United States · Investor

Michael & Susan Dell Foundation

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 11 cheques on record.

Deploying nowInstitutional LP

SeedSeries AFinancial ServicesNon Profit

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 11 on record
Since the last cheque25days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$4.3MRounds led1 of 11Sole investor1 roundsMostly inIndia, 56%
Pitch Michael & Susan Dell Foundation

Michael & Susan Dell Foundation highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 78% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $1.0M

What they do

Type
Institutional LP (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries A
Sectors
Financial ServicesNon Profit
Based in
Austin, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first11 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Oct
    SEEDS FINCAPSeries B · IN · Inc42$10MLed
  3. 2019

    1 round

  4. Oct
    SweepSouthZA · Ventureburn$4.3MWith 5 others
  5. 2016

    1 round

  6. Aug
    NesprisSeed · US · FinSMEs$1.0MSole investor
  7. 2015

    4 rounds

  8. Nov
    iSTARSeries A · IN$1.5MWith 1 other
  9. Oct
    iMerit TechnologySeries A$3.5MWith 2 others
  10. Apr
    Avanti Learning CentresSeries AUndisclosedWith 1 other
  11. Jan
    Villgro Innovation MarketingSeries A · IN$3.2MWith 1 other
  12. 2014

    2 rounds

  13. Mar
    IntelleGrow FinanceVenture · IN$4.5MWith 1 other
  14. Mar
    MasteryConnectSeries A · US$3.4MWith 3 others
  15. 2013

    2 rounds

  16. Dec
    LabourNetINUndisclosedWith 1 other
  17. Jan
    MasteryConnectSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$4.3MWith 3 others

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The team

We hold 115 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.

Funds they back

1 fund commitment on record

Managers
1

Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it.Source: fund news.

Managers it backs most

Most recent commitments

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 5 we have independently watched raise

Dell Advanced ResearchDell Aspire ScholarsDell IL CHE-PBCDell ScholarsDell Young Leaders

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Michael & Susan Dell Foundation put money into.

Quick answers about Michael & Susan Dell Foundation

What does Michael & Susan Dell Foundation invest in?

Michael & Susan Dell Foundation invests most often at Series A and Seed (78% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Financial Services and Non Profit.

How active is Michael & Susan Dell Foundation?

11 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Michael & Susan Dell Foundation invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: SEEDS FINCAP (Series B, Oct 2026), SweepSouth (Undisclosed round, Oct 2019) and Nespris (Seed, Aug 2016).

How big are Michael & Susan Dell Foundation's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.3M.

Does Michael & Susan Dell Foundation lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 11 investments on record (9%).

Where does Michael & Susan Dell Foundation invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in India (56%), the United States (33%) and South Africa (11%).

Is Michael & Susan Dell Foundation investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Michael & Susan Dell Foundation invest alongside?

Most often Catamount Ventures (2 rounds together), Deborah Quazzo (2 rounds together) and Learn Capital (2 rounds together).

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