Welcoming Another Inspiring Young Founder to the O'Shaughnessy Fellowships!

Congratulations to Keshav Sharma, who will use his fellowship grant to continue building an AI & AR platform that enables users to create, edit, and demonstrate 3D models at scale

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Hot on the heels of our previous announcement, we are delighted to confirm that we have awarded an O’Shaughnessy Fellowship to Keshav Sharma, a founder currently based in San Francisco.

Keshav lives at the intersection of design, technology, and marketing. He has been creating and selling products since, despite being bullied, he first developed and sold a remote-controlled boat at the age of twelve.

Since then, Keshav has run a drop-shipping business, created a portal to help artists and creators showcase their work, and created an AI platform for food and fitness during his undergraduate degree in computer science.

Currently, as a co-founder and the CEO of Augrade Private Limited, Keshav is focused on empowering people with spatial computing and enhancing how we all live, work and play.

Keshav will use his $100,000 fellowship grant to continue Augrade’s development of an AI and AR platform that creates a 3D model from any input type and enables users such as architects and real estate developers to make real-time changes to the model using simple hand interactions. The platform will enable users to visualize data and materials and virtually walk others through the space.

Here’s Jim:

“Keshav’s dedication to developing technologies that augment human capabilities couldn’t be more aligned with OSV’s mission to help creators unleash their infinite potential. We’re excited to be able to support him in building the Augrade platform.”

About the Fellowship Program

The O’Shaughnessy Fellowship is a one-year program for ambitious people who want to build something great. Fellows will receive a $100,000 grant and access to our network of founders, investors, and experts to support them in bringing their projects to life. 

We will award twelve Fellowships in total. You can find more information about each Fellow here. 

Applications for the Fellowships are now closed and will reopen on 1 January 2024. Creators interested in learning more can do so via OSV’s website.