“Realising a world where the systems that surround us benefit us all”In its own words: topos.institute
Non-profit research institute that uses category theory to develop tools for collective modelling, including the CatColab platform; its grant-makers include ARIA and SFF.
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Received $4.8M from 3 funders
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Led by Brendan Fong (CEO & Trustee (UK)), Ilyas Khan (Chair (UK))Checked 25 Oct 2026
Money flows
Where its money came from and where it went. Pick years and what to show; hover a box or ribbon for details, click one to focus it, click the background to see everything.
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15 grants totalling $4.8M, newest first.
2026 1 grant · $225k
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | Survival and Flourishing Fund | $225k | SFF-2026 Main Round: General support (base amount; the $418,000 conditional matching pledge is a separate row) source |
2025 2 grants · $1.6M
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 2025 | Advanced Research + Invention Agency | $1.4M | Safeguarded AI TA1.2 CatColab (contract, 27 months); £1,140,529 incl. VAT; technical area inferred source |
| Sep 2025 | Survival and Flourishing Fund | $200k | SFF-2025: General support (base amount; the $20,000 conditional matching pledge is a separate row) source |
2024 3 grants · $900k
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 2024 | Survival and Flourishing Fund | $300k | SFF's own grant, paid by Jaan Tallinn: For the CatColab development source |
| 30 Oct 2024 | Survival and Flourishing Fund | $213k | SFF-2024: General support source |
| 19 Sep 2024 | Advanced Research + Invention Agency | $387k | Safeguarded AI TA1.1 (grant, 12 months); £304,866 ex VAT (end of Q2 FY24-25 transparency data, awards since 1 Jul 2024); technical area inferred source |
2023 2 grants · $73k
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Survival and Flourishing Fund | $69k | SFF-2023-H1: General support source |
| 2023 | Survival and Flourishing Fund | $4k | SFF-2023-H2: General support source |
2022 3 grants · $1.1M
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Survival and Flourishing Fund | $653k | SFF-2022-H2: General support source |
| 2022 | Survival and Flourishing Fund | $397k | SFF-2022-H1: General support; includes a $50,000 Speculation Grant made before the round source |
| 2022 | FTX Future Fund | $30k | Regrant (recommended by an FTX regrantor): Second 'Finding the Right Abstractions' workshop linking category theory and alignment; month not given source |
2021 1 grant · $450k
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Survival and Flourishing Fund | $450k | SFF-2021-H2: General support source |
2020 2 grants · $295k
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Survival and Flourishing Fund | $151k | SFF-2020-H2: General support source |
| 2020 | Survival and Flourishing Fund | $144k | SFF-2020-H2: General support; funded by Jed McCaleb through the S-Process source |
2019 1 grant · $150k
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Survival and Flourishing Fund | $150k | SFF-2019-Q4: General support source |