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Organisation·Berkeley, USA
“This century is critical for humanity. We build tech, infrastructure, and community to navigate it.”In its own words: lightconeinfrastructure.com
Community & infrastructure

Runs the LessWrong forum and the Lighthaven campus and event venue in Berkeley, building services and infrastructure for people helping humanity navigate this crucial period.

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Received $21M from 7 funders

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Led by Oliver Habryka (Executive Director), Matthew Gray (Director), Daniel Kokotajlo (Director)Checked 25 Oct 2026

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104 grants totalling $21M, newest first.

2026 5 grants · $3.3M
DateFunderAmountPurpose
30 Sep 2026Survival and Flourishing Fund$3.2MSFF-2026 Main Round: General support (base amount; the $493,000 conditional matching pledge is a separate row) source
8 Apr 2026Manifund$120Lightcone Infrastructure source
7 Apr 2026Manifund$1kLightcone Infrastructure source
17 Jan 2026Manifund$20kLightcone Infrastructure source
1 Jan 2026Manifund$50kLightcone Infrastructure source
2025 10 grants · $899k
DateFunderAmountPurpose
26 Dec 2025Manifund$25kLightcone Infrastructure source
25 Dec 2025Manifund$50kLightcone Infrastructure source
15 Nov 2025Manifund$100Lightcone Infrastructure source
27 Oct 2025Manifund$250Lightcone Infrastructure source
Sep 2025Survival and Flourishing Fund$811kSFF-2025: General support, including a $150,000 Speculation Grant already paid (base amount; the $500,000 conditional matching pledge is a separate row) source
21 Jul 2025Manifund$10Lightcone Infrastructure source
18 Jun 2025Manifund$10kLightcone Infrastructure source
11 Mar 2025Manifund$1kLightcone Infrastructure source
30 Jan 2025Manifund$100Lightcone Infrastructure source
4 Jan 2025Manifund$1kLightcone Infrastructure source
2024 70 grants · $2.8M
DateFunderAmountPurpose
30 Dec 2024Manifund$1kLightcone Infrastructure source
29 Dec 2024Manifund$10kLightcone Infrastructure source
18 Dec 2024Manifund$1kLightcone Infrastructure source
15 Dec 2024Manifund$5kLightcone Infrastructure source
9 Dec 2024Manifund$150Lightcone Infrastructure source
5 Dec 2024Manifund$18kLightcone Infrastructure source
3 Dec 2024Manifund$10Lightcone Infrastructure source
1 Dec 2024Manifund$600Lightcone Infrastructure source
1 Dec 2024Manifund$70Lightcone Infrastructure source
1 Dec 2024Manifund$20Lightcone Infrastructure source
30 Nov 2024Manifund$108Lightcone Infrastructure source
30 Oct 2024Survival and Flourishing Fund$514kSFF-2024: General support source
5 Oct 2024Manifund$155Lightcone Infrastructure source
Oct 2024EA Infrastructure Fund$250kSupport for LessWrong.com, Lighthaven.space and other infrastructure that improves humanity's epistemics and long-term future source
17 Sep 2024Manifund$200Lightcone Infrastructure source
13 Sep 2024Manifund$25kLightcone Infrastructure source
5 Sep 2024Manifund$100Lightcone Infrastructure source
5 Sep 2024Manifund$100Lightcone Infrastructure source
5 Sep 2024Manifund$50Lightcone Infrastructure source
4 Sep 2024Manifund$1kLightcone Infrastructure source
4 Sep 2024Manifund$1kLightcone Infrastructure source
4 Sep 2024Manifund$750Lightcone Infrastructure source
4 Sep 2024Manifund$500Lightcone Infrastructure source
4 Sep 2024Manifund$500Lightcone Infrastructure source
4 Sep 2024Manifund$400Lightcone Infrastructure source
4 Sep 2024Manifund$300Lightcone Infrastructure source
4 Sep 2024Manifund$250Lightcone Infrastructure source
4 Sep 2024Manifund$200Lightcone Infrastructure source
4 Sep 2024Manifund$200Lightcone Infrastructure source
4 Sep 2024Manifund$100Lightcone Infrastructure source
4 Sep 2024Manifund$100Lightcone Infrastructure source
4 Sep 2024Manifund$100Lightcone Infrastructure source
4 Sep 2024Manifund$100Lightcone Infrastructure source
4 Sep 2024Manifund$60Lightcone Infrastructure source
4 Sep 2024Manifund$50Lightcone Infrastructure source
4 Sep 2024Manifund$10Lightcone Infrastructure source
3 Sep 2024Manifund$145Lightcone Infrastructure source
1 Sep 2024Manifund$700Lightcone Infrastructure source
30 Aug 2024Manifund$10Lightcone Infrastructure source
29 Aug 2024Manifund$300Lightcone Infrastructure source
28 Aug 2024Manifund$60Lightcone Infrastructure source
27 Aug 2024Manifund$50Lightcone Infrastructure source
23 Aug 2024Manifund$600Lightcone Infrastructure source
23 Aug 2024Manifund$50Lightcone Infrastructure source
22 Aug 2024Manifund$200Lightcone Infrastructure source
22 Aug 2024Manifund$50Lightcone Infrastructure source
22 Aug 2024Manifund$50Lightcone Infrastructure source
21 Aug 2024Manifund$1kLightcone Infrastructure source
21 Aug 2024Manifund$610Lightcone Infrastructure source
21 Aug 2024Manifund$600Lightcone Infrastructure source
21 Aug 2024Manifund$500Lightcone Infrastructure source
21 Aug 2024Manifund$500Lightcone Infrastructure source
21 Aug 2024Manifund$300Lightcone Infrastructure source
21 Aug 2024Manifund$300Lightcone Infrastructure source
21 Aug 2024Manifund$250Lightcone Infrastructure source
21 Aug 2024Manifund$200Lightcone Infrastructure source
21 Aug 2024Manifund$160Lightcone Infrastructure source
21 Aug 2024Manifund$142Lightcone Infrastructure source
21 Aug 2024Manifund$100Lightcone Infrastructure source
21 Aug 2024Manifund$100Lightcone Infrastructure source
21 Aug 2024Manifund$100Lightcone Infrastructure source
21 Aug 2024Manifund$68Lightcone Infrastructure source
21 Aug 2024Manifund$20Lightcone Infrastructure source
21 Aug 2024Manifund$20Lightcone Infrastructure source
11 Jun 2024Manifund$10Lightcone Infrastructure source
10 May 2024Manifund$500Lightcone Infrastructure source
10 May 2024Manifund$25Lightcone Infrastructure source
9 May 2024Manifund$5kLightcone Infrastructure source
2024Survival and Flourishing Fund$1.7MInitiative Committee 2024: General support of Lightcone Infrastructure source
2024Survival and Flourishing Fund$200kInitiative Committee 2024: General support of flexHEG prototyping source
2023 4 grants · $4.9M
DateFunderAmountPurpose
Oct 2023Global Catastrophic Risks Opportunities~$1.8MLightcone Infrastructure — General Support (2023) [AI-safety share est. 60% of $2,960,000 (range 40–80%): $2,590,000 of the grant supports LessWrong; Lightcone calls itself 'the primary infrastructure provider for the rationality and AI safety communities' and says 'the single bi source
2023Survival and Flourishing Fund$1.7MSFF-2023-H1: General support of Lightcone Infrastructure; receiving charity Center for Applied Rationality source
2023Vitalik Buterin$1MGeneral support (LessWrong / Lighthaven); "Vitalik Buterin and Jed McCaleb who each contributed $1,000,000 in 2023" source
2023Survival and Flourishing Fund$410kSFF-2023-H2: General support of Lightcone Infrastructure; receiving charity Center for Applied Rationality source
2022 4 grants · $5.7M
DateFunderAmountPurpose
Sep 2022Global Catastrophic Risks Opportunities~$2.7MLightcone Infrastructure – General Support [AI-safety share est. 60% of $4,500,000 (range 40–80%): Lightcone calls itself 'the primary infrastructure provider for the rationality and AI safety communities' and says 'the single biggest topic on LessWrong is artificial intelligence source
8 Jul 2022Survival and Flourishing Fund$14kSFF speculation grant: General support for Lightcone Infrastructure; receiving charity Center for Applied Rationality source
Feb 2022FTX Future Fund$2MLessWrong, events and office space source
2022Survival and Flourishing Fund$1MSFF-2022-H2: Unrestricted funding for Lightcone Infrastructure; receiving charity Center for Applied Rationality source
2021 4 grants · $2.2M
DateFunderAmountPurpose
May 2021Global Catastrophic Risks Opportunities~$276kLessWrong — General Support (2021) [AI-safety share est. 60% of $460,000 (range 40–80%): LessWrong says it has 'a strong interest in AI and specifically causing powerful AI systems to be safe and beneficial', and its team says 'the single biggest topic on LessWrong is artificial source
2021Survival and Flourishing Fund$1.1MSFF-2021-H1: General support; receiving charity Center for Applied Rationality source
2021Survival and Flourishing Fund$500kSFF-2021-H2: General support; receiving charity Center for Applied Rationality; funded by The Casey and Family Foundation through the S-Process source
2021Survival and Flourishing Fund$380kSFF-2021-H2: General support; receiving charity Center for Applied Rationality source
2020 4 grants · $610k
DateFunderAmountPurpose
Apr 2020Global Catastrophic Risks Opportunities~$180kLessWrong — General Support [AI-safety share est. 60% of $300,000 (range 40–80%): LessWrong says it has 'a strong interest in AI and specifically causing powerful AI systems to be safe and beneficial', and its team says 'the single biggest topic on LessWrong is artificial intelli source
2020Survival and Flourishing Fund$290kSFF-2020-H1: General support; receiving charity Center for Applied Rationality; funded by SFF itself through the S-Process source
2020Survival and Flourishing Fund$110kSFF-2020-H1: General support; receiving charity Center for Applied Rationality source
2020Survival and Flourishing Fund$30kSFF-2020-H1: General support; receiving charity Center for Applied Rationality; funded by Jed McCaleb through the S-Process source
2019 2 grants · $520k
DateFunderAmountPurpose
30 Sep 2019Survival and Flourishing Fund$260k source
20 Sep 2019Survival and Flourishing Fund$260kSFF's own grant, paid by Jaan Tallinn: General support for LessWrong 2.0; receiving charity Center for Applied Rationality source
2018 1 grant · $100k
DateFunderAmountPurpose
8 Feb 2018Jaan Tallinn$100kJaan Tallinn gift (via BERI): General support for activities to develop and improve the website LessWrong 2.0; receiving charity Center for Applied Rationality source