Traditional funding mechanisms often overlook early-stage, high-potential projects. We’re inspired by the Fast Grants model pioneered by Impetus Grants to change this reality:

• High funding demand: An increasing number of projects within the Foresight community are seeking funding, making individualized matchmaking with funders less sustainable.
• Low launch costs: Many projects require as little as $10,000 to begin, yet often fall outside the strict topical and operational criteria of traditional funders.
• Need for rapid unblocking: Timely action is crucial to beginning new projects, yet many grant application processes are delayed by lengthy procedures and bureaucracy.

Longevity Biotechnology

Advancing biotechnology to achieve Longevity Escape Velocity (LEV), or in other words, improving life expectancy at a faster rate than people are aging. Healthcare that is focused on preventing and reversing aging would not only diminish the pains of age-related disease, but also extend healthy lives as long as the individual desires. We consider functional cryonics to be an alternative path to this goal.

Areas we fund include but are not limited to:

• AI R&D: Accelerating scientific discovery, research, and lab work through the application of AI and automation tools
• Healthcare 3.0: Advancing biomarker analysis and scalable personal longevity approaches
• Reversible Biostasis: Pioneering new approaches to reversible biological preservation
• Replacement: Developing organ, brain, and whole body replacement approaches
• ECM: Maintaining or improving extra cellular matrix health for healthy aging
• Exosomes: Exosomes for tissue repair, drug delivery, and other longevity interventions

Molecular Nanotechnology

Advancing molecular machines to achieve Molecular Manufacturing, in which we can build macro-scale objects with atomic precision to unlock novel, wasteless, cheap means of production. Molecular nanotechnology-built devices, tools, and machines could be used to heal the biosphere, regenerate humans, create an abundant economy, and pave the material way to affordable space exploration.

Areas we fund include but are not limited to:

• AI R&D: Accelerating scientific discovery, research, and lab work through the application of AI and automation tools
• Design and Simulation: Developing cutting-edge modeling software for molecular systems
• Construction and Assembly: Paths for integrating various DNA, protein, STM/AFM or other approaches toward molecular functional nanomachines or molecular 3D printers
• Actuation and Control: Approaches for generating motion and controlling functional nanomachines
• Toward Near-term profitability: Analysis of promising near-term applications in climate, energy, health, materials, etc that pave a financially viable way for acceleration progress on long-term progress

We aim to make decisions within two weeks after the application deadline. However, timelines may vary based on project specifics or other factors. If there are any delays or additional steps required, we’ll inform you promptly.

Please reach out to grants@foresight.org with any questions.