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Urbit Foundation

Nonprofit entity that spun off from Tlon in 2021 to oversee Urbit development
Tracked because Nonprofit entity that spun off from Tlon in 2021 to oversee Urbit development · 5 documented connections
Facts on record2
Connections mapped5
Sources cited16
Evidence: 2P
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Connection Map
Key Connections
→ Tlon Corporation company
predecessor organization
Urbit Foundation was established in 2021 when it split off from Tlon.
← Curtis Yarvin person
informal leader
Returned as informal 'wartime CEO' in 2024 after five-year absence
Facts (2)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 160d ago · Avg age: 1708d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (2)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Primary Source Several top Urbit Foundation employees resigned in protest when Curtis Yarvin returned in 2024
Date: 2024-04-01 Added: 08 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Multiple tech industry sources
✓ verified Primary Source The Urbit Foundation was established in 2021 when it split off from Tlon
Date: 2021-01-01 Added: 08 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: SEC and tech industry sources
All Connections (5)
→ Tlon Corporation company
predecessor organization primary since 2021
Urbit Foundation was established in 2021 when it split off from Tlon.
← Curtis Yarvin person
informal leader confirmed
Returned as informal 'wartime CEO' in 2024 after five-year absence
← John Burnham person
affiliation inferential since 2011
John Burnham is mentioned as a co-founder of Tlon, which is the lead developer for the Urbit platform; Urbit Foundation is the related foundation entity.
← Josh Lehman person
affiliation inferential since 2026
Josh Lehman appears in proximity to Urbit Foundation and related entities (Galen Wolfe-Pauly, John Burnham, Ted Blackman) in the database
← Galen Wolfe-Pauly person
affiliation inferential since 2019
Entity is associated with Tlon Corporation, which Galen Wolfe-Pauly controls; Urbit Foundation is linked to the Tlon ecosystem
Sources (16)
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Urbit Foundation — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2003-01-17 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — UF (2003-01-17) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2018-10-05 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — UF (2018-10-05) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2023-10-05 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — UF (2023-10-05) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2014-12-01 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — UF (2014-12-01) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2006-02-24 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — UF (2006-02-24) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Urbit Foundation — Corporate registrations (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Urbit Foundation — SEC filings (no results) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-05-09 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Urbit Foundation not found in opencorporates claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2025-03-31 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — UF (2025-03-31) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Urbit Foundation — USASpending contracts (no results) contract Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Urbit Foundation — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Urbit Foundation — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Urbit Foundation — IRS Form 990 filings (no results) form_990 Processed 📜 Receipt
2024-04-01 ↗ Multiple tech industry sources web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
2021-01-01 ↗ SEC and tech industry sources web_search Processed 📜 Receipt