“Asterisk is the little magazine of the San Francisco Bay Area”In its own words: asteriskmag.com
Magazine with four themed print issues a year and a blog, Dagger, covering science, emerging technologies, economics, politics, culture and global health; published by the nonprofit Obelus, Inc.
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Received $183k from 2 funders
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Led by Clara Collier (Editor in Chief), Nadia Asparouhova (Publisher)Checked 25 Oct 2026
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3 grants totalling $183k, newest first.
2025 2 grants · $70k
2024 1 grant · $113k
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Global Catastrophic Risks Opportunities | ~$113k | Obelus — Asterisk [AI-safety share est. 10% of $1,134,769 (range 5–25%): Asterisk is a general-interest quarterly; 1 of its first 8 issues (2022–24) is AI-themed (issue 3, 'AI', July 2023), and issues 4 and 7 carry one AI article each; no budget split by topic is published.] source |