FTX Future Fund
- HQ / base
- Nassau
- Founded
- Feb 2022 (dead Nov 2022)
- Money
- ~$160M committed Feb–Nov 2022
- Status
- —
SBF's longtermist regranting vehicle led by Nick Beckstead (ex-Open Phil), with Will MacAskill and Leopold Aschenbrenner involved. Committed ~$160M in nine months to AI safety, biosecurity, and 'EA infrastructure' (Atlas Fellowship, Lightcone, university groups) before the exchange imploded; the entire team resigned Nov 10, 2022. Its grants became clawback targets in bankruptcy.
Connections
- Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF)created
- Nick BecksteadCEO
- William MacAskilladvisor
- Leopold Aschenbrenner / Situational Awarenessex-staff
- Atlas Fellowship (defunct)funded ($10M+, approx)
- Lightcone Infrastructuregrants (later clawback settlement)
- Lighthaven~$5M toward Rose Garden Inn purchase (2022); $1.7M clawback settlement
- Vox Future Perfecttook funding (regretted)
- Kurzgesagt (funding link)took funding (era)
- Ketan RamakrishnanFuture Fund team member
- Avital BalwitFuture Fund team member
- Nick Becksteadled (CEO)
- William MacAskillfounding adviser
- Leopold Aschenbrenner / Situational AwarenessFuture Fund alumnus (Aschenbrenner)