{
  "id": 8382345,
  "title": "Emergent Ventures India, 19th cohort",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/emergent-ventures-india-19th-cohort",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-19T04:22:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Marginal Revolution",
    "slug": "marginal-revolution",
    "url": "https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2026/09/emergent-ventures-india-19th-cohort.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Emergent Ventures India announced the 19th cohort of its startup accelerator program, awarding grants to a diverse group of innovators across various fields. Among the recipients is 18-year-old Shubh, who will develop scalable robotics using world models, and 16-year-old Avyukt Jindal, who will pursue research in condensed matter physics. Other notable grants include Michaela Talwar's platform for tracking Indian court activities, Avi Mohan Kumar Shuklaa's solar-powered AI elephant deterrent, and Arnav's development of a $200 diagnostic pen for Parkinson's scans.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}