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SecureBio

securebio.org · organization

Biosecurity nonprofit founded by Kevin Esvelt that builds pathogen early-warning systems, DNA synthesis screening and evaluations of AI biological risk.

Leadership

  • Ben Mueller · Executive Director
  • Jasper Götting · Director, AI
  • Jeff Kaufman · Director of Detection
  • Alvaro Morales · Director of Operations
  • Will Bradshaw · Head of Computational Programs

Team

56 people

source, Oct 2026

BiosecurityAI safety adjacentOther existential riskOtherTechnical AI safety research

Received
$47,098,909
from 9 funders
Grants
26
Funders
9
Years active
2022–26

Grants over time

$0$10M$20M$30M20222023202420252026
Coefficient GivingOpenAI FoundationJaan TallinnFTX Future FundDustin MoskovitzAll others

Biggest funders

Coefficient Giving$25,455,29154%13
OpenAI Foundation$17,200,00037%1
Jaan Tallinn$1,597,0003%5
FTX Future Fund$1,200,0003%1
Dustin Moskovitz$896,0002%1
Sentinel Bio$600,0001%1
Julia Wise and Jeff Kaufman$83,5000%2
Longview Philanthropy$60,0000%1

Grants received

Date ↓FunderViaAmountCauseSourcePurpose
Sep 2026Jaan TallinnSurvival and Flourishing Fund$31,000BiosecuritysffGeneral support
Sep 2026Dustin MoskovitzSurvival and Flourishing Fund$896,000BiosecuritysffGeneral support
Aug 20, 2026OpenAI Foundation$17,200,000Biosecurityopenai_foundationCutting end-to-end pathogen detection from fourteen days to three, expanding collection, and further validating the detection system. Restricted to SecureBio's Detection team. — AI Resilience
Aug 2026Coefficient Giving$5,000,000Biosecuritycoefficient_givingGeneral Support
Jul 2026Coefficient Giving$515,000Biosecuritycoefficient_givingInfrastructure for Rapid PCR Assays
Feb 2026Coefficient Giving$32,654Biosecuritycoefficient_givingField-Building Events
Jan 2026Coefficient Giving$3,558,000AI × biocoefficient_givingAI Team Support
Dec 2025Coefficient Giving$1,397,250Biosecuritycoefficient_givingAdditional Staff Capacity
Sep 2025Jaan TallinnSurvival and Flourishing Fund$754,000AI × biosffGeneral support
Aug 2025Coefficient Giving$3,700,000Biosecuritycoefficient_givingSecureBio Detection
Jul 2025Coefficient Giving$1,736,000Other existential riskcoefficient_givingCoworking Space
Jun 2025Sentinel Bio$600,000AI × bio, Biosecuritysentinel_bioWe provided SecureBio with $600,000 to a) expand its AI×Bio risk evaluation capabilities from LLMs into Biological Design Tools, and b) develop its policy capacity to bridge the gap between technical findings and real-world safety improvements. We expect this grant to support our work on evidence-generation and policy translation.
Apr 2025Long-Term Future FundEA Funds$7,118Biosecurityea_fundsTen field-building events for global catastrophic risks in the greater Boston area for Spring/Summer 2025
Mar 2025Coefficient Giving$37,000Evals, AI × biocoefficient_givingAI Benchmark Improvements
Mar 2025Coefficient Giving$58,450Evals, AI × biocoefficient_givingAI Biological Capabilities Dashboard
Feb 28, 2025Julia Wise and Jeff Kaufman$22,500OtherjefftkForegone portion of Jeff's salary January and February 2026.; (grey/italic row: not counted in Jeff's donation totals) — Personal donations
Feb 2025Coefficient Giving$3,430,000Biosecuritycoefficient_givingNucleic Acid Observatory
Jan 1, 2025Julia Wise and Jeff Kaufman$61,000OtherjefftkForegone portion of Jeff's 2025 salary ($15k annualized from 2025-01-01 through 2025-08-15, $135k annualized for the remainder of the year); (grey/italic row: not counted in Jeff's donation totals) — Personal donations
Nov 2024Coefficient Giving$4,000,000Biosecuritycoefficient_givingGeneral Support
Oct 30, 2024Jaan TallinnSurvival and Flourishing Fund$254,000AI × biosffGeneral support
Jul 31, 2024Jaan TallinnSurvival and Flourishing Fund$10,000Otherjaan_onlineGeneral support for SecureDNA Foundation
Oct 26, 2023Jaan TallinnSurvival and Flourishing Fund$548,000BiosecuritysffGeneral Support
Aug 2023Coefficient Giving$570,000Biosecuritycoefficient_givingPathogen Early Warning Project
Dec 2022Longview Philanthropy$60,000BiosecuritylongviewFunding research scientists, an air sanitisation trial, and establishing a policy unit focused on biosecurity. Longtermism Fund December 2022 grants report. — Emerging Challenges Fund (formerly Longtermism Fund)
Nov 2022Coefficient Giving$1,420,937Biosecuritycoefficient_givingBiosecurity Research
2022FTX Future Fund$1,200,000Biosecurityftx_future_fundWe recommended a grant to support the hiring of several key staff for Dr. Kevin Esvelt’s pandemic prevention work. SecureBio is working to implement universal DNA synthesis screening, build a reliable early warning system, and coordinate the development of improved personal protective equipment and its delivery to essential workers when needed. — Biorisk and Recovery from Catastrophe

As fiscal sponsor 4 · $2,320,000 · $580,000 average

Date ↓FunderRecipientViaAmountCauseSourcePurpose
Sep 2026Dustin MoskovitzSecureDNASurvival and Flourishing Fund$662,000BiosecuritysffGeneral support of SecureDNA Foundation
Sep 2026Jaan TallinnSecureDNASurvival and Flourishing Fund$30,000BiosecuritysffGeneral support of SecureDNA Foundation
Sep 2025Jaan TallinnSecureDNASurvival and Flourishing Fund$1,500,000AI × biosffGeneral support of SecureDNA
Oct 30, 2024Jaan TallinnSecureDNASurvival and Flourishing Fund$128,000AI × biosffGeneral support of SecureDNA