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Aethra
moonshot 2026 ended · 636 participants · next event TBD
0+ participants across 30 countries
Aethra

building the research and innovation infrastructure we wish we had in high school.

hackathons  ·  proof writing  ·  community  ·  ages 13–18

2,340+ total participants
7 events run
$45,752+ in prizes distributed
30 countries
the gap
curiosity is
the only
prerequisite.

most students are taught to solve problems that already have known answers. the most interesting questions are never assigned, and the infrastructure to pursue them, mentors, peers working on the same problems, pathways from curiosity to rigorous work, does not exist for most students before university. aethra exists to build that infrastructure, starting with the students who are already asking the hard questions.

completed event
aethra global innovation challenge 2026
ended
moonshot
hackathon
"The best way to predict the future is to invent it."

moonshot: a 0 to 1 hackathon. our seventh event and most ambitious yet. 11 prize categories across beginner friendly machine learning/AI and open-ended innovation tracks. moonshot was the first aethra event where top builders got directly connected to vetted research programs, fellowships, and mentors.

"Civilizations are not transformed by those who optimize what already exists. They are transformed by those willing to imagine what does not."

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sponsors
iteration machine codecrafters mongodb atlas cleanshot x gen.xyz
636
participants
$33,232+
total prize pool
11
prize categories
coming up
proof
writing
initiative.

our first program outside of hackathons. a structured, school-based curriculum teaching mathematical proof writing and formal reasoning to students in grades 3 through 12, before they encounter it in a university lecture hall. confirmed and scheduled at a partner school, taught by volunteer mathematicians and professors. completely free.

4,000 students, designed to reach
3–12 grades covered
1 partner school
free for every student
team
arnav dhiman
founder & executive director

founded aethra in 2025. seven global events, 2,340+ participants across 30 countries, now building the research and mentorship infrastructure that should have existed for students from the start. the goal is an institution, not an extracurricular.

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aaryan mulaye
ex co-founder, no longer part of aethra
what's next
phase 1
hackathons
  • 7 global events run since 2025
  • 2,340+ participants across 30 countries
  • $45,752+ in prizes distributed
  • active discord community
completed
phase 2
proof
writing
  • proof writing initiative: grades 3-12, one partner school
  • wave 1: 10,000 students
  • wave 2: 100,000 students
  • taught by volunteer mathematicians and professors
  • completely free for every student
coming soon
phase 3
undeclared.

something revolutionary. we are not ready to say what it is yet.

tbd
waitlist
get notified
when we're
ready.

aethra's research fellowships, mentorship programs, and open problem tracks are in development. join the waitlist and we will reach out when applications open.

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