Science Fair Fund

The first venture fund built around an 80-year-old talent filter that venture capital has never priced. Theres a massive attribution gap in venture: the market credits the accelerator or the university, but the best deep tech founders were already identified — at 16 — through elite science competitions. This cohort has produced 29 unicorns worth over $750B in enterprise value — including household names in AI, biotech, fintech, and robotics. Across hundreds of companies: 15% unicorn rate (3.2× YC), 65% Series A graduation, ~10% loss rate vs. 30–40% industry typical. Science Fair Fund invests exclusively in this cohort at the pre-seed. The edge is proprietary: a database of 50,000+ alumni profiles, an ML scoring model validated across two decades of outcomes, and real-time monitoring that surfaces founders before they raise — often before they realize theyre starting a company. Over 2,200 alumni have opted in to source deals, co-invest, and open doors. The pipeline renews every year: ~2,000 new ISEF finalists and STS scholars from 175,000 participants. Everyone else is buying in free agency. This is the farm system. Pre-seed revenge of the nerds investing powered by the worlds oldest talent filter. https://sciencefairfund.com