Programme of Navigating Transformative AI·Founded 2026·San Francisco, United States
“Project Tailwind is a call for ambitious AI safety initiatives.”In its own words: coefficientgiving.org
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A Coefficient Giving call for founders to launch ambitious new AI safety organisations and initiatives aimed at unsolved problems no one currently owns. Coefficient's governance and capacity-building RFP pages now point founders to it.

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Coefficient Giving's call, modelled on Y Combinator's Requests for Startups, for founders to launch new AI safety organisations from a list of initiatives (each backed by a staff grantmaker), or to pitch their own. It funds in stages (pre-seed, seed, scale), and founders can apply early for the next stage. It also recruits through talent scouts, referral bounties, outreach and pitch days.

On applying “less like a traditional foundation and more like an impact-seeking venture firm” forum.effectivealtruism.org

Led by Max Nadeau (Technical AI Safety team)Checked 29 Oct 2026

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How to apply

Applications
Open
Who can apply
Individuals, New organisations, Organisations, For-profits
Decision time
Fast after a pitch meeting
Where
International work supported, but non-US applicants may face longer timelines.

Open call for founders; see https://coefficientgiving.org/tailwind/get-involved/