Exactly two years ago, I launched Halcyon Futures. So far we’ve seeded and launched 16 new orgs and companies, and helped them raise nearly a quarter billion dollars in funding. Flash back to 2022: After eight years in VC, I stepped back to explore questions about exponential

...I could write about how Halcyon's portfolio are all tackling some important part of AI + security... but that's probably self-evident what's under the surface is: 1/ the companies are really *cool* 2/ halcyon throws great gatherings.

So proud of Mike McCormick and team. I personally credit Mike for plucking me out of my cozy life and throwing me into chaos to make a difference in this world. I am excited to see everything Halcyon can do with talent and capital.

Halcyon is doing great work. Go check them out.

Congrats to Mike McCormick & the Halcyon Futures team! I attended a ~20-person retreat last year and got huge value from it – I'm still in regular contact with at least 6 people I met there If you're working on a relevant project – or want to – connect with Mike 👇

Halcyon Futures is directly responsible for the existence of the Golden Gate Institute for AI, having brought me together with co-founder TarenSK (not to mention lots of other support). Thank you Mike + Shelby, and congratulations on the launch of Halcyon Ventures!

congrats Mike McCormick and team! Halcyon is accelerating great orgs - I'm excited to see it come out of stealth

Congrats to Halcyon Futures! I think what Mike and team have built is legit in the very top few organizations worldwide in securing humanity’s future against AI risk. They’ve helped some super exciting new projects get off the ground, as we can all see for ourselves now :)

Halcyon was instrumental in helping Transluce get off the ground, and Mike has been a great partner ever since! I definitely recommend them if you are founding an impact-focused org.

Here are five big questions we’re eager to answer at Halcyon Ventures (plus some of our portfolio companies working on them). Big picture, we back mission-driven founders working to solve the hardest problems in AI security and global resilience. We want to know: 1. How can we make

Glad to have sponsored this weird, wonderful event (via Halcyon Futures)

Congrats on the launch! One of the coolest models for a non-profit + fund I've seen

Mike McCormick Halcyon Futures Not to mention Halcyon's pivotal role in creating the organization behind it! Thank you again Mike!

New In Person Podcast with Mike McCormick of Halcyon Ventures 📽️ Mike left a $1.5B fund to start Halcyon and has given career grants to help kickstart leading AI companies like Goodfire and Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company He has deep takes on China vs US, Safety vs Accelerationism and AI.

“Think of the nonprofit (Halcyon Futures) as the platform team to the VC fund (Halcyon Ventures).” On Tommy's The Delphi Podcast, Halcyon founder & MP Mike McCormick shares: Before building Halcyon Ventures, we asked, what would the platform team look like? How do we

What AI Founders Need to Know Before Raising & Scaling Discussion with: 💡 Nikhil Raman, Investor at USV 💡 Mike McCormick, CEO, Halcyon Ventures 💡 Clayton Bryan, Head of Global Accelerator Fund, 500 Global Get actionable insights for AI founders navigating early-stage growth,

Philanthropists, AI isn’t just the next issue to fund, it’s quietly changing every issue you already fund. Mental health, justice reform, jobs of the future, etc. Foundations that treat it like a side project will wake up one morning and find their grantees already misusing it.

Provably private AI inference should be the standard — not just a nice-to-have. It's a missing link for enterprises and critical sectors to reliably deploy AI at scale, reap its benefits, and protect against dangerous security and privacy risks. Congratulations to our portfolio

How can impact-oriented founders preserve their missions, even when commercial pressures hit? We studied 20+ companies to answer this one question. This is especially important in AI. That's why we commissioned governance experts Steve Young and Art Min to lead comprehensive