# Kresge Foundation: portfolio, investments and team

> Kresge Foundation is a government based in United States. 4 investments on record, latest Aug 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Kresge Foundation

Last cheque observed Aug 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Government

Seed Series A Series B Communities Environnement Greentech

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 4 on record

Since the last cheque **4079** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$13M** Rounds led **0 of 4** Sole investor **1 rounds**

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## Kresge Foundation highlights

- 01 4 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Grant: 75% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $2.3M

## What they do

- **Type:** Government (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Communities Environnement Greentech
- **Based in:** Much, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **4 appearances**

- **2015** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[Fluxx](https://millionrounds.com/company/fluxx)** Series A · US **$10M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Artspace](https://millionrounds.com/company/artspace)** Grant · US **$2.3M** Sole investor
- **2014** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Echodyne](https://millionrounds.com/company/echodyne)** Series A · US **$15M** With 4 others
- **2013** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Kymeta](https://millionrounds.com/company/kymeta)** Series C · US · finsmes.com **$50M** With 4 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

We hold **1** person 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

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$13M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$2.3M**

Led 0 of 4 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Aug 2015

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *2*
- Grant *1*
- Series C *1*
- Seed said *-*
- Series B said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2013 2015

Often in the room with

- [Bill Gates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-gates) 2
- [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Bill Gates** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-gates)[**Lux Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital)

## On podcasts

2 episodes naming Kresge Foundation in the title.

- [How I Invest](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-invest) 2 Jul 2024 · 19 min E74: How the $4B Kresge Foundation Invests into Venture - Venus Phillips Mentions [Kresge Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kresge-foundation) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Capital Allocators](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/capital-allocators) 28 Jan 2019 · 48 min Donna Snider – Inside the Investment Process at the Kresge Foundation (Capital Allocators, EP.84) With [Donna Snider](https://millionrounds.com/person/donna-snider) Mentions [Kresge Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kresge-foundation) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Kresge Foundation

### What does Kresge Foundation invest in?

Kresge Foundation invests most often at Series A and Grant (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Communities, Environnement and Greentech.

### How active is Kresge Foundation?

4 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2015.

### How big are Kresge Foundation's cheques?

The median round it joins is $13M.

### Is Kresge Foundation investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2015.

### Who does Kresge Foundation invest alongside?

Most often Bill Gates (2 rounds together) and Lux Capital (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Kresge Foundation?

Kresge Foundation is a government based in Much, United States.

### When was Kresge Foundation founded?

Kresge Foundation was founded in 1924.

### Where does this information on Kresge Foundation come from?

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