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BlueDot Impact
Cohort-based courses for high-impact career development
- 1-20 employees
- B2B
- Education
- Training
- Westminster, London, UK
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Company mission
To accelerate driven individuals to develop the knowledge, skills and connections needed to have a significant positive impact.
Our take
The rapid advancement of technologies like AI and genetic editing presents both incredible opportunities and significant risks. Many people are eager to work on these critical issues but lack the necessary support, knowledge, and confidence to contribute effectively.
BlueDot Impact addresses this by offering cohort-based courses that equip individuals with essential knowledge, practical skills, and valuable connections. These courses, developed with experts, focus on AI safety and biosecurity, preparing participants to take meaningful steps in these fields.
By fostering a well-prepared and connected community, BlueDot Impact has the potential to significantly influence the safe and beneficial development of emerging technologies, driving forward high-impact careers that can tackle some of the world's most pressing challenges.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- An annual £5,000 wellbeing budget and a £5,000 productivity budget
- Private health, dental, and vision insurance
- 10% employer pension contribution
- 25 days of paid vacation in addition to public holidays
Company values
- Care personally and challenge directly: We care deeply about the wellbeing of our team, while also setting the bar high for performance and valuing clear, honest dialogue
- Obsessed with empowering problem-solvers: We firmly believe in the capacity of our community members to solve global problems, and we’re determined to support them on that journey
- Ship fast and fail faster: We operate with speed as a habit in order to learn and improve as quickly as possible. We’re in a hurry to prevent global catastrophes
- Impact-focused: We’re enthusiastic about doing whatever it takes to achieve our mission, and we feel a deep responsibility to improve the lives of others
- Energised by a challenge: We feel invigorated when met by obstacles, and we do whatever we can as a team to overcome them
- Relentlessly curious: The world is more complex than we’ll ever fully comprehend, but we’re motivated by a constant desire to learn and to engage with diverse perspectives
Leadership
Dewi E.
(Co-Founder)Previously a Project Founder at Biosecurity Fundamentals and AI Safety Fundamentals. They were also a Founding Member of Existential Risk Alliance and a Director at St Chad's Collect, Durham University.
Will Saunter
(Co-Founder)Currently an Advisor at The Cambridge University Alt Protein Project. They previously worked as a Stem Cell Scientist at Cellcraft.