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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Last cheque observed Oct 2024. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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QuietVC firm

Series CSeries BSeries FPaymentsReal Estate InvestmentEducation

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 8 on record
Since the last cheque743days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$19MRounds led1 of 8Sole investor1 roundsMostly inUnited States, 63%
Pitch Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative highlights

  1. 01

    8 rounds on record

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    Mostly Series C and Series B: 80% of its rounds

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    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $5.0M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
PaymentsReal Estate InvestmentEducation
Based in
Redwood City, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first8 appearances

  1. 2024

    2 rounds

  2. Oct
    EruditusSeries F · SG · TechStartups$150MWith 5 others
  3. Sept
    Beep SaúdeSeries C · BR · Firms' own news pages$15MWith 5 others
  4. 2018

    1 round

  5. Oct
    BrightwheelUS · FinSMEs$21MWith 5 others
  6. 2017

    4 rounds

  7. Nov
    Panorama EducationSeries B · US · FinSMEs$16MWith 3 others
  8. Oct
    AndelaSeries C · US · FinSMEs$40MWith 6 others
  9. Jun
    LandedUS · TechCrunch$5.0MSole investor
  10. Mar
    Byju'sIN · Livemint$30MLed
  11. 2016

    1 round

  12. Dec
    MasteryConnectSeries C · US · FinSMEs$4.5MWith 1 other

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

We hold 26 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.

Recently backed

The latest companies Chan Zuckerberg Initiative put money into.

Brightwheel$21M · Oct 2018Panorama Education$16M · Nov 2017Andela$40M · Oct 2017Landed$5.0M · Jun 2017Byju's$30M · Mar 2017

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Chan Zuckerberg Initiative in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

What does Chan Zuckerberg Initiative invest in?

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative invests most often at Series C and Series B (80% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Payments, Real Estate Investment and Education.

How active is Chan Zuckerberg Initiative?

8 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2024.

What has Chan Zuckerberg Initiative invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Eruditus (Series F, Oct 2024), Beep Saúde (Series C, Sept 2024) and Brightwheel (Undisclosed round, Oct 2018).

How big are Chan Zuckerberg Initiative's cheques?

The median round it joins is $19M.

Does Chan Zuckerberg Initiative lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 8 investments on record (13%).

Where does Chan Zuckerberg Initiative invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (63%), Singapore (13%) and Brazil (13%).

Is Chan Zuckerberg Initiative investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2024.

What kind of investor is Chan Zuckerberg Initiative?

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is a VC firm based in Redwood City, United States.

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