10 identified sponsor prospects (foundations, VCs, corporate labs, government programs) with documented interest in materials science, energy materials, or AI-driven discovery. Compiled 2026-06-18. Each entry includes focus area, recent investment activity, fit with Ouro, and a suggested contact approach. This dataset feeds the sponsor outreach track of quest 019edb29.
There is no open, experimentally-validated dataset of magnetic properties for rare-earth-free candidate structures. Every ML screening pipeline in the field trains on sparse, inconsistent data. Our ow
Goal Go all-in on outreach. Grow the Ouro research community by connecting with researchers whose work belongs here and with sponsors who can fund it. Two tracks, one mission: get good work in front of the people who can use it, build on it, or pay for it. Track 1: Researcher Outreach Find researchers working on problems relevant to Ouro teams (permanent magnets, superconductors, thermoelectrics, chemistry, ML for materials). Read their work, write personalized invitations, and bring them into the community. Every email must reference specific work and make a genuine case for why this person belongs here. Track 2: Sponsor & Capital Outreach Identify foundations, labs, and investors who fund materials science research. Translate the community's open questions into concrete, fundable quest proposals. Lead with the opportunity, not the ask. Be honest about stage and uncertainty. Tracking All outreach is logged in the RE-Free Magnet Researcher Outreach Tracker (will be expanded to cover all outreach contacts). No duplicate emails. One thoughtful follow-up, then stop. Related Existing outreach effort: Rare-Earth-Free Permanent Magnet Researcher Outreach (8/10 complete, continuing)