80,000 Hours → Project Tailwind
Promotes founder funding in podcast
2026-09-19
The September 17 episode presents Coefficient's funding opportunities to prospective founders and discusses Tailwind.
New-organization funding programme
Project Tailwind
Coefficient Giving initiative to find and finance founders of new AI-safety organizations.
Background
Coefficient announced Tailwind on September 9, 2026, crediting Ryan Fugate with leading it. It targets prospective founders, including people at frontier AI companies. The subsequent 80,000 Hours interview explains opportunities for large projects and independent assessments of lab safety claims.
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Coefficient announced Tailwind on September 9, 2026, crediting Ryan Fugate with leading it. It targets prospective founders, including people at frontier AI companies. The subsequent 80,000 Hours interview explains opportunities for large projects and independent assessments of lab safety claims.
How applicants can grow
Published ranges progress from $200k–$2m exploration to $2m–$20m seed support and $20m–$200m-plus scale awards. Unincorporated teams can seek early support; later stages need an entity or fiscal sponsor. Some charitable-purpose PBC proposals may qualify.
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Coefficient Giving → Project Tailwind
Launches nonprofit-founder initiative
2026-09-19
Coefficient launches Project Tailwind to find and finance founders of ambitious AI-safety initiatives.
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The capital is accelerating
The same update announces Project Tailwind to recruit and fund new founders. Concrete examples show the scale: $160 million approved for Resolution, more than $70 million over two years recommended for Redwood Research, and a $68 million three-year renewal recommendation for Epoch AI. Research capacity, measurements and new institutions are being built with this money.
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2026-09-19
Coefficient launches Project Tailwind to find and finance founders of ambitious AI-safety initiatives.
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80,000 Hours → Promotes founder funding in podcast → Project Tailwind
2026-09-19
The September 17 episode presents Coefficient's funding opportunities to prospective founders and discusses Tailwind. Published September 17; recorded August 18. Donor relationship is explicitly disclosed.