OSU student from Mason receives $100,000 tech fellowship

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Written by Lara Korte.

Peeyush Shrivastava, a 21-year-old Ohio State University student and graduate of Mason High School, was recently named one of 25 Thiel Fellows. He will be granted $100,000 to spend the next two years developing his biotech startup.

The Thiel Fellowship, founded by tech investor Peter Thiel, awards young entrepreneurs with $100,000 to take a break from college and work on building a technology or technology-enabled company.

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Originally published June 30, 2017.