The FTX Future Fund was a philanthropic fund created by the FTX Foundation.[1] Its scope was to fund projects that aimed to improve humanity’s long-term prospects. The fund was launched in February 2022 and shut down in November 2022 when FTX collapsed.[2]
The Future Fund was run by Nick Beckstead, Leopold Aschenbrenner, Avital Balwit, William MacAskill and Ketan Ramakrishnan. During its existence, the Future Fund made grants worth around $100 million.[3]
Further reading
Beckstead, Nick et al. (2022) Announcing the Future Fund, Future Fund.
Beckstead, Nick et al. (2022): Future Fund June 2022 update, Future Fund.
Beckstead, Nick et al. (2022): The FTX Future Fund team has resigned, Future Fund.
External links
Grants and regrants made by the Future Fund.
Related entries
FTX Foundation | FTX collapse | Effective altruism funding| FTX-collapse-related resources
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Beckstead, Nick et al. (2022) Announcing the Future Fund, Future Fund.
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Beckstead, Nick et al. (2022) The FTX Future Fund team has resigned
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Future Fund website (2022) Our grants and regrants (Web archive)