# BlackRock: portfolio, investments and team

> BlackRock is an asset manager based in United States. 295 investments on record, 83 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# BlackRock

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 295 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $797M, Oct 2026 Asset manager

Seed Series A Series B Asset Management Crowdfunding E-Commerce

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**93%** of best year **83** **cheques in 12 months**, 295 on record

Since the last cheque **17** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$130M** Cheque size, as they say **$250K – $100M** Rounds led **6 of 295** Sole investor **20 rounds** Exits **5 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 70%**

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## BlackRock highlights

- 01 83 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Venture and Debt: 52% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 20 rounds, median $46M
- 04 5 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> BlackRock invests on behalf of our clients, from institutions to individuals in any stage of life, who entrust their savings to us. From their own website

- **Type:** Asset manager
- **Cheque size:** $250K – $100M as they say
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth Pre-IPO
- **Sectors:** Asset Management Crowdfunding E-Commerce
- **Based in:** SAUSALITO, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **295 appearances**

- **2026** 71 rounds
- **Oct** **[Icon](https://millionrounds.com/company/icon)** Series D · US · AI Insider **$200M** *Led*
- **Sept** **[TXSE Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/txse-group)** US · Ventureburn **$155M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Bird.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/bird-com)** Debt · NL · Ventureburn **$450M** With 9 others
- **Sept** **[FintechOS](https://millionrounds.com/company/fintechos)** Growth · GB · Gapminder VC **$28M** With 10 others
- **Sept** **[Groq](https://millionrounds.com/company/groq)** Growth · US · Firms' own news pages **$750M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Mistral AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/mistral-ai)** Series D · FR · Samsung Catalyst Fund **$3.5B** With 23 others
- **Sept** **[MS+PARTNERS](https://millionrounds.com/company/ms-partners)** ES · QRM Capital **$174M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[CoreWeave](https://millionrounds.com/company/coreweave)** Debt · US **$3.7B** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Snorkel AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/snorkel-ai)** Growth · US · Blumberg Capital **$350M** With 18 others
- **Sept** **[iCapital](https://millionrounds.com/company/icapital)** Venture · US **$820M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Motive](https://millionrounds.com/company/motive)** Debt · US **$1.3B** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Pagaya](https://millionrounds.com/company/pagaya)** Debt · US **$700M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Moove](https://millionrounds.com/company/moove)** Series C · NG · Wamda **$250M** With 18 others
- **Aug** **[Deepgram](https://millionrounds.com/company/deepgram)** Series C · US **$143M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Antora Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/antora-energy)** Series C · US · Crunchbase News **$550M** With 14 others
- **Jul** **[SambaNova Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/sambanova-systems)** Growth · US · TechCrunch **$1.0B** With 15 others
- **Jul** **[PsiQuantum](https://millionrounds.com/company/psiquantum)** Grant · US **$125M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Neurogene](https://millionrounds.com/company/neurogene)** US **$125M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Annexon Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/annexon-biosciences)** Debt · US **$50M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[IQM Quantum Computers](https://millionrounds.com/company/iqm-quantum-computers)** FI **$146M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Securitize](https://millionrounds.com/company/securitize)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Prometheus](https://millionrounds.com/company/prometheus)** Series B · US · TechCrunch **$12B** With 7 others
- **Jun** **[BibliU](https://millionrounds.com/company/bibliu)** Growth · GB · TechStartups **$55M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Applied Intuition](https://millionrounds.com/company/applied-intuition)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Groq](https://millionrounds.com/company/groq)** US · TechCrunch **$650M** With 6 others
- **Jun** **[Caplight](https://millionrounds.com/company/caplight)** Series A · US **$16M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Inventiva Pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/inventiva-pharma)** FR **$120M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Gladiator Metals](https://millionrounds.com/company/gladiator-metals)** CA **$25M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Taysha Gene Therapies](https://millionrounds.com/company/taysha-gene-therapies)** US **$200M** With 4 others
- **May** **[ICEYE](https://millionrounds.com/company/iceye)** Debt · FI · Silicon Canals **$635M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Armada](https://millionrounds.com/company/armada)** Series B · US · TechStartups **$230M** *Led*
- **May** **[Circle Internet Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/circle-internet-group)** US · TechStartups **$222M** With 12 others
- **May** **[Astranis](https://millionrounds.com/company/astranis)** Series E · US · Ventureburn **$300M** With 11 others
- **May** **[HawkEye 360](https://millionrounds.com/company/hawkeye-360)** Debt · US **$125M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Atome](https://millionrounds.com/company/atome)** Venture · SG **$149M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Genesis Molecular AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/genesis-molecular-ai)** Venture · US **$40M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Planet](https://millionrounds.com/company/planet)** US **$108M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[RapidSOS](https://millionrounds.com/company/rapidsos)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[HomeLight](https://millionrounds.com/company/homelight)** Debt · US **$40M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[IQM](https://millionrounds.com/company/iqm)** FI · Ventureburn **$57M** *Led*

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **24 named**

AS **Adele Spillane** Director of the Manager i Filing they signed

AC **Adeline Chin Sew Soh** Chief Legal Officer i Form ADV

AM **Albert Matriotti** Managing Director of the Issuer's Investment Manager i Filing they signed

AE **Alexandra Eldemir** Managing Director i Filing they signed

AF **Anders Fisher** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

AJ **Andre Joseph Bourbonnais** Managing Director of the Issuer's Investment Manager i Filing they signed

AL **Andrea L. Petro** Trustee i Filing they signed

AD **Andrew Damm** Director i Form ADV

AD **Andrew Dickson** Director of Sole Director i Filing they signed

AF **Andrew Farris** Investment Committee Member of the Issuer's GP i Filing they signed

AM **Ann Marie Petach** Managing Member i Filing they signed

AM **Anne Marie Petach** Managing Member i Filing they signed

AJ **Anthony Johannes Leopold Sugrue** Non-Executive Director of the GP i Filing they signed

AJ **Arnold Johannes Leopold Spruit** Manager of the GP i Filing they signed

AM **Arslan Mian** Managing Director of the Issuer's Investment Manager i Filing they signed

AJ **Audrey Jane Lewis** Manager of the GP i Filing they signed

BD **Barry Dermont Patrick O'Dwyer** Director of the Manager i Filing they signed

BD **Bart David Cocales** Managing Director of the Managing Member and Investment Manager i Filing they signed

BM **Belinda Mary Boa** Director i Form ADV

BG **Ben Goldman** Executive officer of the issuer's investment manager i Filing they signed

BY **Ben Young** Executive Officer, Director i Filing they signed

BJ **Benjamin Joseph Young** Chief Executive Officer and Director i Form ADV

BI **BGIF IV (GenPar), S.a r.l.** General Partner i Filing they signed

BS **BlackRock Secondaries & Liquidity Solutions II (GenPar) S.a r.l.** General Partner of the issuer (the "GP") i Filing they signed

We also hold **311** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$8461B** assets it manages, 15 advisers combined Oct 2026

**7+** funds on file numbered funds in its name

**Registered** investment adviser full reporting to the SEC

- **Legal name:** Aperio Group, LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 109457

Funds on its Form ADV

**590** private funds, **$330B** in gross assets · filed Dec 2024

Private equity **188** Hedge **131** Securitised assets **46**

- Institutional Cash Series PLC - BlackRock ICS US Dollar Liquidity Fund *Liquidity* 1,250 investors $72B
- Institutional Cash Series PLC - BlackRock ICS US Treasury Fund *Liquidity* 236 investors $25B
- Obsidian Relative Value Strategy Master Fund, LTD. *Hedge* 12 investors $14B
- BlackRock LONG TERM Private Capital SCSP *Hedge* 79 investors $11B
- Current Asset Fund Limited *Liquidity* 1 investor $6.7B
- BlackRock Global Infrastructure Fund IV, SCSP *Private equity* 1 investor $6.3B
- Global Energy & Power Infrastructure Fund III, L.P. *Private equity* 89 investors $6.0B
- Global Renewable Power Fund III, SCSP *Private equity* 162 investors $5.6B
- Qualified Purchaser Funds, LLC Strategic Cash Portfolio II *Liquidity* 2 investors $3.8B
- BlackRock Infrastructure Funds ICAV - Global Renewable Power Fund III *Private equity* 1 investor $3.8B

And 580 more on the filing.

Who backs their funds

## 2 LPs on record in BlackRock's funds

- **Committed:** $1.3B
- **Funds:** 5
- **Vintages:** 1995 to 2019

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies. Source: the pension's own report, latest Jun 2026.

- [**Minnesota State Board of Investments** 4 funds *$1.2B*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/minnesota-state-board-of-investments) Fund Vintage Committed BlackRock Long Term Capital 2019 $950M BlackRock Global Renewable Power Infrastructure III 2019 $100M BlackRock Middle Market Senior Fund 2018 $98M BlackRock Global Renewable Power Fund II 2017 $99M
- [**Washington State Investment Board** 1 fund *$100M*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/washington-state-investment-board) Fund Vintage Committed BlackRock Asset Investors 1995 $100M

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **5 in all**

**[Apigee](https://millionrounds.com/company/apigee)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **$625M** Sept 2016

**[LS9](https://millionrounds.com/company/ls9)** Bought by [Renewable Energy Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/renewable-energy-group) **$62M** Jan 2014

**[OptiMedica](https://millionrounds.com/company/optimedica)** Bought by [Abbott Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abbott-labs) **$400M** Jul 2013

**[WANdisco](https://millionrounds.com/company/wandisco)** Listed **Undisclosed** Sept 2012

**[Aperio Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/aperio-technologies)** Bought by Leica Microsystems **Undisclosed** Aug 2012

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

**[FutureAdvisor](https://millionrounds.com/company/futureadvisor)** **Undisclosed** Aug 2015

**State Street Research & Management** **$375M** Aug 2004

New fund on file

**$797M**

raised in Oct 2026

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$130M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$46M**

Led 6 of 295 rounds **2%**

- **Said size:** $250K – $100M
- **Sole investor:** 20 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026
- **Exits:** 5 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *51*
- Debt *47*
- Growth said *35*
- Series C *31*
- Series D *24*
- Seed said *-*
- Series A said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Wellington Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellington-management) 28
- [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) 25
- [Temasek Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek) 23
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) 19
- [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) 18
- [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) 17

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as BlackRock. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Wellington Management** VC firm **28** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellington-management)[**Fidelity** VC firm **25** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity)[**Temasek Holdings** VC firm **23** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **19** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **18** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**General Catalyst** VC firm **17** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst)[**Goldman Sachs** Private equity **14** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs)[**Coatue** VC firm **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coatue-management)[**Franklin Templeton** Private equity **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/franklin-templeton)[**Lightspeed Venture Partners** VC firm **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners)[**Lux Capital** VC firm **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital)[**RA Capital Management** Private equity **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ra-capital-management)

## Recently backed

The latest companies BlackRock put money into.

[**FintechOS** $28M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/fintechos)[**Groq** $750M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/groq)[**Mistral AI** $3.5B · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/mistral-ai)[**Snorkel AI** $350M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/snorkel-ai)[**iCapital** $820M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/icapital)[**Motive** $1.3B · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/motive)

## On podcasts

6 episodes naming BlackRock in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

- [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) 3 Sept 2026 · 1h 9m BlackRock's Tony Kim on AI's Next Winners? With [Tony Kim](https://millionrounds.com/person/tony-kim) Mentions [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) 24 Jul 2026 · 1h 9m BlackRock's Tony Kim on AI's Next Winners? Chips, Memory, Robotics & Quantum With [Tony Kim](https://millionrounds.com/person/tony-kim) Mentions [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [VC10X](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/vc10x) 12 Mar 2026 · 9 min VC10X Pulse - Why BlackRock blocked withdrawals in a $26 Bn fund and what this means for a $2 trillion market Mentions [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock)[Blue Owl](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-owl) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Alt Goes Mainstream](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/alt-goes-mainstream) 2 May 2025 · 15 min Monthly Alts Pulse Ep. 15: Live from iCapital Connect - announcing the BlackRock, iCapital, GeoWealth unified managed account partnership Mentions [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Alt Goes Mainstream](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/alt-goes-mainstream) 9 Apr 2025 · 55 min BlackRock's Joe DeVico and Jonathan Diorio and Partners Group's Rob Collins - “an iPhone moment for private markets" With [Rob Collins](https://millionrounds.com/person/rob-collins) Mentions [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/brave-southeast-asia) 26 Sept 2023 · 38 min Jennifer Ong: BlackRock to Style Theory GM to Life Coach, Career Transition Advice & Reframing Success - E321 Mentions [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [Superclusters](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/superclusters) 1 Jun 2026 · 1h 32m The Hardest Fund I to Underwrite | Zach Ruchman Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Startuprad.io](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/startuprad) 29 May 2026 · 24 min DACH Startup News, May 2026: Helsing's $18B, SAP's AI Bet & the Orbit Question Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Alt Goes Mainstream](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/alt-goes-mainstream) 23 Apr 2026 · 41 min Bridgepoint's Xavier Robert - building a "middle market global champion" Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) 6 Apr 2026 · 32 min Applied Intuition: The $15B Physical AI Company (You Should Know) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about BlackRock

### What does BlackRock invest in?

BlackRock invests most often at Venture and Debt (52% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Asset Management, Crowdfunding and E-Commerce.

### How active is BlackRock?

295 investments on record, 83 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 6. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has BlackRock invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Icon (Series D, Oct 2026), TXSE Group (Undisclosed round, Sept 2026) and Bird.com (Debt, Sept 2026).

### How big are BlackRock's cheques?

The median round it joins is $130M. It says it writes cheques of $250K to $100M.

### Does BlackRock lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 6 of its 295 investments on record (2%).

### Where does BlackRock invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (70%), Finland (8%) and the United Kingdom (5%).

### Is BlackRock investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 83 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does BlackRock invest alongside?

Most often Wellington Management (28 rounds together), Fidelity (25 rounds together) and Temasek Holdings (23 rounds together).

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