# Chan Zuckerberg Initiative: portfolio, investments and team > Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is a vc firm based in United States. 8 investments on record, latest Oct 2024. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/chan-zuckerberg-initiative (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Last cheque observed Oct 2024. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Email Quiet VC firm Series C Series B Series F Payments Real Estate Investment Education Follow Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fchan-zuckerberg-initiative) Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 8 on record Since the last cheque **743** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$19M** Rounds led **1 of 8** Sole investor **1 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 63%** Pitch Chan Zuckerberg Initiative ## Chan Zuckerberg Initiative highlights - 01 8 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series C and Series B: 80% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $5.0M ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Payments Real Estate Investment Education - **Based in:** Redwood City, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **8 appearances** - **2024** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[Eruditus](https://millionrounds.com/company/eruditus)** Series F · SG · TechStartups **$150M** With 5 others - **Sept** **[Beep Saúde](https://millionrounds.com/company/beep-saude)** Series C · BR · Firms' own news pages **$15M** With 5 others - **2018** 1 round - **Oct** **[Brightwheel](https://millionrounds.com/company/brightwheel)** US · FinSMEs **$21M** With 5 others - **2017** 4 rounds - **Nov** **[Panorama Education](https://millionrounds.com/company/panorama-education)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$16M** With 3 others - **Oct** **[Andela](https://millionrounds.com/company/andela)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$40M** With 6 others - **Jun** **[Landed](https://millionrounds.com/company/landed)** US · TechCrunch **$5.0M** Sole investor - **Mar** **[Byju's](https://millionrounds.com/company/byju-s)** IN · Livemint **$30M** *Led* - **2016** 1 round - **Dec** **[MasteryConnect](https://millionrounds.com/company/masteryconnect)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$4.5M** With 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. ## The cheque Series C Series B Series F Median round joined **$19M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$5.0M** Led 1 of 8 rounds **13%** - **Sole investor:** 1 rounds - **Last cheque:** Oct 2024 Rounds by stage said on their site - Series C *3* - Series B *1* - Series F *1* Cheques by month Led Joined Nov 2023 Oct 2026 **Pitching Chan Zuckerberg Initiative?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Recently backed The latest companies Chan Zuckerberg Initiative put money into. [**Brightwheel** $21M · Oct 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/brightwheel)[**Panorama Education** $16M · Nov 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/panorama-education)[**Andela** $40M · Oct 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/andela)[**Landed** $5.0M · Jun 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/landed)[**Byju's** $30M · Mar 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/byju-s) ## Mentioned on podcasts Episodes that name Chan Zuckerberg Initiative in their description, not their title. - [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) 9 Jul 2026 · 45 min Mark Zuckerberg & Priscilla Chan: How AI Will Help Cure Disease With [Priscilla Chan](https://millionrounds.com/person/priscilla-chan) Mentions [Mark Zuckerberg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-zuckerberg)[Ben Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-horowitz)[Chan Zuckerberg Initiative](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chan-zuckerberg-initiative) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) 6 Nov 2025 · 45 min Mark Zuckerberg & Priscilla Chan: How AI Will Cure All Disease With [Priscilla Chan](https://millionrounds.com/person/priscilla-chan) Mentions [Mark Zuckerberg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-zuckerberg)[Ben Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-horowitz)[Chan Zuckerberg Initiative](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chan-zuckerberg-initiative) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page - [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) 8 Sept 2025 · 31 min Ashlee Vance: Stories from Elon, Palmer Luckey, Bryan Johnson & Priscilla Chan With [Priscilla Chan](https://millionrounds.com/person/priscilla-chan) Mentions [Bryan Johnson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bryan-johnson)[Palmer Luckey](https://millionrounds.com/fund/palmer-luckey)[Chan Zuckerberg Initiative](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chan-zuckerberg-initiative) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page - [In Depth](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/in-depth) 29 Oct 2020 · 1h 16m Molly Graham’s management lessons from Google, Facebook, Quip & Lambda School With [Molly Graham](https://millionrounds.com/person/molly-graham) Mentions [Chan Zuckerberg Initiative](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chan-zuckerberg-initiative) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 14 Dec 2018 · 32 min 20VC: Why Founders Should Not Always Be Raising, How To Build Relationships with VCs In A Condensed Timeframe, Why The Founder To VC Relationship Is Not Like A Marriage with Dave Vasen, Founder & CEO @ Brightwheel With [Dave Vasen](https://millionrounds.com/person/dave-vasen) Mentions [Chan Zuckerberg Initiative](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chan-zuckerberg-initiative)[Chris Sacca](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-sacca)[Eniac Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eniac-ventures) *+3* Apple PodcastsShow page ## 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. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=chan-zuckerberg-initiative) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=chan-zuckerberg-initiative)