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The Navigation Fund

The Navigation Fund

Berkeley, Californiathenavigationfund.org

Overview

A 501(c)(3) nonprofit private foundation that offers grants to high-impact organizations and projects. The fund's mission is to advance bold solutions to the world's most urgent problems, with a focus on Open Science, Farm Animal Welfare, Transforming Criminal Justice, Digital Sentience, and Climate Change. It was established with a founding endowment from crypto entrepreneur Jed McCaleb. A portion of the fund's endowment is invested in Voltage Park, an AI cloud infrastructure company, whose profits are directed back to the Navigation Fund.

Portfolio Companies

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Investments

The Navigation Fund investments
CompanyDateStageLead
Lightning AIJan 2026M&ACo-investor
Voltage ParkOct 2023Early FundingLead

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SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth

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HeadquartersBerkeley, California
Year FoundedN/A

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