“Caroline Ellison has joined Manifund” by Austin Chen, Carol N

Austin: I’m happy to announce that Caroline Ellison has accepted a role at Manifund, to develop our funding platform and research how to effectively direct philanthropic dollars.

In fact, she started a work trial on July 13, which converted to a fulltime role on Aug 10. Over the past two months, she's been publishing her work and supporting Manifund users under the pseudonym “Carol”.

How did I come to consider this at all?

• I specifically enjoyed Caroline's tumblr and other writings, which I found thoughtful and relatable. I invited her to Manifest 2026, just because I wanted to meet her. During the festival, she came to my night market booth, and asked about joining our team, which I was interested to explore.
• I felt a keen debt to the FTX Future Fund. They provided seed funding for Manifold. They funded the retreat which drew me into the EA community, and the conference where I met my wife. Much of Manifund's work today is directly inspired by the Future Fund's approach.
• On FTX itself, I remain conflicted. It was their money and spirit that enabled the Future Fund, and I still admire many aspects of FTX and the individuals who worked there. But also: FTX did wrong. [...]

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First published:
September 11th, 2026

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/W3zn5jQa8fhmiBsPG/caroline-ellison-has-joined-manifund

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