Astral Codex Ten

Misha

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Misha

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Misha is a recurring person in the Astral Codex Ten archive, appearing 4 times across 4 issues between February 09, 2022 and April 01, 2026. The archive places it in contexts such as “chatting online with my friend Misha”; “Misha (M / 34 / Wisconsin + SF)”; “Misha’s company Aerolamp has an early developer’s kit lamp on sale now”. It most often appears alongside ACX Grants, Africa, Australia.

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  • Category: People
  • Mention count: 4
  • Issue count: 4
  • First seen: February 09, 2022
  • Last seen: April 01, 2026

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Recovered passages from the original issue text. When the raw archive preserved outbound links inside the source passage, they are listed directly under the quote.

So You Want To Run A Microgrants Program
February 09, 2022 · Original source
I was chatting online with my friend Misha about one the projects my Bio Grants Committee had recommended. He asked: given that they got funding from XYZ incubator a few years ago, why are they asking you for more funding now? XYZ incubator is known for funding their teams well, so they must have lost faith in these people. Some reports from a few years ago included the name of an impressive guy on their executive team, but more recent reports don’t mention him. The simplest explanation is that something went wrong, their executives expected rough going, their incubator got cold feet, and now they’re turning to a rube like you to help them pick up the pieces.
I was kind of flabbergasted. I had a very nice report from my Bio Committee telling me that all the science here was sound, the cells they were working with were very nice cells, etc. But here was a whole new dimension I hadn’t considered. Misha explained that he was an angel investor - not even some kind of super-serious VC, just a guy who invested his own money - and this kind of thing was standard practice in his field.
I solved this problem the same way I had solved my previous few problems: I begged Misha for help, and he agreed to serve on my grant evaluation team. But this kind of thing kept happening. Every time I thought I knew approximately how many different variables I needed to consider, my ship accidentally got blown off course into an entire undiscovered new continent of variable-considering, full of golden temples and angry cannibals.
2022
June 02, 2022 · Original source
Lulie (F / 32 / Oxford + Waterloo) Kathy (NB / 28 / Massachusetts) Nathan (M / 28 / London) Richard (M / 27 / SF) Misha (M / 34 / Wisconsin + SF)
Inline links: Lulie, Kathy, Nathan, Richard, Misha
ACX Grants Results 2025
October 13, 2025 · Original source
Misha Gurevich, Vivian Belenky, and Rachel A, $50K, to manufacture far-UVC lamps. Far-UVC is a type of ultraviolet light that kills germs rapidly; in a room with correctly-installed far-UVC lighting, viruses and bacteria die before they can reach another host, and the spread of contagious diseases plummets. In a world where this technology reached its full potential, respiratory pandemics like flu and coronavirus would cease to occur. Until now, these lamps have been limited to a few research prototypes. Last year, an ACXG-sponsored study worked to establish that they are safe for human use; results were reassuring. The next step is to produce them at scale as a consumer product for use in schools, daycares, and houses. Misha’s company Aerolamp has an early developer’s kit lamp on sale now, and is looking to hire an industrial designer experienced in safety and compliance who can help them transition to a mass-manufacturable version. If that’s you, get in touch with them here. Misha is a personal friend and a longtime ACXG evaluator; due to conflict of interest, this grant is being covered in conjunction with an outside funder.
Inline links: an early developer’s kit lamp on sale now, here
Generalist: Austin Chen, Misha Gurevich, Sydney von Arx
Meetups Everywhere Spring 2026: Times & Places
April 01, 2026 · Original source
Contact: Misha Contact Info: Telegram: aspr_spb Time: Saturday, May 2nd, 6:00 PM Location: We will meet at the Polemidia National Park Cafe, I’ll be wearing black and white zebra print shirt and have an ACX MEETUP sign. Coordinates: https://plus.codes/8G6MP274+J8
Inline links: https://plus.codes/8G6MP274+J8