# Michael & Susan Dell Foundation: portfolio, investments and team

> Michael & Susan Dell Foundation is an institutional lp based in United States. 11 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026.

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

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# Michael & Susan Dell Foundation

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 11 cheques on record.

Deploying now Institutional LP

Seed Series A Financial Services Non Profit

Deploying now

**100%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 11 on record

Since the last cheque **25** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$4.3M** Rounds led **1 of 11** Sole investor **1 rounds** Mostly in **India, 56%**

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## Michael & Susan Dell Foundation highlights

- 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 78% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $1.0M

## What they do

- **Type:** Institutional LP (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Financial Services Non Profit
- **Based in:** Austin, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **11 appearances**

- **2026** 1 round
- **Oct** **[SEEDS FINCAP](https://millionrounds.com/company/seeds-fincap)** Series B · IN · Inc42 **$10M** *Led*
- **2019** 1 round
- **Oct** **[SweepSouth](https://millionrounds.com/company/sweepsouth)** ZA · Ventureburn **$4.3M** With 5 others
- **2016** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Nespris](https://millionrounds.com/company/nespris)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$1.0M** Sole investor
- **2015** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[iSTAR](https://millionrounds.com/company/istar)** Series A · IN **$1.5M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[iMerit Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/imerit-technology)** Series A **$3.5M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Avanti Learning Centres](https://millionrounds.com/company/avanti-learning-centres)** Series A **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Villgro Innovation Marketing](https://millionrounds.com/company/villgro-innovation-marketing)** Series A · IN **$3.2M** With 1 other
- **2014** 2 rounds
- **Mar** **[IntelleGrow Finance](https://millionrounds.com/company/intellegrow-finance)** Venture · IN **$4.5M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[MasteryConnect](https://millionrounds.com/company/masteryconnect)** Series A · US **$3.4M** With 3 others
- **2013** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[LabourNet](https://millionrounds.com/company/labournet)** IN **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[MasteryConnect](https://millionrounds.com/company/masteryconnect)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$4.3M** With 3 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 **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

- [Chui Ventures 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chui-ventures)

Most recent commitments

- [Chui Ventures Fund I](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chui-ventures)

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**0** of 5 we have independently watched raise

Dell Advanced Research Dell Aspire Scholars Dell IL CHE-PBC Dell Scholars Dell 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.

## The cheque

Seed Series A

Median round joined **$4.3M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.0M**

Led 1 of 11 rounds **9%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *6*
- Seed said *1*
- Series B *1*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Catamount Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/catamount-ventures) 2
- [Deborah Quazzo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deborah-quazzo) 2
- [Learn Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/learn-capital) 2
- [Omidyar Network](https://millionrounds.com/fund/omidyar-network) 2

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## 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.

[**Catamount Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/catamount-ventures)[**Deborah Quazzo** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deborah-quazzo)[**Learn Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/learn-capital)[**Omidyar Network** Family office **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/omidyar-network)

## Recently backed

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

[**SweepSouth** $4.3M · Oct 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/sweepsouth)

## 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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