Advancing Human-Aligned Technology
Sympatico Ventures invests in technology and governance innovations that enhance human agency and security.
Sympatico Ventures invests in technology and governance innovations that enhance human agency & security.
What we do
What we do
What we do
Our Focus Areas
Sympatico Ventures is an angel and impact investing fund focused on AI alignment and assurance technologies. We support builders developing tools that enhance privacy, security, and human control.
Sympatico Ventures is an angel and impact investing fund focused on AI alignment and assurance technologies. We support builders developing tools that enhance privacy, security, human control.
Invest in AI Security
Fund early-stage builders developing tools that enable model interpretability, trustworthy agents, hardware security.
Invest in AI Security
Fund early-stage builders developing tools that enable model interpretability, trustworthy agents, hardware security.
Invest in AI Security
Fund early-stage builders developing tools that enable model interpretability, trustworthy agents, hardware security.
Advance AGI/ASI Alignment
Back practical research and tractable methods to address existential and catastrophic risk of AGI/ASI.
Advance AGI/ASI Alignment
Back practical research and tractable methods to address existential and catastrophic risk of AGI/ASI.
Advance AGI/ASI Alignment
Back practical research and tractable methods to address existential and catastrophic risk of AGI/ASI.
Strengthen AI Assurance
Support development of tools and techniques to enable evaluation, compliance, reliability, and human control.
Strengthen AI Assurance
Support development of tools and techniques to enable evaluation, compliance, reliability, and human control.
Strengthen AI Assurance
Support development of tools and techniques to enable evaluation, compliance, reliability, and human control.
Enable Smart Governance
Facilitate development of tools and governance innovations that enhance security, trust and human agency.
Enable Smart Governance
Facilitate development of tools and governance innovations that enhance security, trust and human agency.
Enable Smart Governance
Facilitate development of tools and governance innovations that enhance security, trust and human agency.
Promote Global Cooperation
Convene multistakeholder and Track II diplomacy to address shared international security concerns.
Promote Global Cooperation
Convene multistakeholder and Track II diplomacy to address shared international security concerns.
Promote Global Cooperation
Convene multistakeholder and Track II diplomacy to address shared international security concerns.
Empower Civil Society
Invest in privacy-preserving tools that protect human rights and capacity building for AI governance innovation.
Empower Civil Society
Invest in privacy-preserving tools that protect human rights and capacity building for AI governance innovation.
Empower Civil Society
Invest in privacy-preserving tools that protect human rights and capacity building for AI governance innovation.
Sympatico | (adj.) sim-‘pä-ti-kō
Sympatico | (adj.) sim-‘pä-ti-kō
Sympatico | (adj.) sim-‘pä-ti-kō
“Compatible” + “Sympathetic” + “Like-minded”
What we support
What we support
What we support
Investments, Grants, & Partners
We invest in mission-aligned companies and venture funds, and make grants to support technical research, policy innovation, and international cooperation.
Juniper Ventures
Investment fund focused on advanced AI security and alignment.
Juniper Ventures
Investment fund focused on advanced AI security and alignment.
Halcyon Ventures
Venture fund focused on AI Assurance Technology..
Halcyon Ventures
Venture fund focused on AI Assurance Technology..
Juniper Ventures
Investment fund focused on advanced AI security and alignment.
Juniper Ventures
Investment fund focused on advanced AI security and alignment.
Halcyon Futures
Impact investing and grant making in AI alignment and security.
Halcyon Futures
Impact investing and grant making in AI alignment and security.
Goodfire
Model interpretability, governance and conttol.
Goodfire
Model interpretability, governance and conttol.
Goodfire
Model interpretability, governance and conttol.
Archia
Trustworthy agents and private use of frontier models
Archia
Trustworthy agents and private use of frontier models
Archia
Trustworthy agents and private use of frontier models
AVERI
3rd party auditing and evaluation of frontier models.
AVERI
3rd party auditing and evaluation of frontier models.
AVERI
3rd party auditing and evaluation of frontier models.
Local Host Research
Bitcoin codebase resilience and infrastructure support.
Local Host Research
Bitcoin codebase resilience and infrastructure support.
Local Host Research
Bitcoin codebase resilience and infrastructure support.
AI Security Connect
International AI security diplomacy and governance.
AI Security Connect
International AI security diplomacy and governance.
AI Security Connect
International AI security diplomacy and governance.
Global Network Initiative - MAP AI Project
Rights-protecting AI policy and multistakholder governance.
Global Network Initiative - MAP AI Project
Rights-protecting AI policy and multistakholder governance.
Global Network Initiative - MAP AI Project
Rights-protecting AI policy and multistakholder governance.
Who we are
Who we are
Who we are
Leadership
Sympatico Ventures founder and managing partner Eileen Donahoe is a former US technology diplomat, international lawyer, and human rights advocate.
She’s been deeply engaged in digital policy and global multistakeholder technology governance for several decades, including as U.S. Special Envoy and Coordinator for Digital Freedom in the Biden administration, as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Council in the Obama administration, and as co-founder of the Global Digital Policy Incubator at Stanford University.
At this juncture, with the benefit of having lived in Silicon Valley for the past 40 years, Eileen is excited to help seed the field of AI-alignment and support entrepreneurs building tools that enhance human agency, liberty, security, and trust.
Advisors supporting Sympatico's mission:
Our work is being advanced by a combination of inspired leaders in the field.
April Chou
Managing Director Philanthropy & Impact Investing Jasper Ridge Partners
April Chou
Managing Director Philanthropy & Impact Investing Jasper Ridge Partners
April Chou
Managing Director Philanthropy & Impact Investing Jasper Ridge Partners
About us
About us
About us
Underlying Rationale
We aim to help seed the emerging field of AI alignment and assurance technology (AIAT). Innovation in AIAT is essential for broad societal adoption and global diffusion of AI.
Sympatico aims to help seed the emerging field of AI alignment and assurance technologies needed to reap the benefits of AI innovation.
“Advanced AI must enhance human agency—not undermine it.”
Eileen Donahoe
Founder, Managing Partner
Why invest in AI alignment and assurance technologies?
Broad adoption and diffusion of beneficial AI will depend on whether citizens, companies, organizations, and governments trust that AI tools and systems are safe, secure, and compatible with human agency.
Significant advances in AI alignment and assurance technologies are needed to build that trust and capitalize on the transformative potential of advanced AI.
Global market demand for AI alignment and assurance technologies will grow substantially as citizens, enterprises, and governments increasingly adopt and rely on AI.
Why prioritize investments in tractable methods to address existential and catastrophic risk of AGI/ASI?
Why support international scientific cooperation and Track II diplomacy on AI alignment and security?
Why support technology-informed policymaking and governance innovation?
Why foster development of AI and blockchain tools for citizens and civil society that preserve privacy and enhance human freedom?
Why invest in AI alignment and assurance technologies?
Broad adoption and diffusion of beneficial AI will depend on whether citizens, companies, organizations, and governments trust that AI tools and systems are safe, secure, and compatible with human agency.
Significant advances in AI alignment and assurance technologies are needed to build that trust and capitalize on the transformative potential of advanced AI.
Global market demand for AI alignment and assurance technologies will grow substantially as citizens, enterprises, and governments increasingly adopt and rely on AI.
Why prioritize investments in tractable methods to address existential and catastrophic risk of AGI/ASI?
Why support international scientific cooperation and Track II diplomacy on AI alignment and security?
Why support technology-informed policymaking and governance innovation?
Why foster development of AI and blockchain tools for citizens and civil society that preserve privacy and enhance human freedom?
Why invest in AI alignment and assurance technologies?
Broad adoption and diffusion of beneficial AI will depend on whether citizens, companies, organizations, and governments trust that AI tools and systems are safe, secure, and compatible with human agency.
Significant advances in AI alignment and assurance technologies are needed to build that trust and capitalize on the transformative potential of advanced AI.
Global market demand for AI alignment and assurance technologies will grow substantially as citizens, enterprises, and governments increasingly adopt and rely on AI.