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Role / Title
Founder and philanthropist; primary funder of SFF (Survival and Flourishing Fund) and Lightspeed Grants
as of Apr 2026
Net Worth
$900M
as of 2025
Birth Year
1972
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Financial
People
Role / TitleFounder and philanthropist; primary funder of SFF (Survival and Flourishing Fund) and Lightspeed GrantsApr 2026view →
Background
Notable ForCo-founder of Skype (2003); co-founder of Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER, 2012) and Future of Life Institute (FLI, 2014); primary funder of Survival and Flourishing Fund (SFF) and Lightspeed Grants; major philanthropic donor to AI safety researchApr 2026view →
Philanthropy
Career History
3| Organization | Title | Source | Notes | Start | End | Source check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACX Grants | External Advisor | astralcodexten.com | External advisor. Confirmed on ACX Grants Results 2024 post. | — | — | Not checked |
| Skype | Co-founder, Lead Developer | en.wikipedia.org | Co-founding engineer of Skype; wrote core networking code | 2003 | 2008 | Not checked |
| Future of Life Institute (FLI) | Co-founder | futureoflife.org | Co-founded FLI with Max Tegmark; major funder of AI safety research | 2014 | — | Not checked |
▶Internal Metadata
| ID: | sid_6gjF5d3geg |
| Stable ID: | sid_6gjF5d3geg |
| Wiki ID: | E577 |
| Type: | person |
| YAML Source: | packages/factbase/data/fb-entities/jaan-tallinn.yaml |
| Facts: | 8 structured (10 total) |
| Records: | 3 in 1 collection |