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What makes a good "regrant"? - by Jesse Richardson

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AI moves at a crazy pace. To keep up, AI safety needs to move fast, and that means funding has to move with it. Take Timaeus: our regrantors weren’t their biggest funders, but they were first, allowing Timaeus to start months earlier — and in a world of exponential curves, mere months matter. This is why Manifund runs our regranting program: to quickly fund promising projects, by delegating budgets of $50K-$400K to experts. As we’ve just announced our 2025 regrantors, now is a good time to review past regrants -- some we think were great, and others that weren't such good fits. We think our regranting program is great for donors who want to seed ambitious new projects, care about moving fast, and appreciate transparency. If you want to fund our 2025 program, please contact us! About the author: Jesse Richardson recently joined Manifund after working at Mila - Quebec AI Institute, and also has a background in trading on prediction markets. This post is basically Jesse’s low-confidence,

What makes a good "regrant"? Reviewing some of our favorite AI safety regrants - and some less good fits Jesse Apr 24, 2025 9 1 2 Share AI moves at a crazy pace. To keep up, AI safety needs to move fast, and that means funding has to move with it. Take Timaeus : our regrantors weren’t their biggest funders, but they were first, allowing Timaeus to start months earlier — and in a world of exponential curves, mere months matter. This is why Manifund runs our regranting program: to quickly fund promising projects, by delegating budgets of $50K-$400K to experts. As we’ve just announced our 2025 re

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