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
Halcyon is how I met my Fathom co-founders, as well as some of our funders and board members. Fathom wouldn't be what it is today without Halcyon!
Bri Treece
Halcyon understood the importance of our work early on, and backed it up with a significant launch grant. Mike introduced our first key hire and later joined our board. Seismic wouldn't exist without their support.
Sander Volten
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
Mission-driven investing.
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.
