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GMO

Last cheque observed Mar 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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QuietPrivate equity

SeedSeries ASeries BSustainableSustainable Development GoalsSocial Good

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 5 on record
Since the last cheque599days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$12MRounds led0 of 5Mostly inIndia, 40%
Pitch GMO

GMO highlights

  1. 01

    5 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Bridge: 75% of its rounds

What they do

Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
SustainableSustainable Development GoalsSocial Good
Based in
Boston, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first5 appearances

  1. 2025

    1 round

  2. Mar
    ZolveSeries B · IN · TechCrunch$51MWith 8 others
  3. 2019

    1 round

  4. Mar
    SkymindSeries A · US · TechCrunch$12MWith 11 others
  5. 2018

    2 rounds

  6. Dec
    MobikwikBridge · IN · Entrackr$3.0MWith 1 other
  7. Jul
    FinAccelSeries B · ID · FinSMEs$30MWith 6 others
  8. 2017

    1 round

  9. Mar
    CarroSG · TechCrunch$12MWith 5 others

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 registration24 named

AMAlexander Martyn BarkMember; Head of Global Client RelationsiForm ADV
AKAndrea Kyle MullerBoard MemberiForm ADV
ADAndrew Dietrich MartinMember; Head of Investment Product StrategyiForm ADV
AHAnthony HeneBoard MemberiForm ADV
BLBenjamin Louis InkerMember; Board Member; C0-Head of Asset AllocationiForm ADV
DSDina SantoroChief Operating OfficeriForm ADV
EBErnest Bryon ChewBoard MemberiForm ADV
EDEyk De Mol Alexander Van OtterlooFounding MemberiForm ADV
GSGeorgios SakoulisMember; Head of Investment TeamsiForm ADV
GLGregory Lance PottleMember; Chief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV
HLHwee Leng TanBoard MemberiForm ADV
HSHylton SocherChief Technology OfficeriForm ADV
MAMargaret Ann McgetrickBoard MemberiForm ADV
MAMark Andrew LandisChief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV
MJMark Jay NitzbergBoard MemberiForm ADV
NCNicole Cara ZimmermanMember; Director of Human ResourcesiForm ADV
PSPhilip Scott ZachosMember; General CounseliForm ADV
RARichard Arthur MayoCapital MemberiForm ADV
RJRobert Jeremy GranthamFounding Member; Board MemberiForm ADV
RDRoy Donald HenrikssonMember; Head of Investment Risk and TradingiForm ADV
SLScott Louis HaywardMember; Board Member; Chief Executive OfficeriForm ADV
SPStephen Paul CasperBoard MemberiForm ADV
SJSteven James BeareBoard MemberiForm ADV
TATara Ann PariBoard MemberiForm ADV

We also hold 25 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

$83Bassets it manages, 2 advisers combinedOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
GRANTHAM MAYO VAN OTTERLOO & CO LLC
SEC number
CRD 106220

Funds on its Form ADV

37 private funds, $16B in gross assets · filed Aug 2024

  1. GMO Equity Dislocation Fund, L.P.Hedge162 investors$3.5B
  2. GMO Quality Investment FundHedge86 investors$1.9B
  3. GMO Amplified Equity Dislocation Solution Fund, L.P.Hedge4 investors$1.7B
  4. GMO Equity Dislocation Investment FundHedge82 investors$1.5B
  5. GMO Systematic Global Macro Master PortfolioHedge32 investors$1.1B
  6. GMO Emerging Country DEBT Investment Fund PLCHedge13 investors$1.1B
  7. GMO Systematic Global Macro FundHedge20 investors$1.0B
  8. GMO Climate Change Investment FundHedge69 investors$852M
  9. FICG-GM-I Fund, L.P.Hedge2 investors$845M
  10. GMO Emerging Country DEBT Ucits FundHedge7 investors$539M

And 27 more on the filing.

Who they invest alongside

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

Alpha JWC VenturesVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies GMO put money into.

Skymind$12M · Mar 2019Carro$12M · Mar 2017

Quick answers about GMO

What does GMO invest in?

GMO invests most often at Series B and Bridge (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Sustainable, Sustainable Development Goals and Social Good.

How active is GMO?

5 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2025.

What has GMO invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Zolve (Series B, Mar 2025), Skymind (Series A, Mar 2019) and Mobikwik (Bridge, Dec 2018).

How big are GMO's cheques?

The median round it joins is $12M.

Does GMO lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does GMO invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in India (40%), the United States (20%) and Indonesia (20%).

Is GMO investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2025.

Who does GMO invest alongside?

Most often Alpha JWC Ventures (2 rounds together).

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