Escape Velocity Grants

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Awardees

List of candidates and projects that we currently back or have backed in the past.

  • Vijay Kataria

    Sports for Development Project in Uttarakhand (August 2021)

    Vijay Kataria is currently running a Sports For Development project named Pahadi Khiladi in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. He would be using the funds to purchase equipment for their program and hopefully create many new sportspeople from the region.

  • Saikat

    Helping hand for a JEE aspirant (August 2021)

    Saikat cleared his CBSE 10th Board in 2021 with 98.6%, AIR 8. Due to pandemic, his studies have been impacted because of lack of a laptop. He will be using the grant to purchase a laptop to continue his online classes and resume his preparation for JEE.

  • Rachna Kabiraj

    Kick starting a professional art career (July 2021)

    Rachna is an artist who got a top 100 rank of NIFT but couldn’t get into art colleges due to financial reasons. The grant will help start her journey of making a living through art by helping her buy a tablet and setup an online art store. Her work: https://instagram.com/divine_rachna/

  • Pavan K Rao

    Future rifle olympian (July 2021)

    Pavan is a national-level rifle shooter who is currently preparing for the Olympics. He needs Rs 60k to upgrade his 10m rifle jacket and trousers, which will help him get better results. Hopefully, this grant can help Pavan win a medal for India in the future!

    This grant is sponsored by @vivekanandahr

  • Nitin Raja

    Anti-theft helmet and a hardware startup (July 2021)

    Nitin Raja’s grant is sponsored by @akkishore. Nitin is a 20-something building an anti-theft helmet. He has a basic prototype ready and needs funds to make a production-grade model to show to @bounceshare and @Vogo_rentals and launch a hardware startup.

  • Phula Kumari

    Printing business in a village in Bihar (July 2021)

    Phula hails from a village in Bihar. With our grant, she plans to buy a laptop and open up a printing business. She will be the first female in her village to own a business! She will set an example for other girls and our grant will end up having a multiplicative impact.

  • Sajjan Singh Chauhan

    Helping a future judge (July 2021)

    Sajjan is a 5th-year law student who aspires to become a judge. On 100% scholarship since 10th, he needed Rs 55k for joining coaching classes for judiciary exams that his family cant afford We hope our grant helps him become a judge and impact India.
    https://www.idialaw.org/2017/sajjan-singh-chauhan/