Akorfa Dagadu
Founder of Ishara, developing technology around more sustainable materials and the circular economy.
01 / THE VENTURE FELLOWSHIP
From possibility
to proof.
The Venture Fellowship is a one-year social impact program backing ambitious founders as they develop, test and validate AI-enabled ventures built to address consequential problems.
02 / BUILDERS & THEIR WORK
Builders making
ideas tangible.
Grace Fokam
Founder of Foyra, working at the intersection of machine learning and geospatial applications.
Leroy Mwasaru
Building AirVara to better serve flight operators whose needs are overlooked by legacy aviation systems.
Selected builders from the Prometheus X network. Profiles are illustrative, not a complete list of current Venture Fellowship recipients.
EXPLORE THE FELLOWS DIRECTORY03 / THE MODEL
Capital meets
conviction.
Fellows receive catalytic support to advance and test minimum viable products, alongside access to mentors, technical networks, prospective funders and industry partners who can help validate and refine their approaches.
EXPLORE COLLABORATION04 / WHY VENTURES MATTER
A broader pool of people shaping AI.
Technological transformation
AI is reshaping industries and societies, creating new opportunities for people with ambitious ideas to build meaningful solutions.
Overlooked potential
Exceptional founders may lack the networks, mentors and early capital to turn technical ambition into credible ventures.
Broader participation
Innovation becomes more relevant and robust when builders closest to overlooked problems can influence what gets created.
Evidence of impact
Small, targeted investments help entrepreneurs test assumptions, build prototypes and generate the evidence needed to move forward.
05 / WHAT WE LOOK FOR
High ambition.
Grounded judgment.
Ambitious founders
Builders with the conviction to pursue consequential technology and a credible path toward creating impact.
Demonstrated commitment
Evidence of perseverance, adaptability and meaningful progress in an area of technical work.
Proximity and expertise
Technical or domain knowledge informed by the needs and realities of the communities a venture intends to serve.
Big if it works
An idea with outsized potential for positive impact relative to the catalytic resources needed to advance it.
These principles summarize the program's stated criteria; they are not an announcement of a currently open application cycle.
PROMETHEUS X / VENTURE