To preface, I don’t think this point is load-bearing/cruxy to the question of “is Manifold EA?” or “is Manifold a large player in the EA space?”, which itself is also something of a side point.
I was referring specifically to Manifold Markets as the we in “We’ve received some EA funding, but most of our funding comes from venture capital sources.”—right afterwards I agree that Manifund (aka Manifold for Charity) is an EA org.
Manifold Markets has received ~2.9M in investment and ~1.5M in grants, which were the figures I had in mind when I said “most of our funding comes from VC”. One complicating factor is that of the investment, 1M came from a FTX Future Fund regrant, structured as an equity investment through Alameda Research. Does that count as EA funding or VC? Idk, I think that counts in both categories, but if you characterize that as exclusively EA funding I agree it would be fair to say “Manifold has received more in EA funding than in venture capital”.
To my knowledge, Manifold for Charity grants did not only fund Manifund; Manifold for Charity grants seemingly funded Manifold’s currency donation platform too
Once debating if: * Manifold for Charity should be excluded * Survival and Flourishing Fund (SFF) funding is EA * FTX Future Fund funding is EA
The original comment feels reductive and I’d rather data be linked upfront rather than feeling dragged into revealing data and motte-and-bailey-esque threads
I agree the comment is reductive; many sentences are, due to the fractal nature of information. I generally wrote trying to balance correctness with informativeness with “actually publishing the damn post, rather than being maximally defensive”.
In any case, I appreciate that you linked to our finances, and that you like how we publish our numbers openly to the world!
To preface, I don’t think this point is load-bearing/cruxy to the question of “is Manifold EA?” or “is Manifold a large player in the EA space?”, which itself is also something of a side point.
I was referring specifically to Manifold Markets as the we in “We’ve received some EA funding, but most of our funding comes from venture capital sources.”—right afterwards I agree that Manifund (aka Manifold for Charity) is an EA org.
Manifold Markets has received ~2.9M in investment and ~1.5M in grants, which were the figures I had in mind when I said “most of our funding comes from VC”. One complicating factor is that of the investment, 1M came from a FTX Future Fund regrant, structured as an equity investment through Alameda Research. Does that count as EA funding or VC? Idk, I think that counts in both categories, but if you characterize that as exclusively EA funding I agree it would be fair to say “Manifold has received more in EA funding than in venture capital”.
To my knowledge, Manifold for Charity grants did not only fund Manifund; Manifold for Charity grants seemingly funded Manifold’s currency donation platform too
Once debating if:
* Manifold for Charity should be excluded
* Survival and Flourishing Fund (SFF) funding is EA
* FTX Future Fund funding is EA
The original comment feels reductive and I’d rather data be linked upfront rather than feeling dragged into revealing data and motte-and-bailey-esque threads
I agree the comment is reductive; many sentences are, due to the fractal nature of information. I generally wrote trying to balance correctness with informativeness with “actually publishing the damn post, rather than being maximally defensive”.
In any case, I appreciate that you linked to our finances, and that you like how we publish our numbers openly to the world!