# @project.firefly on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/ChGnnt7Mvfm
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2869663-projectfirefly-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-08-11T03:03:08.000+00:00

## Caption

Meet the big brains behind the tech: Valkyrie Holmes & Jesse Pound!

The founding members of Project Firefly met through The Knowledge Society, a 10-month Olympic level training program for entrepreneurs and technologists aged 13 to 17. They teamed up for the moonshot hackathon, which challenged teams to develop a solution to a problem using technology that was not yet feasible but could be within the next 3 to 5 years. 

After the hackathon, they continued working on the project and building their relationship with ARSAC Technologies.

In June 2021, Project Firefly won the #beapirate challenge put on by Moonshot Pirates. The prize was an all-expenses-paid week-long trip to Silicon Valley, where the team met startups, attended workshops, visited companies like Instagram, Apple, Pinterest, and Google, and toured places like Singularity University and Stanford. They were also able to connect with other youth founders and potential investors.

After the Silicon Valley trip, the Project Firefly team spent the first two months of 2022 in Manhattan, New York at the Edyfi hackerhouse. There, they officially incorporated as a company, set an IP agreement with ARSAC Technologies, worked on prototyping, and continued with research and validation.

In June of 2022, Project Firefly was selected to be included in the first-ever cohort of the 776 Fellowship. This grants them $100K as well as mentorship and support over the next two years. They have also recieved micro-grants from the 1517 Fund and The Cansbridge Fellowship Alumni Endowment Fund.

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Project Firefly | @_projectfirefly | https://gondola.cc/_projectfirefly | Founder |

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