Unlimited Sciences

What Unlimited Sciences does

Unlimited Sciences is a 501(c)(3) psychedelic research and education nonprofit founded in 2018 and based in Colorado Springs, CO, operating under the fiscal sponsorship of the Realm of Caring Foundation. It runs IRB-approved, HIPAA-compliant naturalistic observational studies on real-world psychedelic use, most notably the world's largest naturalistic psilocybin study conducted in 2020 with Johns Hopkins (8,000+ participants), and complementary studies on ayahuasca, functional mushrooms, LGBTQ+ populations, and MENA immigrants and refugees. Its core public-facing products are the Psychedelic Info Line (a free, toll-free 1:1 navigator service launched in 2024) and AURA, a domain-specialized conversational AI chatbot that provides 24/7 evidence-based psychedelic education; a paid expert-led online course catalog on Thinkific is slated for 2026. The organization is funded primarily by individual donations and foundation grants, with a secondary revenue stream of custom research services (study design, IRB support, participant recruitment, analysis, and publication) sold to academic institutions, biotech and consumer products companies, nonprofits, and retreat and healing centers. The team is small (~10 employees), supported by 45+ institutional research partners including Johns Hopkins, UCSF, Imperial College London, MIT, and Harvard.

Name

Unlimited Sciences

Legal name

Unlimited Sciences

Website

https://unlimitedsciences.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Unlimited Sciences is a 501(c)(3) psychedelic research and education nonprofit that runs large-scale naturalistic studies, a free toll-free Psychedelic Info Line, and an AI chatbot (AURA), serving the general public, academic partners, and the psychedelic-curious community.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Psychedelic Research and Education

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction (611699), Software Publishers (5132)

akta.pro primary industry

Knowledge Management & Scientific Collaboration / Literature Intelligence (HLAGAJAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Online/Hybrid Lifelong Learning Platforms & Open Enrollment Programs (EDAAAEAL), Open Educational Resources (OER) & Open Access Academic Publishing (MPAJABAG)

Keywords

• Psychedelic research nonprofit
• Naturalistic drug studies
• Psychedelic harm reduction
• Evidence-based psychedelic education
• Community psychedelic research

Headquarters

HQ city

Colorado Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Philanthropic Grants: As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the organization is funded entirely by donations from individuals and grants from foundations. No revenue from products or services. Donations fund psychedelic research, the Psychedelic Info Line, AURA development, and free educational resources.
2. Research Services (B2B/custom): Custom research consulting services offered to academia, consumer products companies, nonprofits, biotechnology firms, and retreats/healing centers. Services include study design, IRB approval, participant recruiting, data analysis, and academic paper writing. Revenue is fee-for-service custom research.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Unlimited Sciences is a psychedelic research and education nonprofit that conducts naturalistic observational studies on real-world psychedelic use (notably the world's largest psilocybin study with 8,000+ participants) and delivers free evidence-based psychedelic education through a toll-free Psychedelic Info Line, an AI chatbot called AURA, online courses, a comprehensive blog, and a free 60-page Psilocybin Guide. It also offers fee-for-service custom naturalistic research services to academic, biotech, consumer products, and retreat organizations.

Product overview

Unlimited Sciences is a psychedelic research nonprofit offering a unified portfolio of education and research products. The core offerings include the Psychedelic Info Line (free one-on-one navigator support), AURA AI (24/7 conversational AI chatbot for psychedelic education), and Naturalistic Research Studies (including the world's largest psilocybin study). Supporting products include Online Courses (expert-led curriculum launching 2026), the Psilocybin Guide 'Wisdom in the Wild' (free 6-part field guide), the Community Research Roadmap (crowdsourced research prioritization), and an extensive Blog content library translating research into practical guidance. All offerings are grounded in evidence-based research and designed to advance psychedelic education and harm reduction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Psychedelic Info Line: Free, confidential, evidence-based psychedelic information service offering 30-minute calls with trained navigators. Launched in 2024 as the world's first toll-free information line for psychedelic education.
• AURA
• Project IRIS
• Wisdom in the Wild: Psilocybin Edition

Products and services

• Psychedelic Info Line A free, confidential, one-on-one service connecting the public with trained navigators who provide 30-minute evidence-based consultations on psychedelic questions, safety, preparation, and integration. Available by appointment; phone number 1-888-210-3553.
• AURA AI An AI Understanding and Research Assistant providing 24/7 evidence-based psychedelic education and support through conversational AI. Built from real-world questions and grounded in research and harm reduction principles.
• Wisdom in the Wild: Psilocybin Edition

Quantifiable outcome

• Depression rates in MENA ayahuasca study dropped from 71% to 8% at 3 weeks and 39% at 3 months
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Realm of Caring FoundationflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerRealm of Caring is the parent nonprofit and fiscal sponsor of Unlimited Sciences. Founded by Heather Jackson in 2013 after her son's medical cannabis success, RoC pioneered naturalistic cannabis data collection and has informed 22 states on cannabis legalization. Unlimited Sciences was created as a sister organization expanding from cannabis into psychedelics. Both organizations share data, education, and advocacy infrastructure.
• Johns Hopkins University — Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness ResearchflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnlimited Sciences partnered with the Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research to conduct the world's largest naturalistic psilocybin study (8000+ participants, 2020). This landmark study is still the largest of its kind in the world and produced the most-viewed article in Frontiers in Psychiatry history.
• University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaborator on psychedelic studies. UCSF is one of 45+ institutional partners and co-authors collaborating with Unlimited Sciences on naturalistic psychedelic research.
• Imperial College LondoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaborator on psychedelic studies. Imperial College London is one of 45+ institutional partners and co-authors in the Unlimited Sciences research network.
• MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaborator on psychedelic studies. MIT is listed among the 45+ institutional partners and co-authors in the Unlimited Sciences research network.
• Harvard UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaborator on psychedelic studies. Harvard is listed among the 45+ institutional partners and co-authors in the Unlimited Sciences research network.
• Lily's LighthousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Unlimited Sciences and Realm of Caring on a first-of-its-kind mixed-methods study exploring functional mushrooms (Reishi and Lion's Mane) for epilepsy relief. Published in Pharmacological Research — Natural Products (October 2025).
• EOLPC (End-of-Life Psychedelic Care)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSelected as a partner for EOLPC's Home-Based Ketamine and Spiritual Care (HBKS) project, a pilot delivering ketamine therapy and spiritual care to in-home palliative care patients. Supported by a grant from Healing Hearts, Changing Minds. Unlimited Sciences provides comprehensive data analysis and reporting.
• OPEN (Open Psychedelic Science)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Project IRIS (In situ Registry of Insights and Stories), a landmark longitudinal study on non-facilitated psychedelic use launching in 2026. OPEN focuses on facilitated psychedelic use research; IRIS focuses on non-facilitated use. Together they will contribute to the largest combined holistic view of psychedelic use ever created.
• RMPDS (Restricted Medical Psilocybin Data Study)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Project IRIS. RMPDS (specifically the Naturalistic Use study) complements Unlimited Sciences' data on non-facilitated psychedelic use with industry-leading research on facilitated use, creating a comprehensive combined dataset.
• Queer Wellness CollectivecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Unlimited Sciences to conduct the first-ever study exploring therapeutic potential and risks of ceremonial ayahuasca use within LGBTQ+ communities. LGBTQ+ participants attended an ayahuasca retreat in Costa Rica, examining mental health, identity distress, and social well-being. Research published in peer-reviewed journal.
• Jungle GayborhoodcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost partner for the LGBTQ+ ayahuasca retreat study conducted in Costa Rica. Jungle Gayborhood provides the retreat setting where naturalistic ayahuasca study data was collected for LGBTQ+ participants. Partnership enables research at an affirming, queer-specific ceremonial venue.
• Psychedelics TodayminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a Trusted Partner. Psychedelics Today is the planetary leader in psychedelic education, media, and advocacy, covering up-to-the-minute developments in psychedelic research and policy. Partnership supports educational outreach and content distribution.
• Zendo ProjectminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a Trusted Partner. Zendo Project offers professional harm reduction education to communities and organizations, providing peer support at events to transform difficult psychedelic experiences. Alignment in harm reduction mission.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Third Wave: Psychedelic education and training platform with courses, coaching directories, and harm reduction content. Comparable on consumer psychedelic education and microdosing content but more commercial in model.
• Psychedelics Today: Psychedelic education media and podcast platform listed as a Trusted Partner of Unlimited Sciences. Overlaps on public psychedelic education, training (Vital), and content distribution.

Direct peers

• Beckley Foundation: UK-based psychedelic research and policy reform nonprofit. Comparable on combining psychedelic science with policy advocacy and public education, with strong academic partnerships.
• Usona Institute: Nonprofit psychedelic research organization sponsoring psilocybin clinical trials. Comparable as a mission-driven psychedelic research nonprofit producing peer-reviewed evidence for psychedelic medicine.
• MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies): Largest psychedelic research nonprofit, focused on MDMA-assisted therapy and psychedelic science. Directly comparable as a psychedelic research and education nonprofit, with similar advocacy and clinical research missions.
• Chacruna Institute: Nonprofit fostering conversations about sacred plant medicines and psychedelic science. Overlaps with Unlimited Sciences on psychedelic education, harm reduction, and community-focused research dissemination.
• OPEN Foundation (Open Psychedelic Science): European psychedelic research nonprofit running observational studies on facilitated psychedelic use. Direct collaborator on Project IRIS and overlap on naturalistic psychedelic research methodology.

Broad incumbents

• Imperial College Centre for Psychedelic Research: Leading academic psychedelic research center. Institutional partner of Unlimited Sciences and a comparable producer of peer-reviewed psychedelic research, though operating at greater scale.
• Compass Pathways: Public mental health care company developing psilocybin therapy for treatment-resistant depression. Comparable on psychedelic research output and academic credibility, though operating as a for-profit clinical-stage company.
• Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research: Premier academic psychedelic research center and Unlimited Sciences' flagship partner on the 8,000+ participant psilocybin study. Larger and more established but mission-aligned on psychedelic science.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

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