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SecureBio

organization

BiosecurityAI safety adjacentOther existential riskOtherTechnical AI safety research

Received
$40,056,909
from 7 funders
Grants
21
Funders
7
Years active
2022–26

Grants over time

$0$10M$20M$30M20222023202420252026

Biggest funders

Coefficient Giving$19,940,29150%11
OpenAI Foundation$17,200,00043%1
Jaan Tallinn$1,566,0004%4
FTX Future Fund$1,200,0003%1
Julia Wise and Jeff Kaufman$83,5000%2
Longview Philanthropy$60,0000%1
Long-Term Future Fund$7,1180%1

Grants received

DateFunderViaAmountCauseSourcePurpose
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
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
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 2 · $1,628,000 · $814,000 average

DateFunderRecipientViaAmountCauseSourcePurpose
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