# Pivotal Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Pivotal Ventures is an accelerator based in United States. 3 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026.

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

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# Pivotal Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 3 cheques on record.

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Deploying now Accelerator

Series A Series C D&i Women's African American

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**100%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record

Since the last cheque **13** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$12M** Cheque size, as they say **$1.0M – $5.0M** Rounds led **0 of 3**

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## Pivotal Ventures highlights

- 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series C: 100% of its rounds

## What they do

- **Type:** Accelerator (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $1.0M – $5.0M as they say
- **Sectors:** D&i Women's African American
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **3 appearances**

- **2026** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Abby Care](https://millionrounds.com/company/abby-care)** Series C · US · Impact Alpha **$82M** With 7 others
- **2025** 1 round
- **Feb** **[Millie](https://millionrounds.com/company/millie)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$12M** With 5 others
- **2019** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Papa](https://millionrounds.com/company/papa)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$10M** With 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.

Funds they back

## 2 fund commitments on record

- **Managers:** 2

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

Managers it backs most

- [Cherryrock Capital 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cherryrock-capital)
- [Magnify Ventures 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/magnify-ventures-3)

Most recent commitments

- [Cherryrock Capital Fund I](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cherryrock-capital)
- [Magnify Ventures Fund II](https://millionrounds.com/fund/magnify-ventures-3)

## The cheque

Series A Series C

Median round joined **$12M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $1.0M – $5.0M
- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *2*
- Series C *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

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## Recently backed

The latest companies Pivotal Ventures put money into.

[**Abby Care** $82M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/abby-care)[**Papa** $10M · Oct 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/papa)

## On podcasts

1 episode naming Pivotal Ventures in the title, and 2 more that mention it.

- [How I Invest](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-invest) 14 May 2024 · 36 min E66: Melinda Gates’ Pivotal Ventures on Investing in VC - Erin Harkless Moore Mentions [Pivotal Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pivotal-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [Upfront Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/upfront-ventures) 8 Mar 2024 · 28 min Melinda French Gates Changing The Face Of Power In Venture Capital | 2024 Upfront Summit Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Tech.eu](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tech-eu) 25 May 2020 · 40 min One SaaS to rule them all; Facebook and startups Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Pivotal Ventures

### What does Pivotal Ventures invest in?

Pivotal Ventures invests most often at Series A and Series C (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as D&i, Women's and African American.

### How active is Pivotal Ventures?

3 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has Pivotal Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Abby Care (Series C, Oct 2026), Millie (Series A, Feb 2025) and Papa (Series A, Oct 2019).

### How big are Pivotal Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $12M. It says it writes cheques of $1.0M to $5.0M.

### Is Pivotal Ventures investing now?

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

### What kind of investor is Pivotal Ventures?

Pivotal Ventures is an accelerator based in United States.

### When was Pivotal Ventures founded?

Pivotal Ventures was founded in 2015.

### Where does this information on Pivotal Ventures come from?

From 6 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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