Navigation Fund
The Navigation Fund is a nonprofit private foundation based in Berkeley, California, with a $1.3 billion endowment. Founded in November 2023 by Jed McCaleb and Dr. Seemay Chou, the fund is dedicated to advancing innovative solutions to urgent global challenges through high-risk, high-reward grantmaking. It allocates over $60 million annually to support organizations addressing critical issues. The fund focuses on five primary areas: Open Science, Farm Animal Welfare, Transforming Criminal Justice, Climate Change, and Digital Sentience. It employs a trust-based grantmaking approach, empowering
Investing activity
Navigation Fund is listed on AI Lounge as a venture capital investor based in United States. The deals desk records Series A and later AI rounds and seeds over $10M, so smaller checks may not show here yet.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Navigation Fund
Where is Navigation Fund based?
Navigation Fund is based in United States.
How can founders reach Navigation Fund?
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