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About
Orson Cairns leads 5050 at Fifty Years, a no-fee, no-equity program that helps scientists and engineers become deep tech entrepreneurs; the program has supported 445 participants who have started 98 companies. He has helped expand 5050 internationally through a partnership with the UK's Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA), running programs in the US and UK, and contributed to building Manifest Grants, a fast-grants program funding translational research. Prior to Fifty Years, he founded and grew Enséñame Voluntariado, which provided online classes to over 3,000 children across 21 regions of Peru, and worked with Sígueme Voluntariado on construction projects in Lima.
Experience
- Folklore VenturesInvestorcurrent2025 — present
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Orson Cairns?
- Orson Cairns leads 5050 at Fifty Years, a no-fee, no-equity program that helps scientists and engineers become deep tech entrepreneurs; the program has supported 445 participants who have started 98 companies. He has helped expand 5050 internationally through a partnership with the UK's Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA), running programs in the US and UK, and contributed to building Manifest Grants, a fast-grants program funding translational research. Prior to Fifty Years, he founded and grew Enséñame Voluntariado, which provided online classes to over 3,000 children across 21 regions of Peru, and worked with Sígueme Voluntariado on construction projects in Lima.
- Where does Orson Cairns work?
- Orson Cairns is Running 5050 at Fifty Years.
- Where did Orson Cairns go to school?
- Orson Cairns studied at UNSW (Bachelor of Science (Advanced Mathematics) (Honours) / Commerce, Finance, General).
