Building a secure and resilient world in the era of transformative artificial intelligence
Building a secure and resilient world in the era of transformative AI
AI will radically transform our world. Navigating this wave will be humanity’s most important task.
Let’s take it on, together.
Halcyon identifies leaders from business, policy, and academia, and helps them take on new ambitious projects.
Start something bold
Halcyon helps founders get new projects off the ground. We provide seed funding, introduce co-founders, and accelerate new ideas.
Halcyon believed in us early. They made grants to fund the research that led to Goodfire. Then they invested, introduced key early hires, and stood by us as a mission-aligned backer.
Eric Ho
Halcyon was an early supporter and quickly provided seed funding and operational support to get Transluce off the ground. They serve an invaluable role in the ecosystem.
Jacob Steinhardt
& Sarah Schwettmann
Halcyon is how I met my Fathom co-founders, as well as some of our funders and board members. Fathom wouldn't be what it is today without Halcyon!
Bri Treece
Halcyon understood the importance of our work early on, and backed it up with a significant launch grant. Mike introduced our first key hire and later joined our board. Seismic wouldn't exist without their support.
Sander Volten
Find your people
Forge your path
Grant funding
VC investments
New project incubation
A community of mission-driven leaders
Career transition advisory
Private retreats & salon dinners
Mission-driven investing
Our Team
Mike McCormick
Mike has spent his career in startups and venture capital. Prior to founding Halcyon, he was a partner at GPV, a VC firm managing more than $1 billion in capital. He was an early investor in several unicorn companies.
Since 2022, Mike has been focused on grants, investments and incubating new projects in AI security and global resilience.
Shelby Summerfield
Shelby has spent her career in politics, social impact, and startups. She served as Head of Scheduling and Advance for Andrew Yang’s presidential campaign, and was the COO of the nonprofit Humanity Forward.
Ross Matican
Ross has built his career at the intersection of technology, investing, and market research. Before joining Halcyon, he worked at Bessemer Venture Partners. He also founded Tailwinds, a product marketing consultancy for early-stage AI startups, and he began his career as a tech reporter at The Information.
Ross is an alum of the BlueDot Impact and a Cosmos Institute grantee. At Halcyon, he focuses on investments in AI security and alignment.
We are better and stronger together.
If you’re ready to launch your next venture, looking for your people, or interested in supporting Halcyon, let’s talk.
