You'll have access to mentorship, dedicated workspaces, and a community of builders working on hard problems.

Why

We back people on unusual paths; the ones often overlooked by traditional grants and fellowships. You don't need a clear direction yet. You need agency and the willingness to keep trying. Fellows are under 25, from any background, anywhere in the world.

Who

We back people on unusual paths — the ones often overlooked by traditional grants and fellowships. You don't need a clear direction yet. You need agency and the willingness to keep trying. Fellows are under 25, from any background, anywhere in the world.

You

We back people on unusual paths — the ones often overlooked by traditional grants and fellowships. You don't need a clear direction yet. You need agency and the willingness to keep trying. Fellows are under 25, from any background, anywhere in the world.

Past Grantees have gone on to found startups, raise millions from leading orgs like NVIDIA, and redefine their fields.

Past Fellows

ECL24

Jack Mielke

Fellowship program lead

ECL24

Leo Jankovic

Earthquake detection technology

ECL24

Rania Hashim

Precision fermentation research

ECL24

Rachel Lee

Sustainable agriculture project

EE24

Zelda Poem

Fellowship program lead

EE24

Elizabeth Trykin

Biotechnology research

EE24

Yudhister Kumar

AI alignment research

EE24

Anson Yu

Learning community building

EE24

Denisa Lepadatu

Longevity research platform

EE25

Minh (Anh) Nguyen

Decentralized messaging for Vietnamese users

EE25

Ivy Zhang

Researching open-ended AI systems

EE25

Alex DeNuzzo

Building AI agents with legal autonomy

EE25

Yogya Kalra

Studying incentive structures in science

EE25

Janet Shin

90% cheaper brain imaging alternative to MRI

EE25

Nick Ford

Cell biology research on electrical signals

EE25

Jason Hausenloy

Researching AI impacts on political systems

ECP25

Maxwell Opondo

Inclusive robotics for physical disabilities

ECP25

Akshaya Dinesh

2x exited founder, Thiel Fellow, women's health

ECP25

Brian Kelleher

2x founder, researching LLM mathematical reasoning

ECP25

Rhea Kapur

Stanford grad building system for ethnic identity discovery

ECP25

Rucha Benare

PhD at Royal College of Surgeons Ireland

ECP25

Sofia Scarlat

Fellowship Lead

Applications open on a rolling basis

Due two months before each popup.
**Next deadline: March 27, 2026** (for Edge Esmerelda, Summer 2026)