Foresight Institute
Technology, Information and InternetCalifornia, United States51-200 Employees
Foresight Institute is a research organization founded in 1986 that operates in the technology, information and internet sector and is based at 50 California Street, Suite 1500, San Francisco, California. It concentrates on ambitious, interdisciplinary areas that fall outside traditional institutions, supporting scientists and innovators through grants, prizes, fellowships and events. The organization has a track record of supporting researchers early in their careers, including Nobel Prize laureates prior to their acclaim. It engages in collaborations to advance its mission, such as a 2024 partnership with Protocol Labs to host LabWeek Field Building events in California, and a 2021 partnership with the Sonophilia Foundation for The MapsMap Challenge with Ocean Protocol and Planetary Holdings. The institute employs between 51 and 200 people and maintains a technology stack that includes Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform.