Austin Chen

Karma: 2,721

Hey there~ I’m Austin, currently building https://manifund.org. Always happy to meet LessWrong people; reach out at akrolsmir@gmail.com!

Who we’d like as regrantors

Carol N and Austin Chen

14 Aug 2026 17:40 UTC

8 points

0 comments4 min readLW link

(manifund.substack.com)

Regranting in 2026: now more than ever

Carol N and Austin Chen

5 Aug 2026 13:59 UTC

2 points

0 comments5 min readLW link

(manifund.substack.com)

When you donate can matter more than where

Carol N and Austin Chen

31 Jul 2026 17:10 UTC

6 points

3 comments3 min readLW link

(manifund.substack.com)

Money, taste, dealflow, hustle, trust

Austin Chen30 Jul 2026 15:02 UTC

24 points

0 comments4 min readLW link

(manifund.substack.com)

Blog Revival Project

Austin Chen and Carol N

27 Jul 2026 16:34 UTC

37 points

2 comments2 min readLW link

(revive.blog)

Don’t default to nonprofit

Austin Chen and Carol N

17 Jul 2026 19:54 UTC

32 points

1 comment7 min readLW link

(manifund.substack.com)

The Flood, by Anton Leicht

Austin Chen13 Jul 2026 16:23 UTC

38 points

2 comments15 min readLW link

(writing.antonleicht.me)

Find funding, fast

Austin Chen8 Jul 2026 21:10 UTC

43 points

0 comments3 min readLW link

(manifund.substack.com)

Austin & Oli on funding and incubating projects

Austin Chen and habryka

27 Jun 2026 15:02 UTC

87 points

17 comments42 min readLW link

(www.youtube.com)

Surplus: for massive public good

Austin Chen12 Jun 2026 18:10 UTC

25 points

0 comments4 min readLW link

(surplus.dev)

Sixteen schemes for AI safety

Austin Chen3 Jun 2026 21:50 UTC

33 points

4 comments8 min readLW link

(manifund.substack.com)

Winners of the Manifund Essay Prize

Austin Chen1 May 2026 2:21 UTC

6 points

0 comments11 min readLW link

(manifund.substack.com)

Manifund’s Falcon Fund

mabramov and Austin Chen

24 Apr 2026 22:12 UTC

15 points

7 comments4 min readLW link

(manifund.org)

Come to Manifest 2026! (June 12-14)

Winter Ku, Austin Chen and cjiang

16 Apr 2026 23:55 UTC

15 points

0 comments4 min readLW link

(news.manifold.markets)

Aerodrop: far-UVC lamp giveaway

Austin Chen26 Jan 2026 17:03 UTC

34 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

(aerodrop.org)

AI Psychosis, with Tim Hua and Adele Lopez

Austin Chen, Rachel Shu, Tim Hua and Adele Lopez

14 Oct 2025 0:27 UTC

14 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Introducing the Mox Guest Program

Austin Chen, coponder and Rachel Shu

1 Oct 2025 18:35 UTC

11 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

(moxsf.com)

Questions about animal welfare markets

Austin Chen21 Jul 2025 21:54 UTC

9 points

0 comments5 min readLW link

Post-Manifest coworking at Mox

Rachel Shu and Austin Chen

23 May 2025 0:20 UTC

4 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

Pre-LessOnline coworking at Mox

Rachel Shu and Austin Chen

19 May 2025 23:18 UTC

4 points

2 comments1 min readLW link