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Our decisions about who to support are based on in-depth research and analysis of the field, in consultation with stakeholders across civil society, government, philanthropy, and the private sector. We place a priority on working in collaboration and partnership with other funders, both private and public.

We identify grantees through this research and analysis and accept grant proposals by invitation.

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We make both unrestricted and restricted grants, including fiscally sponsored grants and project-based grants.

We also work through contracts for specifically commissioned research, events, or other programmatic deliverables.

We do not invest in companies through equity or debt.

We have a global focus, with an emphasis on Europe.

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AI should be driven by outcomes that matter to people. Those outcomes should be decided on democratically.

We believe strongly in collaboration and seek out partners rather than going it alone.

We do not build or develop AI tools directly as a team. We support builders developing and deploying AI for the public interest.

Our team is not currently growing. We are intentionally structured to stay small, focused, and with the ability to pivot fast.

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We fund Current AI. Our CEO Martin Tisné is Current AI’s Founder and Board Chair. Our team helped set up Current AI.

You can read more about our work around the 2025 AI Action Summit in Paris and the launch of Current AI in our case study.

We are an independent philanthropic organisation, part of The Omidyar Group – a collection of mission-driven, independent organisations founded and funded by philanthropists Pierre and Pam Omidyar.

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