XTX Markets backs AI for Math Fund with record $17.1M, naming 22 winners
Jsevillamol · x · 2026-10-07
Renaissance Philanthropy announced this year's AI for Math Fund winners, powered by founding donor XTX Markets: 22 winners across 30+ organizations were selected from 400+ applications in 50 countries, backed by a record $17.1M from XTX Markets, bringing its total commitment to $35.1M.
Among the winners, nasqret received two years of funding to build an open-source agentic computer algebra system that works with LLMs to support mathematicians in their research. The fund signals growing investment in AI-assisted mathematical research tooling.
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