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02/06/2026

2026 Westly Prize Winner Spotlight: Mallika Pajjuri & Hanxiao Lu of Psyche Care

Psyche Care’s tech-enabled platform transforms parents into therapeutic caregivers to reduce high-acuity mental health symptoms in youth ages 6-17.

Their two-month program provides personalized telehealth coaching, daily text check-ins, and short-form video content to help caregivers acquire tools rooted in clinically proven therapies for managing crises at home, particularly during a point of crisis (e.g., after discharge from the emergency room or an inpatient visit).

Mallika Reddy Pajjuri shared: "Turning ideas into impact takes courage and boldness that young social entrepreneurs are rarely supported to sustain. Being a Westly Prize winner brings powerful support and resources to an often isolating journey, renewing our momentum to build the future we envision for family mental health."

Congratulations, Mallika and Hanxiao, we're proud to support you! 🌟

Learn more: psychecare.org

02/06/2026

2026 Westly Prize Winner Spotlight: Recalivape

Farid Manshaii is developing a data-driven va**ng cessation system that uses real-time monitoring and adaptive ni****ne tapering to create personalized quitting pathways for users.

After winning, he shared: "Winning the Westly Prize is a huge step for Recalivape because it helps me move to the next stage without giving up too much equity early, which matters a lot for a medical device.”

“It gives me room to build the right way, stay focused, and keep control of the long-term vision. Most of all, it showed me how rare it is for people, especially foundations, to recognize that doing real social good and building a strong business at the same time is actually possible."

Congratulations to Farid for his 2026 Westly Prize, and $40,000 of unrestricted funding!

Learn more: recalivape.com

02/06/2026

2026 Westly Prize Winner Spotlight: GreenSight Technologies

Jake Daniels, Diego Curiel, & Mackenzie Kettwig are young innovators using AI to transform how we handle electronics at end-of-life and build a truly circular economy.

"Winning the Westly Prize is a strong signal that the work we're building toward matters…The Westly Prize funds will directly support our mission to build the data intelligence layer for global electronics recovery - helping make reuse, accountability, and sustainability the default." - Diego Curiel

Congratulations, Jake, Diego, and Mackenzie! 🌟

Learn more: greensighttech.com

02/04/2026

We're proud to share our winners of the 2026 Westly Prize! 🏆

Congratulations to Psyche Care (Mallika Pajjuri & Hanxiao Lu), Recalivape (Farid Manshaii), and GreenSight Technologies (Jake Daniels, Diego Curiel, & Mackenzie Kettwig) - each receiving $40,000 to accelerate their incredible work!

These young innovators are transforming mental health care for families, using data to fight ni****ne addiction, and keeping electronics out of landfills with AI.

Thank you to all our finalists for showing what's possible when passion meets purpose, and to everyone who supported this year's prize! 🌟

Stay tuned for quotes from our winners, and follow along for next year's Westly Prize!

02/03/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2026 Westly Prize Finalist Showcase!

Our team was honored to celebrate eight incredible teams working on solutions that make a real difference, including GreenSight Technologies, BioFlare, Psyche Care, Eutrobac, Breakthrough Ventures, AI Scouts, Esslo, and Recalivape!

These young innovators are proof that big change starts with bold ideas.

Stay tuned for our winner announcement next post!🏆

01/24/2026

Meet Farid Manshaii, a 2026 Westly Prize finalist, tackling the va**ng epidemic with tech that adapts to users! His startup, Recalivape, is developing device that uses real-time data (puff frequency, intensity, physiological metrics) + adaptive ni****ne tapering to create personalized quitting pathways.

Learn more at recalivape.com and stay tuned for more finalists and updates!

01/23/2026

Meet the startup helping students with college admissions!

Hadassah Betapudi & Elijah Kim are 2026 Westly Prize finalists who created Esslo, an AI platform that gives students affordable access to expert college essay feedback!

Esslo provides line-by-line comments, scoring based on Ivy+ admits, and actionable suggestions to give students a better shot at their university applications.

We’re proud to host them later this month for our showcase - stay tuned to see who wins!

Learn more about their efforts at esslo.org

01/22/2026

Meet Sepehr Khosravi, 2026 Westly Prize finalist and founder of AI Scouts, a youth bootcamp program that aims to bring practical AI knowledge to students!

AI Scouts offers free, project-based bootcamps for teens to develop practical and creative skills that leverage artificial intelligence.

Sepehr is an ML Engineer at Coinbase, teaches at UC Berkeley, and previously worked at Tesla. His vision? Make cutting-edge AI skills accessible to everyone, regardless of background.

Learn more: aiscouts.org - and stay tuned for more finalist updates!

01/21/2026

Roman Scott and Itbaan Nafi, founders of Breakthrough Ventures, are 2026 Westly Prize Finalists fueling entrepreneurship for student founders! R

Breakthrough Ventures is a startup accelerator that provides non-dilutive funding, mentorship, investor access, and resources to student entrepreneurs across the country. Their mission is to create a future where companies are built by young founders.

Roman and Itbaan started Breakthrough to give students access to the capital, mentorship, and resources needed to build generational companies. Now, they're getting ready to showcase their work at our Westly Prize Showcase later this month!

01/17/2026

Meet Ellie Sangree & Jesse Wexler, founders of Eutrobac and 2026 Westly Prize Finalists!

These 2026 Westly Prize finalists created Eutrobac's NutriFilter™—a biofilter that removes nitrogen pollution from water sources by using naturally occurring bacteria to turn harmful chemicals into nitrogen gas (the same air we breathe).

From a high school research idea to a company changing the future of clean water, this is innovation that matters!

Check them out at eutrobac.com – and stay tuned for more updates!

01/16/2026

Meet Mallika Pajjuri & Hanxiao Lu, founders of Psyche Care!
These 2026 Westly Prize finalists are working to empower families during mental health crises!

Psyche Care is a tech-enabled platform that trains parents and caregivers to become therapeutic caregivers, equipping families of high-acuity youth with evidence-based tools to manage mental health crises and build sustainable at-home care systems.

Founded in August 2024, Psyche Care was recently selected for AscendRural's youth resilience pilots in Minnesota and presented at the - MGB AI Cures Conference.

We’re proud to welcome them to our showcase on 1/24!

Learn more: psychecare.org

01/15/2026

From food waste to cooking fuel...in your own kitchen?

Meet Nam Nguyen, Noy Chatoyan, and Jacqueline Franco, 2026 Westly Prize finalists behind BioFlare, whose compact innovation aims to transform food scraps into cooking gas using methane-producing bacteria in kitchens everywhere.

Their vision? Enable sustainable waste management and self-sufficient energy generation for millions worldwide.

Learn more: bioflare.co – and stay tuned for more updates, including our showcase on 1/24!

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