Seeking funding? We're kicking off grantmaking.ai with a $1M launch round.
We're building an AI safety funding platform,and we're kicking it off with a $1M grant round.
Find, evaluate, and fund AI safety work — without rebuilding the map yourself.
We're a small team with experience building infrastructure for the AI safety community.
Why we're building this
The ecosystem is about to receive billions. It isn't ready.
Dozens of new funders are about to deploy billions into AI safety. The current system wasn't built for them.
Discovery is insider-heavy
Good opportunities and honest takes on them are still mostly passed around through private networks.
Due diligence gets repeated
Every donor rebuilds the same picture. Every grantee re-answers the same questions.
Funding status is unclear
It's hard to tell who is actively fundraising, what their runway looks like, or whether a round is already close to full.
Smaller grants get missed
Projects asking for <$50K are often too small for larger funds and too hard to discover casually.
We're building the coordination layer the ecosystem needs: comprehensive public data, living funding status, and trusted signal — all in one place.
What's in the database
A growing public map of AI safety funding opportunities.
Here's a preview of the 454 organizations and 1,769 grants from our broader database.
Existential Risk Observatory
A Dutch foundation that works to reduce existential risk by informing the public debate through media engagement, policy advocacy, research, and public events.
Team
Led by Otto Barten
Amount needed
Seeking funding?
grantmaking.ai is built to help you get funded.
Seeking funding soon?Apply to our $1M grant round.
We're kicking off the platform with a $1M grant round for existential AI safety work, distributed in partnership with Manifund.
Application process, reviewer panel, and timeline coming soon — sign up to get notified.
Not fundraising right now? We still want your profile in the database! We're building the comprehensive AI safety database — so when you do need funding, your profile is already there, already current, already visible to every funder.
Step 1
Find or create your profile
We'll start with public information where we can, so you're not always beginning from a blank page.
Step 2
Add the context funders need
Claim the profile, fix anything outdated, and add the details funders can't easily see elsewhere.
Step 3
