Astera Institute

Astera is a non-profit research institute focused on accelerating science for the benefit of humanity. Obelisk is the AGI research lab at Astera. Obelisk is a team of researchers who are pursuing an exploratory, neuroscience-informed approach to engineering AGI. Astera enables the Obelisk team to focus on basic research and take a long-term view. Obelisk is unconstrained by the need to secure funding, garner profit, or publish results. As a non-profit research institute, we are exempt from the H1B visa cap so we are willing and able to hire qualified applicants regardless of your nationality.