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Philanthropic Investors

The BD² early philanthropic investors came together to drive breakthroughs in scientific understanding that will create new interventions so that everyone with bipolar disorder will thrive.

We welcome philanthropic partners in our efforts to advance scientific understanding that will lead to new interventions for preventing and treating bipolar disorder.

Sergey Brin Family Foundation

The Sergey Brin Family Foundation, which was created by Google co-founder Sergey Brin, supports an array of health research initiatives aimed at breakthroughs for Parkinson’s, bipolar disorder, and other neurological conditions.

The foundation launched Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP), a groundbreaking alliance advancing the basic science of Parkinson’s disease. Working from the ASAP model of research and discovery, the foundation partnered to explore and launch BD².

Dauten Family Foundation

Kent Dauten co-founded the Chicago private equity investment firm Keystone Capital and currently serves as its chairman, and Liz Dauten worked at advertising firm J. Walter Thompson before devoting herself full time to raising their family and volunteering in the community.

Kent and Liz have studied bipolar disorder extensively after two of their four children were diagnosed with the disorder as teenagers. The Dauten Family Center for Bipolar Treatment Innovation at Massachusetts General Hospital is dedicated to improving people’s lives through research, ranging from exploring the biology of bipolar disorder to conducting clinical trials of medications, devices, and psychosocial treatments. The Dauten Family Foundation also funds researchers through the Harvard Brain Science Initiative to build foundational knowledge and improve the basic understanding of bipolar disorder.

Baszucki Family Foundation

The Baszucki Family Foundation was an inaugural funder of BD².

David Baszucki is the founder and CEO of Roblox, and Jan Ellison Baszucki is a bestselling author, mental health advocate, and aspiring citizen scientist. A primary objective of the Baszucki Family Foundation is to transform mental health outcomes, beginning with bipolar disorder, by supporting initiatives at the intersection of metabolism, psychiatry, and neuroscience.

Brain Canada

Brain Canada is a BD² Integrated Network funding partner, contributing to the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute site. The foundation plays a unique and invaluable role as a national convenor of those who support and advance brain research. A greater understanding of how the brain works contributes to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure of disorders of the brain, ultimately improving the health outcomes of people in Canada and around the world.