Good Ventures → $6.8m grant entry / two years → Irregular / Pattern Labs
2026-09-19
Good Ventures lists a February 2024 Pattern Labs award. Same grant as the Open Philanthropy recommendation; not an equity investment or payment ledger.
AI & money
Irregular: grants, contracts and commercial rights
Paid grant instalments, three government contracts, commercial rights and a safety-framework conference connect the evaluator to funders and public institutions.
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The two grant payments comprise the existing $6.8m award. Contract values are commitments; the separate £153,000 ledger payment remains unassigned. Conference disclosure does not establish attendance.
What the connections say
25 relationshipsCoefficient Giving → Recommends the $6.8m grant → Irregular / Pattern Labs
2026-09-19
Open Philanthropy recommendation named in the Good Ventures entry. One grant with a separate recommender and grant-record publisher; do not add these arrows together.
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Sequoia Capital → Venture backing → Irregular / Pattern Labs
2026-09-19
Sequoia confirms its investment partnership.
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Redpoint Ventures → Venture backing → Irregular / Pattern Labs
2026-09-19
Redpoint named in the combined $80m raise. No separate investor amount established.
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UK Department for Science,Innovation and Technology → Awards cyber evaluation and advice → AISI cyber and advisory contract (February 2024)
2026-09-19
DSIT awards work to Pattern Labs; value later corrected to £293,151. Award record, not cash disbursement.
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AISI cyber and advisory contract (February 2024) → Names Pattern Labs as supplier → Irregular / Pattern Labs
2026-09-19
The award identifies Pattern Labs Tech Inc., the legal name disclosed by Irregular.
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UK Department for Science,Innovation and Technology → Awards £459,875 research contract → AISI attacks and safeguards contract (September 2024)
2026-09-19
AI Specific Attacks and Safeguards award starts 17 September 2024. Value of the awarded contract; extension option is not evidence of exercise.
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AISI attacks and safeguards contract (September 2024) → Hires research team; reserves reuse rights → Irregular / Pattern Labs
2026-09-19
Order form names Pattern Labs Tech Inc. Special Term 1 retains supplier know-how and permits commercialization of related evaluation products. Permission to commercialize does not identify a later sale.
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AISI attacks and safeguards contract (September 2024) → Supplies attacks for tests and threat models → UK AI Security Institute
2026-09-19
Schedule 20 commissions technical inputs for AISI evaluations and threat models, with weekly researcher collaboration. Specification and intended use; specific accepted outputs remain unavailable.
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UK Department for Science,Innovation and Technology → Keeps final publication decision → AISI attacks and safeguards contract (September 2024)
2026-09-19
Schedule 20 assigns buyer sign-off and final decision on whether and how research outputs are published. Terms of this 2024 engagement, not evidence of authority over separate 2026 incidents.
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UK Department for Science,Innovation and Technology → Requires approved security plan → AISI attacks and safeguards contract (September 2024)
2026-09-19
Schedule 9 requires a security management plan, incident notification and remediation; buyer approval does not relieve supplier obligations. The approved plan and evidence of performance were not obtained.
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UK Department for Science,Innovation and Technology → Records £153,000 consultancy payment → Irregular / Pattern Labs
2026-09-19
DSIT April 2025 spending ledger records transaction 668259 to Pattern Labs Tech Inc. under AISI consultancy expenditure. No contract reference is supplied; do not add this payment to award values as extra money.