Personnel: Vitalik Buterin at Vitalik Buterin (Funder) (Funder)
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Our claim
entire record- Person
- Vitalik Buterin
- Role
- Funder
- Role Type
- key-person
- Start Date
- 2017
- Is Founder
- Yes
- Notes
- Vitalik Buterin IS the funder — this entity represents his personal philanthropic activities. Began major donations in 2017 to MIRI, with landmark $665M gift to FLI in 2021 and ~$50M/year ongoing. Confirmed via Wikipedia as of 2026-06-07.
Source evidence
1 src · 1 checkNoteThe record claims a personnel relationship: 'Vitalik Buterin at Vitalik Buterin (Funder)' with role 'Funder' and startDate 2017. The source is a biography of Vitalik Buterin (the person), not an organization or entity named 'Vitalik Buterin (Funder)'. The source extensively documents Buterin's philanthropic activities starting in 2017 (e.g., $763,970 donation to MIRI in 2017), which aligns with the startDate. However, the source does not reference or confirm the existence of a formal organization or entity called 'Vitalik Buterin (Funder)'. The record's org field appears to be a non-standard or unclear entity name that the source does not address. Subject mismatch: the source is about the person Vitalik Buterin, not about an organization named 'Vitalik Buterin (Funder)'.