Building a safe, secure, and resilient future in the age of transformative AI.
AI will radically transform our world. Navigating this wave will be humanity’s most important task.
Let’s take it on, together.
Halcyon identifies leaders from business, policy, and academia, and helps them take on new ambitious projects.
Start something bold.
Halcyon helps founders get new projects off the ground. We provide seed funding, introduce co-founders, and accelerate new ideas.
Halcyon believed in us early. They made grants to fund the research that led to Goodfire. Then they invested, introduced key early hires, and stood by us as a mission-aligned backer.

Eric Ho

Halcyon was an early supporter and quickly provided seed funding and operational support to get Transluce off the ground. They serve an invaluable role in the ecosystem.

Jacob Steinhardt
& Sarah Schwettmann

Find your people.
Forge your path.

New project incubation

Career transition grants & seed grants

VC investments

A community of mission-driven leaders

Career transition coaching

Private retreats & salon dinners
Who We Are

Mike McCormick
Mike has spent his career in startups and venture capital. Prior to founding Halcyon, he was a partner at GPV, a VC firm managing more than $1 billion in capital. He was an early investor in several unicorn companies.
Mike has been making grants and investments in AI security since 2022.
We are better and stronger together.
This work is deeply personal, but it doesn’t need to be lonely.
If you’re ready to launch your next venture, looking for your people, or interested in supporting Halcyon, let’s talk.
