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Funders to approach for Open Research Lab

San Francisco, California$18M revenue11 funders on file

Open Research Lab seeks to answer open-ended questions and develop technology that should not be owned by any one company and requires work on a very long time horizon. With investment in fundamental research declining, Open Research Lab seeks to fill fundamental research…

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a funder to approach

Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$150k, your typical grantunder 1 in 1001 in 1001 in 401 in 20$10k$30k$100k$300k$1.0M$3.0MChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$0–$430kover two years, from 1–2 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$1.7Mfrom 2 new funders

Half the value is in your top 3 funders, of 154

$0$460k$930khalf from the top 3likely range1st10thAll 154
FunderWay inChanceLikely grant
  1. 1The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationSimilar grantees: Opensecrets ($1.9M/yr), Open Earth Foundation ($330k/yr), Possibility Labs ($210k/yr)1 in 27$79k
  2. 2American Heart Association IncSimilar grantees: University of Louisville Research Foundation ($910k/yr), Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation ($580k/yr), Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc ($980k/yr)1 in 31$25k
  3. 3The Rockefeller FoundationSimilar grantees: University of Louisville Research Foundation ($1.0M/yr), Organization for Autism Research ($800/yr), Oasis Open ($40k/yr)1 in 25$10k

151 more funders on the list for Open Research Lab

The full ranking, every way in, an approach plan for each funder and the CSV are included from the $75 plan up.

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